Statbox: British Open champion Rory McIlroy

HOYLAKE England (Reuters) - Statbox after Rory McIlroy won the 143rd British Open at Royal Liverpool by two shots on Sunday: * Seventh European Tour victory at 138th attempt * Goes to the top of the Race to Dubai money list * Climbs from eighth to second in world rankings * Becomes third Northern Irishman to win British Open after Fred Daly (1947) and Darren Clarke (2011) * Third youngest player, aged 25, to win three of the four majors after Jack Nicklaus (23) and Tiger Woods (24) * Sixth European Tour member to win three or more majors after Nick Faldo (six), Seve Ballesteros (five), Ernie Els (four), Vijay Singh (three) and Padraig Harrington (three) * Beats Ballesteros (26) record as youngest European Tour member to win three majors * Becomes second successive European winner of a major after Martin Kaymer's victory at last month's U.S. Open * Second time he has been wire-to-wire winner of a major after success at 2011 U.S. Open * Tenth wire-to-wire winner of British Open * First player to win British Open and BMW PGA Championship in same year * Thirteenth victory as a professional (Compiled by Tony Jimenez, editing by xxx)