section_path: Professional career/2023: Continued success, fifth Race to Dubai title
section_name: 2023: Continued success, fifth Race to Dubai title
paragraph_text: 2023: Continued success, fifth Race to Dubai title
  
  McIlroy started off the year by winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic In January. He birdied the final two holes to beat Patrick Reed by one shot. McIlroy missed the cut at the 2023 Masters Tournament in April, and finished tied-7th at the 2023 PGA Championship in May.
  
  At the 2023 U.S. Open in June, McIlroy finished solo-second, one shot behind Wyndham Clark. In July, McIlroy won the Genesis Scottish Open, one stroke ahead of Robert MacIntyre. The following week, at the 2023 Open Championship, he finished tied-sixth.
  
  In September, McIlroy played on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and McIlroy was the top points scorer with a 4–1–0 record, including a win in his Sunday singles match against Sam Burns. In November, McIlroy won his fifth Race to Dubai title; he finished tied-22nd at the DP World Tour Championship, but had already secured the Race to Dubai title before the tournament started. This moved McIlroy to third for most season-long titles won on the European Tour, behind Seve Ballesteros 's six and Colin Montgomerie 's eight.
  
  McIlroy started off the year by winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic In January. He birdied the final two holes to beat Patrick Reed by one shot. McIlroy missed the cut at the 2023 Masters Tournament in April, and finished tied-7th at the 2023 PGA Championship in May.
  
  At the 2023 U.S. Open in June, McIlroy finished solo-second, one shot behind Wyndham Clark. In July, McIlroy won the Genesis Scottish Open, one stroke ahead of Robert MacIntyre. The following week, at the 2023 Open Championship, he finished tied-sixth.
  
  In September, McIlroy played on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and McIlroy was the top points scorer with a 4–1–0 record, including a win in his Sunday singles match against Sam Burns. In November, McIlroy won his fifth Race to Dubai title; he finished tied-22nd at the DP World Tour Championship, but had already secured the Race to Dubai title before the tournament started. This moved McIlroy to third for most season-long titles won on the European Tour, behind Seve Ballesteros 's six and Colin Montgomerie 's eight.