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Here's how Nike's $200m man Rory McIlroy spends his money

The Irish golfer enjoys a lavish lifestyle away from the course.

RORY MCILROY IS well positioned to become one of the world’s highest-paid athletes for a long, long time.

He’s only 24-years-old and he already has two major championships and a deal with Nike rumored to be worth $200 million.

He also has the makings of a pretty fantastic lifestyle off the course, with a lavish house in Florida, a $400,000 car, a wildly successful fiancée, and more…

He earned $29 million in 2013, making him the 21st-highest-paid athlete in the world

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He made $16 million in endorsements alone. For comparison, that’s $2 million more than Peyton Manning

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His biggest deal: a monster Nike contract rumored to be worth $200+ million

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Tiger Woods’ first Nike deal was only worth $40 million

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They’re now doing commercials together

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Rory’s other deals with Bose and Omega make him golf’s 3rd-highest-paid player at age 24

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He’s not afraid to spend that cash. He bought a gorgeous $9.5 million house in Florida in 2012

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It’d be a pretty great bachelor pad. There’s an incredible pool

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And a game room

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The house is good for his job, too. It’s right next to the PGA National golf course and there’s a workout room

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Rory also put in a trophy room, with plenty of room for future hardware

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He was spotted driving a $400,000 Lamborghini Aventador

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The tabloids are all over him. They once reported that he bought a $2 million Bugatti, which he called “bollocks”

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Another tabloid fixation: his girlfriend, tennis player Caroline Wozniacki

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He makes trips all over the world to watch her play

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And vice versa

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On New Year’s Eve, they got engaged

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They’re now one of the highest-earning power couples in sports

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Caroline is the fourth-highest-paid female athlete in the world, raking in $13.7 million per year

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She makes $10 million per year off the court, which includes revenue from her own underwear line

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After a rough 2013 on the course, McIlroy is looking to turn things around and continue his ascent to the top of the sport

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