Rory McIlroy wins the 2024 Seve Ballesteros Award by votes of his DP World Tour peers

Rory McIlroy has claimed the 2024 Seve Ballesteros Award after being voted the Player of the Year by fellow DP World Tour members. This is the fourth time he has been recognized as the best player on the DP World Tour.

The Player of the Year Award is named after Spanish legend Seve Ballesteros, following its merger with the former Golfer of the Year Award in 2021. On Wednesday, January 16, McIlroy received the Seve Ballesteros Award in Dubai, where he is competing in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic this week.

In his official statement, the 35-year-old Northern Irishman said the Seve Ballesteros Award is special because it is voted on by his peers.

"They are the ones that have been out there on the course with you week-in, week-out, playing the same golf courses, competing," he said, as per the DP World Tour.

"So to get their vote is very meaningful. I said to Javier (Ballesteros' son), the legacy that his dad left on not just European golf but global golf will live on forever. Our whole motivation that we rally around on the Ryder Cup team is Seve, and we feel like we have an advantage because of that."

Rory McIlroy topped the list with 46% of the votes from fellow DP World Tour members. Rasmus Højgaard, who won the Amgen Irish Open, finished in second place, while Thriston Lawrence came third. Before this year, the four-time Major champion had won the Player of the Year award in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

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A look at Rory McIlroy's impressive season

Rory McIlroy had an excellent season, winning two DP World Tour titles, including the DP World Tour Championship. He also earned his sixth Harry Vardon Trophy by topping the Race to Dubai standings. Besides, he claimed victories at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour.

Here's a look at Rory McIlroy's 2024 season:

DP World Tour

• Dubai Invitational: T2
• Hero Dubai Desert Classic: 1
• Amgen Irish Open: 2
• BMW PGA Championship: T2-y
• Alfred Dunhill Links Championship: T25
• Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship: T3
• DP World Tour Championship: 1

2024 Olympics

• Olympic Men's Golf Competition: T5

PGA Tour

• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T66
• The Genesis Invitational: T24
• Cognizant Classic: T21
• Arnold Palmer Invitational: T21
• THE PLAYERS Championship: T19
• Valero Texas Open: 3
• Masters Tournament: T22
• RBC Heritage: T33
• Zurich Classic of New Orleans
• Wells Fargo Championship: 1
• PGA Championship: T12
• RBC Canadian Open: T4
• the Memorial Tournament: T15
• U.S. Open: 2
• Genesis Scottish Open: T4
• The Open: Missed Cut
• FedEx St. Jude Championship: T68
• BMW Championship: T11
• Tour Championship: T9