Rory McIlroy warmed up for the Arnold Palmer Invitational in style this week, winning the prestigious Seminole Pro-Member event alongside his father, Gerry McIlroy, on Monday. The Seminole Pro-Member pairs world-class professionals with amateurs for 18 holes at one of Florida’s finest golf courses. Rory and Gerry claimed the gross title with an impressive score of 63. The event is hosted at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida. The field consists of club members and professional golfers, and the Seminole Pro-Member is ranked among the top private golf events in the world.
Rory McIlroy secures Seminole Pro-Member win alongside father Gerry McIlroy
Apart from Rory McIlroy, players such as Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, and Nelly Korda were also in action at the Seminole Pro-Member event.
For McIlroy, it served as the perfect warm-up, and the victory sends a strong message that his game is in excellent shape ahead of an important stretch on the PGA Tour. The father-son duo finished two strokes ahead of Fowler’s team in second place and three clear of Morikawa’s team, which finished tied for third.
However, Morikawa and his partner, David Novak, responded by defeating the McIlroys in a scorecard playoff in another category.
Back in 2019, McIlroy and his father tied for the win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship but lost on countback. The pair also fired a remarkable 59 at the tournament in 2022.
Golf legend Tiger Woods played in the Seminole Pro-Member 12 months ago but missed out this year as he continues to recover from back surgery.
McIlroy will now look to carry his rich vein of form into the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which begins this week. He recently finished tied for second at the Genesis Invitational and tied for 14th at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Northern Irishman last won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2018, and his form appears to be peaking at the right time, especially with the Masters just around the corner next month.
1. Gerry McIlroy / Rory McIlroy – 63
2. Buddy Marucci / Rickie Fowler – 65
T3. David Novak / Collin Morikawa – 66
T3. Frank Edwards / Mackenzie Hughes – 66
T3. Mike McCoy / Nick Dunlap – 66
T3. Andrew Biggadike / Luke Clanton – 66
T3. Herb May / Karl Vilips – 66
T3. David MacFarlane / Garrick Higgo – 66
T9. Kelly Miller / Gordon Sargent – 67
T9. Brad Bradbeer / Ben Griffin – 67
T9. Paul Kaneb / Brett Quigley – 67
T9. Ed Herlihy / Shane Lowry – 67
T9. Tom Wall IV / Michael Brennan – 67
T14. Jimmy Kirchdorfer / William Mouw – 68
T14. John Carey / Patrick Fishburn – 68
T14. Matt Wright / Danny Walker – 68
T14. Tom Lape / Jacob Bridgeman – 68
T14. Thomas Parker / Rachel Kuehn – 68
T14. Jeff Smith / Bo van Pelt – 68
T14. Brad Richards / Taylor Pendrith – 68
T14. Nathan Smith / Jacob Modleski – 68
T22. Carlton Forrester / Matt Kuchar – 69
T22. Jimmy Kenny / Matt Fitzpatrick – 69
T22. Chuck Witmer / Jason Caron – 69
T22. Bill Haugland / Austin Eckroat – 69
T22. Ed Garno / Deven Patel – 69
T22. Craig Johnson / Adam Hadwin – 69
T22. Rob Manfred / Eric Cole – 69
T22. Rod Piatt / Neal Shipley – 69
T22. John Baer / Chad Ramey – 69
T22. Rick Hopkins / David Ford – 69
T22. Gary Hendrickson / Billy Hurley III – 69
T22. John Waldron / Nelly Korda – 69
T22. Tom Gilbane Jr. / Johnny Keefer – 69
T35. Andy Armstrong / Lee Hodges – 70
T35. Scott Mahoney / Andrew Novak – 70
T35. Fleming Wilt / Brandt Snedeker – 70
T35. Jimmy Dunne III / Ryan Fox – 70
T35. Danny Yates / Davis Thompson – 70
T35. Michael McBride / Ryan Gerard – 70
T35. Mike Barbosa / Christo Lamprecht – 70
T35. Jerome Brown / Sungjae Im – 70
T35. David May / Sam Stevens – 70
T35. Johann Rupert / Tommy Fleetwood – 70
T35. David Dorman / Stewart Cink – 70
T35. Fred Perpall / Ryo Hisatsune – 70
T35. David Hulme / Pierceson Coody – 70
T48. Kevin Kenny / Joe Highsmith – 71
T48. Gerry van Arkel / Justin Lower – 71
T48. Paul Salem / Corey Conners – 71
T48. Mike Walrath / Thorbjorn Olesen – 71
T48. John Bannon / Jhonattan Vegas – 71
T48. John Powers / Lucas Glover – 71
T48. Seth Waugh / Justin Leonard – 71
T48. Tom O’Toole Jr. / Keith Mitchell – 71
T48. Mike Castleforte / Matt McCarty – 71
T57. Steve Duncker / Bud Cauley – 72
T57. Jarrett Kling / Christiaan Bezuidenhout – 72
T57. Tom Roush / J.B. Holmes – 72
T57. Jim Smith / Kevin Roy – 72
T57. John Pinkham / Erik van Rooyen – 72
T57. Lee Styslinger III / Sepp Straka – 72
T57. Walter Driver / Billy Andrade – 72
T57. Mark McBride / Zac Blair – 72
T57. Vinny Giles / Gary Koch – 72
T57. Mark Flaherty / Charley Hoffman – 72
T57. Chris O’Donnell / Max Homa – 72
T57. Wayne Chambless / Steven Fisk – 72
T57. Brett Overman / Brooks Koepka – 72
T70. Frank Queally / Jason Gore – 73
T70. Steve Siegfried / Denny McCarthy – 73
T70. Tim Neher / Trevor Immelman – 73
T70. Ray Celedinas / Cam Davis – 73
T70. David Abell / Nick Price – 73
T70. Eric Gleacher / Luke Donald – 73
T70. Brooke Cooper / Carla Bernat Escuder – 73
T77. Tom Ryan / Brad Faxon – 74
T77. Michael Martin / Max Kennedy – 74
T77. John Idol / Beau Hossler – 74
T77. Allie Sweeney / Matt Gogel – 74
T77. Brian Roberts / Ryan Palmer – 74
T77. Bill Argabrite / Jay Haas – 74
T77. Frank Dolan / Austin Smotherman – 74
T84. Ray Robinson / Matti Schmid – 75
T84. David Brown / Alejandro Tosti – 75
T84. Nathaniel Crosby / Isaiah Salinda – 75
T84. Robert Gerwin II / Mark Calcavecchia – 75
T84. Brett Pickett / Adrien Dumont de Chassart – 75
T89. Eugene Schatz / Chris Gotterup – 76
T89. Steve Lessing / Paul McGinley – 76
T89. Chris Quick / Steve Allan – 76
T89. Mike Troy / Jessica Korda – 76
T93. Thad Eshelman / Jim Furyk – 77
T93. Roman Martinez V / Marcelo Rozo – 77
T93. Tom Lister / Paul Peterson – 77
T96. David Grain / Harry Higgs – 78
T96. Tom Frazier / Sam Ryder – 78
T96. Alan Breed / Dani Holmqvist – 78
99. Peer Pedersen / Kevin Kisner – 79
100. Dick Siderowf / Jerry Pate – 87
