WATCH: Rory McIlroy hits the shortest drive ever

In his latest appearance on the golf course, Northern Irish professional golfer Rory McIlroy was seen competing at the DP World Tour Championship. After four rounds at the Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), McIlroy scored 67-69-68-69 273 (-15) to beat Ramsus Hojgaard, who finished in second place.

Two days after his victory at the DP World Tour Championship, the official X tour handle released a video in which McIlroy is seen hitting his shortest driver ever. In the video, the Northern Irishman is seen practicing his swing, after which he hit the shortest drive.

The caption of the post read:

"Rory tries to hit his shortest ever drive 😅"

You can check Rory McIlroy's shortest drive ever in the video below:

With his victory at the DP World Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy registered his third win in 2024. Before this victory, McIlroy had won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour in January this year. At that event, McIlroy scored 71-70-63-70 274 (-14) to beat Adrian Meronk, who finished second.

McIlroy's second win this year came on the PGA Tour when he won the Wells Fargo Championship. The Irish professional scored 67-68-67-65 267 (-17) to beat Xander Schauffele and win the tournament.

How much did Rory McIlroy earn for winning the DP World Tour Championship?

Irish professional golfer Rory McIlroy at the 2024 DP World Tour Championship [Image via Getty]

The 2024 DP World Tour Championship had a purse of $10 million, and the largest share of this purse went to the winner, Rory McIlroy, who earned $3,000,000. Here is a detailed look at the payout for the 2024 DP World Tour Championship:

1: Rory MCILROY, $3,000,000
2: Rasmus HØJGAARD, $1,270,000
T3: Shane LOWRY, $554,333.33
T3: Adam SCOTT, $554,333.33
T3: Antoine ROZNER, $554,333.33
6: Tyrrell HATTON, $316,000
T7: Robert MACINTYRE, $209,625
T7: Keita NAKAJIMA, $209,625
T7: Joaquin NIEMANN, $209,625
T7: Jesper SVENSSON, $209,625
T-11: Matt WALLACE, $143,000
T-11: Tom MCKIBBIN, $143,000
13: Adrian OTAEGUI, $128,000
T14: Sam BAIRSTOW, $117,000
T14: Laurie CANTER, $117,000
T16: Tommy FLEETWOOD, $105,250
T16: Johannes VEERMAN, $105,250
T16: Paul WARING, $105,250
T19: Romain LANGASQUE, $89,900
T19: Jorge CAMPILLO, $89,900
T19: Jordan SMITH, $89,900
T19: Ewen FERGUSON, $89,900
T19: Guido MIGLIOZZI, $89,900
T24: Andy SULLIVAN, $78,875
T24: Alex FITZPATRICK, $78,875
T24: Min Woo LEE, $78,875
T24: Thorbjørn OLESEN, $78,875
T28: Darius VAN DRIEL, $72,125
T28: Rikuya HOSHINO, $72,125
T30: Adrian MERONK, $65,375
T30: Matteo MANASSERO, $65,375
T30: Thriston LAWRENCE, $65,375
T30: Ugo COUSSAUD, $65,375
T34: Matthew JORDAN, $54,500
T34: Justin ROSE, $54,500
T34: Julien GUERRIER, $54,500
T34: Nacho ELVIRA, $54,500
T34: Yannik PAUL, $54,500
T34: Frederic LACROIX, $54,500
T40: Joe DEAN, $47,750
T40: Niklas NORGAARD, $47,750
42: Sebastian SÖDERBERG, $45,500
43: Daniel BROWN, $44,000
44: David RAVETTO, $42,500
45: Francesco LAPORTA, $41,000
46: Dan BRADBURY, $39,500
47: Billy HORSCHEL, $38,000
48: Angel HIDALGO, $36,500
T49: Connor SYME, $34,250
T49: Aaron COCKERILL, $34,250