Rory McIlroy has made history after winning the Masters at Augusta to finally complete a career Grand Slam. The Northern Irishman had a nightmare start to the week but came roaring back before a final day playoff with Justin Rose.

But it was McIlroy who emerged victorious to spark wild celebrations as he got his hands on the Green Jacket. He becomes just the sixth man to win the Masters, Open Championship, U.S. Open and PGA Championship titles.

“Getting the Masters, the career Grand Slam, the fifth major, getting all that out of the way. I think it will allow me to play with a lot more freedom,” McIlroy said. “I really do think it’s going to free me up. It’s been a long time coming.

“I don’t think it will sink in for a while. There have only ever been five other players in history that have done it – Jack [Nicklaus], Tiger [Woods], Gary Player, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, the creme de la creme of golf. To think that I’ve been able to put my name alongside theirs.’

Alongside the Green Jacket and place in history, McIlroy also walks away with a $4million prize money windfall. However, he will be taxed heavily on the prize as he currently resides in Florida. We take a look at some of the various properties and ventures McIlroy has used his winnings and endorsements to get involved with, including a $22 million Florida mansion, his former property in Northern Ireland, and rumors of a new build back home.

Northern Irish home given up

Before McIlroy’s true potential on Tour was known, and whilst he was mustering up the edge to claim his first two major titles – in 2011 at the US Open and 2012 at the PGA Championship – a $2.5M property in Northern Ireland was where he situated himself.

The 14-acre grounds were fitted with his exclusive driving range and a private green and aided his plight on the PGA Tour. However, with added notoriety and invitations to significant events came more time Stateside.

Eventually, McIlroy decided that he needed to move on from this home, and he sold it to TV presenter Gary McCausland for an undisclosed amount before splashing out on his current base of operations in the Sunshine State.

The Nothern Irishman sold the mansion before moving to the US ( Image: Photopress Belfast)

Floridian headquarters

With his wife, Erica Stoll, McIlroy now calls his £22M Jupiter mansion home. Located in the Bear’s Club golf community, the 2.4-acre property has nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms, as well as an infinity pool, games room, and home theatre.

All the more impressive is the six-car garage and neighboring golf course, which would offer McIlroy the perfect opportunity to practice his swing. The mansion was constructed in 2002, and McIlroy acquired it in 2012.

Yet, this impeccable abode is far from McIlroy’s only property. He reportedly owns another mansion in La Quinta, California, an apartment in New York, and a villa in the United Arab Emirates. In fact, according to a fellow PGA pro, the groundwork is being laid for another home to spring up back in the United Kingdom.

The Florida property is McIlroy’s base ( Image: PGA Tour)

Plans for a new build

J.J. Spaun – whom McIlroy bested at the Players Championship via a playoff – spoke out after their contest, praising the Northern Irish ace. Whilst shedding light on the pair’s conversation, Spaun let slip alleged plans for a newly built home in the UK.

“He’s super cool. We were talking about the UK. I know he’s Northern Irish, but I asked him if he ever hangs out in London,” Spaun told the Fore Play podcast. “Because my wife has got a really good friend that lives out there and loves going there.

“I asked him about that, and he said, ‘Oh yeah, I’m building a house out there.’ He kept it really friendly and light, and then we chatted a lot until the back nine, and that was it!” McIlroy’s representatives were approached for comment.

Spaun spilled McIlroy’s alleged plans for a new home ( Image: Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images)

This revelation came after McIlroy revealed his wife, Stoll, would like to spend more time in England – as he stated on Netflix’s Full Swing: “If it was up to her, she wouldn’t move to England straightaway, but she definitely wants to spend more time there.”

The conversation continued as McIlroy discussed with German golfer Martin Kaymer how his partner often dislikes the intense Floridian temperatures.

“I saw her at a Starbucks once, and she said, ‘I really don’t like the sun,'” Kaymer revealed. “I said, ‘Your state’s called the Sunshine State, right?'”