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Sunday 7 September 2025DP World TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Amgen Irish Open
The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 September 2025 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 20 on the DP World Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Amgen
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/10°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 41 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/14°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 59 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 60 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Joakim Lagergren SWE · 271Birdied the 72nd to lead before McIlroy's 28-foot eagle tied him; lost at the third playoff hole after hitting his second into the water left of the 18th green. 2025 Amgen Irish Open final results: Prize money payout, DP World Tour leaderboard, how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
156 started · cut E, 72 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Amgen Irish Open
The K Club (North Course), The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2025
I had a putt on the last green last year at RCD to force a playoff with Rasmus, and it just missed on the high side. So it felt like it was a little bit of redemption.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2025
The playoff, the way the 18th was playing today, it just felt like it was a case of who was going to blink first.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2025
I played my first Irish Open at Carton House down the road 20 years ago in 2005 with Harry on the bag, so it's been a pretty cool journey since then.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Joakim Lagergren | 70 · 62 · 73 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 68 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Angel Hidalgo | 70 · 69 · 63 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Angel Ayora | 69 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Adrien Saddier | 67 · 66 · 68 · 74 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Oliver Lindell | 68 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 69 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Jeff Winther | 72 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Shaun Norris | 72 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Daniel Brown | 67 · 75 · 66 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 5; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet