Sorry seems to be the hardest word - Rory McIlroy saved himself $20,000 by apologising
Rory Mcllroy currently leads the Race to Dubai despite suffering an injury earlier this year
Rory McIlroy has revealed some of the fascinating statistics behind his success, including how a simple apology saved him 20,000 US dollars.
McIlroy has won three times so far this year, but also hit the headlines in March for throwing his three iron into a lake at Doral during the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
The PGA Tour does not reveal how much players are fined for such incidents, but McIlroy told Press Association Sport: "The fine was reduced from 25,000 to 5,000 (dollars) because I said I was sorry on the TV interview afterwards."
McIlroy admitted he was surprised by some of the statistics surrounding his travel, competition and training regimes, which were produced by the team at Santander Spendlytics, who have developed an iOS app which tells customers how much they spend on their debit and credit cards, and where they spend it.
"When you are in the middle of it you don't realise because it's what you do, and then you step back and get presented with numbers and you're like 'Wow,'" added McIlroy.
"It's an interesting look at how I spend my most precious commodity, my time. They're comparing it with the money people are spending, but it's the same thing. You don't realise it until you see it and it's really useful for me in managing my time a bit better."
Despite suffering an ankle ligament injury which prevented him defending his Open Championship title at St Andrews, McIlroy had just 18 full days off in 2015 and spent 287 nights away from home.
The 26-year-old still managed to hit 16,500 balls, do 6,800 press-ups, 6,320 pull-ups and spent 6,720 minutes stretching, a massive change from the year of his first major victory in 2011.
Rory McIlroy's year has been tracked by his sponsor Santander, which is launching a new Spendlytics app to help its customers keep a track on the payments they make.
Here we look at how the numbers stack up for the Northern Irishman
TRAINING (2015)
1036 Kilometres ran
3300 Lengths swam
6800 Press ups
6720 Minutes spent stretching
6320 Pull ups/Chin ups
640 Kilometres cycled
Handout Photo issued by Santander of Rory Mcllroy's training programme. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday October 5, 2015. Rory McIlroy's year has been tracked by his sponsor Santander, which is launching a new Spendlytics app to help its customers keep a track on the payments they make. See PA story GOLF Mcllroy Numbers. Photo credit should read: Santander/Handout Photo/PA Wire. NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
TRAINING (2011)
440 kilometres ran
300 lengths swam
1400 press ups
0 pull ups/chin ups
190 kilometres cycled
TRAVEL (this season)
350 Hours in the air
287 Hotel nights
118 Airports used
18 Days off
60 Hours of music on playlist
165 Hours slept on a plane
Handout Photo issued by Santander of Rory Mcllroy's travel schedule. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday October 5, 2015. Rory McIlroy's year has been tracked by his sponsor Santander, which is launching a new Spendlytics app to help its customers keep a track on the payments they make. See PA story GOLF Mcllroy Numbers. Photo credit should read: Santander/Handout Photo/PA Wire. NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
GOLF (this season)
16500 Balls hit
1 Club thrown in water
1500 Kilometres walked on course
301 Fastest ball driven (kph)
210 Media interviews
6350 Autographs signed
Handout Photo issued by Santander of Rory Mcllroy's golf schedule. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday October 5, 2015. Rory McIlroy's year has been tracked by his sponsor Santander, which is launching a new Spendlytics app to help its customers keep a track on the payments they make. See PA story GOLF Mcllroy Numbers. Photo credit should read: Santander/Handout Photo/PA Wire. NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
