Rory McIlroy has brilliantly matched the effort of the late, great Seve Ballasteros in winning six Race to Dubai No. 1 titles.

McIlroy did in capturing a third season-ending DP World Tour Championship title in Dubai.

GolfByTourMiss presents six items by way of a comparison of the golfing achievements for both Seve and Rory in the years they topped the Order of Merit/Race to Dubai money list.

Seve/Rory – Age in winning European No. 1 titles:

1. Seve 19 (1976); Rory 23 (2012)

2. Seve 20 (1977); Rory 25 (2014)

3. Seve 21 (1978); Rory 26 (2015)

4. Seve 29 (1986); Rory 33 (2012)

5. Seve 31 (1988); Rory 34 (2023)

6. Seve 35 (1991); Rory 35 (2024)

Seve/Rory – Year they won a major and the European No. 1 title:

Seve 1988 (The Open); Rory 2011 (US Open), 2012 & 2014 (PGA Championship), 2014 (The Open)

Seve/Rory – How many European Tour/DP World Tour events each year the year they won No. 1 title:

1. Seve 11 (1976); Rory 15 (2012)

2. Seve 15 (1977); Rory 14 (2014)

3. Seve 15 (1978); Rory 12 (2015)

4. Seve 17 (1986); Rory 10 (2012)

5. Seve 17 (1988); Rory 10 (2023)

6. Seve 17 (1991); Rory 11 (2024)

Seve/Rory – Money (Euro) earned each season in being European/DP World Tour No. 1: 

1. Seve 29,618 (1976); Rory 4,738,026 (2012)

2. Seve 39,339 (1977); Rory 5,883,303 (2014)

3. Seve  64,089 (1978); Rory 4,540,000 (2015)

4. Seve 339,072 (1986); Rory 5,546,161 (2022)

5. Seve 632,183 (1988); Rory 7,475,320 (2023)

6. Seve 763,495 (1991); Rory 9170,631  (2024)

Seve/Rory – Total European/DP World Tour earnings in all six years crowned No. 1

Seve – Euro 1,867,990

Rory – Euro 37,511,086

Seve/Rory – European Tour/DP World Tour career tournament record:

Seve 474 tournaments; Rory 252 tournaments

Seve  1st – 50, 2nd – 30, 3rd – 28, 4 to 10th 75;  Rory 1st – 17, 2nd – 27, 3rd – 21, 4th to 10th  – 70