RORY MCILROY: How Nike's $200 Million Man Spends His Money
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Rory McIlroy is well positioned to become one of the world's highest-paid athletes for a long, long time.
At age 25, he has already won three of the four major championships and has a deal with Nike rumored to be worth as much as $200 million.
He also has the makings of a pretty fantastic lifestyle off the course, with a lavish house in Florida, a $400,000 car, and much more.
<h3>He earned $23.5 million last year, making him the 35th-highest-paid athlete in the world at age 25.</h3>
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Source: Forbes
<h3>He made $20 million in endorsements alone.</h3>
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Source: Forbes
<h3>His biggest deal: a monster Nike contract rumored to be worth $200+ million.</h3>
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Source: USA Today
<h3>Tiger Woods' first Nike deal was only worth $40 million.</h3>
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Source: ESPN
<h3>They're now doing commercials together.</h3>
<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/53176c3369beddae5becf0ff-400-300/theyre-now-doing-commercials-together.jpg" alt="" />
<h3>Rory's other deals with Bose and Omega make him golf's 3rd-highest-paid player.</h3>
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<h3>He's not afraid to spend his money. He bought a gorgeous $9.5 million house in Florida in 2012.</h3>
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Source: Jeff Realty
<h3>It's a pretty great bachelor pad. There's an incredible pool.</h3>
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Source: PGA Tour
<h3>And a game room.</h3>
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Source: PGA Tour
<h3>The house is good for his job, too. It's right next to the PGA National golf course and there's a workout room.</h3>
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Source: PGA Tour
<h3>Rory also put in a trophy room, with plenty of room for future hardware.</h3>
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Source: PGA Tour
<h3>He was spotted driving a $400,000 Lamborghini Aventador.</h3>
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<h3>The tabloids in the U.K. are all over him. They once reported that he bought a $2 million Bugatti, which he called "bollocks."</h3>
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Source: Belfast Telegraph
<h3>Another tabloid fixation: his former relationship with tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.</h3>
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<h3>Wozniacki is the 4th-highest-paid female athlete in the world, raking in $13.7 million per year.</h3>
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Source: Forbes
<h3>She makes $10 million per year off the court, which includes revenue from her own underwear line.</h3>
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Source: Forbes
<h3>They started dating in 2011, and he went all over the world to watch her play.</h3>
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<h3>On New Year's Eve 2014, they got engaged.</h3>
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<h3>But then, all of a sudden, he broke it off in May of 2014. They had already sent out wedding invitations.</h3>
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<h3>He's now rumored to be dating Irish model Nadia Forde.</h3>
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Source: Daily Mail
<h3>Despite the break-up, Rory has been on fire on the course. He won $1.66 million at the British Open</h3>
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<h3>His dad won $170,000 too. When Rory was 15 his dad placed a bet that he would win the Open before he turned 25.</h3>
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<h3>Now see how he stacks up</h3>
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