McIlroy's Record Bid Hinges on Wentworth Showdown Against Reed
Rory McIlroy's chance to match Colin Montgomerie's record of eight European Order of Merit/Race to Dubai titles was put on hold after he failed to win the $6 million Amgen Irish Open at Doonbeg, where Shane Lowry stole the spotlight with a home-soil victory and Patrick Reed finished as runner-up. McIlroy has seven Race to Dubai titles, surpassing Seve Ballesteros in 2025, but he still needs one more title to match Montgomerie's record.
McIlroy had a mixed week at the Amgen Irish Open, carding rounds of 69-69, but two double bogeys in his first six holes dropped him down the leaderboard. He saved his best for Sunday with a 67 and seven birdies, finishing tied for 41st at 1-under par.
The BMW PGA Championship is McIlroy's next chance to close the gap on Patrick Reed, who leads the DP World Tour rankings with 3,423.6 points from 17 events. McIlroy has 2,583.9 points from nine starts and needs a strong result at Wentworth Club, where he won in 2014.