Rory McIlroy has sprinted to the top of the sports wealth rankings in Ireland at the age of just 25.
The winner of two of golf's Majors in the past year features on the top of the 2015 Sunday Times Rich List with a wealth of €52m.
McIlroy finds himself a stroke ahead of fellow golfer Padraig Harrington and Roy Keane who earned a third spot with a fortune of €40m.
Ian Coxon compiled the list.
He says lucrative sponsorship deals have kept Rory McIlroy at the top of the list:
Thje Rich List was compiled by the Sunday Times:
The richest sportsmen in Ireland
1 Rory McIlroy Golf €52m (£38m)
2 Padraig Harrington Golf €51m (£37m)
3 Roy Keane Football €40m (£29m)
4 Graeme McDowell Golf €34m (£25m)
5 Robbie Keane Football €27m (£20m)
6 Damien Duff Football €26m (£19m)
7 Darren Clarke Golf €25m (£18m)
8 A P McCoy Horse racing €18m (£13m)
8 Martin O'Neill Football €18m (£13m)
10 John O'Shea Football €16m (£12m)
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