McIlroy wins Player of Year title
Rory McIlroy is voted the PGA Tour Player of the Year after winning four US Tour events and the World Championship in Dubai in 2012.
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Truth & Rumors: Tiger still leads Rory McIlroy in popularity, media value
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at the 'Duel at Jinsha Lake' one-day golf challenge in Zhengzhou, China, in October. (AFP)
Rory McIlroy may be No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings, but Tiger Woods still has the most fans and delivers the most money for sponsors…for now.
According to a Forbes report, Tiger Woods generated $ 18.9 million in media value for his sponsors this year, $ 6 million more than McIlroy. Woods also remains the most popular player in the game, while McIlroy ranks fifth.
McIlroy might have usurped Woods as the No. 1 player in the world on the course, but he still badly lags Woods in popularity. Consider the percentage of people that picked Woods (45%) and Mickelson (42%) when asked to select their three favorite golfers in Repucom’s monthly survey of sports fans. McIlroy ranks fifth at 16% sandwiched between Fred Couples (19%) and Tom Watson (15%). Bubba Watson was named 23% of the time. “McIlroy is an interesting case because he has not caught on as much as one might think with the American public. But he is certainly trending upward,” says Laatz.
Tiger also still dominates the golfing conversation on social media. There were three times as many posts on social media about Woods as McIlroy during 2012. And while Woods certainly has his detractors, the percentage of posts with a negative sentiment were 50% higher for McIlroy than Woods (Mickelson had the most posts with a negative sentiment among the top golfers).
Behind McIlroy in the media-value rankings are Phil Mickelson ($ 11.8 million), Jim Furyk ($ 8.5 million) and Louis Oosthuizen ($ 8.2 million).
SI Golf Ranking: McIlroy earns top spot for 15th consecutive week
Each week, 13 staffers from SI Golf+, Golf Magazine and GOLF.com vote
for their top 10, awarding 10 points to their first choice and
proceeding in descending order to the 10th player, who gets one
point. The points are then added and the ranking calculated. This
ranking aims to be an of-the-moment measure of who’s playing
the best right now. Tell us your top 10 in the comments field
below.
RANK (TOTAL VOTES, FIRST PLACE VOTES, LAST WEEK’S RANK)
1. Rory McIlroy (123, 12, 1) – Last three finishes: 1, DP World Tour Championship; MC, UBS Hong Kong Open; 3, Barclays Singapore Open
-Official World Golf Ranking: 1
2. Tiger Woods (101, 0, 2) – Last three finishes: T4, CIMB Classic; Semi-Finalist, Turkish Airlines World Golf Final; 0-3-1, Ryder Cup
– Official World Golf Ranking: 3
3. Jason Dufner (75, 0, 3) – Last three finishes: T2, WGC-HSBC Champions; 2, Perth International; 3-1-0, Ryder Cup
- Official World Golf Ranking: 8
4. Ian Poulter (71, 1, 4) – Last three finishes: T26, DP World Tour Championship; 2, Talisker Masters; 1, WGC-HSBC Championship
– Official World Golf Ranking: 12
5. Keegan Bradley (61, 0, 5) – Last three finishes: 23, WGC-HSBC Championship; 3-1-0, Ryder Cup; T23, TOUR Championship
– Official World Golf Ranking: 15
6. Luke Donald (44, 0, 6) – Last three finishes: T3, DP World Tour Championship; 1, Dunlop Phoenix; T18, WGC-HSBC Championship
– Official World Golf Ranking : 2
7. Dustin Johnson (37, 0, 7) – Last three finishes: T39, WGC-HSBC Championship; 3-0-0, Ryder Cup; T10, TOUR Championship
– Official World Golf Ranking: 19
8. Brandt Snedeker (35, 0, 
– Last three finishes: T11, WGC-HSBC Championship; 1-2-0, Ryder Cup; 1, TOUR Championship
- Official World Golf Ranking: 10
9. Phil Mickelson (33, 0, 9) – Last three finishes: T14, Barclays Singapore Open; T2, WGC-HSBC Championship; 3-1-0, Ryder Cup
– Official World Golf Ranking : 13
10. Justin Rose (30, 0, T10) – Last three finishes: 2, DP World Tour Championship; T24, WGC-HSBC Championship; T6, BMW Masters
– Official World Golf Ranking : 4
Others receiving votes:
Bubba Watson (23)
Zach Johnson (9)
Graeme McDowell (9)
Lee Westwood (9)
Nicolas Colsaerts (9)
Peter Hanson (7)
Louis Oosthuizen (7)
Nick Watney (6)
Jim Furyk (5)
Bo Van Pelt (5)
Branden Grace (4)
Webb Simpson (4)
Ernie Els(3)
Sergio Garcia(1)
Davis Love III (1)
PGA Tour Confidential: Rory McIlroy wins Dubai World Championship
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Rory McIlroy won in Dubai for his fifth title of 2012. Did he play too many events this season? And will Rory's success motivate Tiger in 2013? Our panel debates these topics, McIlroy's chances of catching Jack, book recommendations for Tour pros, and more.
PGA Tour Confidential: Rory McIlroy wins Dubai World Championship
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Rory McIlroy won in Dubai for his fifth title of 2012. Did he play too many events this season? And will Rory's success motivate Tiger in 2013? Our panel debates these topics, McIlroy's chances of catching Jack, book recommendations for Tour pros, and more.
The man who mentors Rory McIlroy
BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter sees Rory McIlroy triumph in Dubai under the watchful eye of mentor Michael Bannon
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