Rory McIlroy has joined elite company by becoming the second player in PGA Tour history to surpass $100 million in career earnings, following in the footsteps of Tiger Woods.

The Northern Irishman hit the milestone after earning $338,000 for finishing in a four-way tie for fifth at the Houston Open. Since making his Tour debut in 2010, the 35-year-old has secured 28 victories in 262 events.

Woods, 49, passed $100m in prize money in 2012 and currently stands on $120m, with 82 wins in 378 events.

Phil Mickelson is third on the list with $97m but left the PGA Tour in 2022 to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour for a reported $200m.

Dustin Johnson, who also joined LIV in 2022, is fourth on the list with $76m. World number one Scottie Scheffler ($75m) completes the top five.

In 2022, the PGA Tour responded to the emergence of LIV by increasing prize money at 12 events to match that of the breakaway tour.

The PGA Tour and European-based DP World Tour have been in talks with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which runs LIV, about a merger since June 2023.

The four majors – The Masters, US PGA Championship, The Open Championship and the US Open – are the only individual strokeplay events where players from the rival tours have an opportunity to play against each other.

McIlroy, a four-time major winner, will once again chase a career Grand Slam at next week’s Masters at Augusta National, which begins April 10. His last major victory came at The Open Championship in 2014.