Rory McIlroy excelled in the final in Atlanta and earned a deserved victory over Scottie Scheffler. What is impressive is the fact that Rory will earn 26 million dollars for this feat. Rory once again indicated that money does not play a major role in his life.
Loyalty and success are still something more important. “The money is the money,” McIlroy said for yahoosports. “It’s great, and we’re professional golfers, and we play golf for a living. That’s part of it.
But I think at this point in my career, the winning and the journey and the emotions and who I did it with mean more than the check. I believe what I’m saying are the right things,” McIlroy said, “and I think when you believe that what you’re saying is the right things, you’re happy to stick your neck out on the line”.
Scottie Scheffler after his defeat
Scottie Scheffler earned approximately $6 million. He is happy for the money, but that was not the primary motive during the finals he played. What he would prefer is a victory, but we have no doubt that trophies await him in the coming period.
“The money is great, obviously,” he said, “and playing professional golf for a living is such a gift. But for me, I don’t play golf for money. I play to win tournaments, and I play to have fun and do my best and see where the game can take me.
Today the money definitely didn’t creep into my mind – I wanted to win the season-long title. I’ve had a really great year, and I wanted to finish it off with a win here, and unfortunately I wasn’t able to do that.
At the end of the day, it’s such a gift to be out here playing golf for money, and I’m just so thankful to be out here”.
