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Rory McIlroy betting profile: BMW Championship
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After he placed fourth in this tournament in 2023, Rory McIlroy has a better finish in mind as he enters play in the 2024 BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colorado, USA, Aug. 22-25.
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The BMW Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 22-25, 2024
- Location: Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
- Course: Castle Pines Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 8,130 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the BMW Championship
- Over his last seven trips to the BMW Championship, McIlroy has an average score of 10-under, with an average finish of 16th.
- McIlroy finished fourth (with a score of 12-under) in his most recent appearance at the BMW Championship (in 2023).
- Viktor Hovland finished with 4.736 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 4.318 SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 6.178 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Hovland posted an average driving distance of 306 (12th in field), hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), and took 28.5 putts per round (13th).
McIlroy's recent history at the BMW Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | 4 | 65-70-67-66 | -12 |
| 8/18/2022 | 8 | 68-68-70-69 | -9 |
| 8/26/2021 | 4 | 64-70-65-67 | -22 |
| 8/27/2020 | 12 | 70-69-73-71 | +3 |
| 8/15/2019 | 19 | 69-67-70-71 | -11 |
| 9/6/2018 | 5 | 62-69-63-68 | -18 |
McIlroy's recent performances
- McIlroy has finished in the top five three times over his last five tournaments.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, McIlroy has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner three times. He's carded a score that's better than average three times.
- He has finished with an average score of -6 those four times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Rory McIlroy has averaged 323.4 yards in his past five tournaments.
- McIlroy has an average of -2.263 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, McIlroy has an average of 3.918 in his past five tournaments.
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McIlroy's advanced stats and rankings
- McIlroy has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.781 this season (fourth on TOUR). His average driving distance (319.0 yards) ranks second, while his 65.2% driving accuracy average ranks 44th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McIlroy ranks 43rd on TOUR, posting an average of 0.308, while he ranks 104th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.66%.
- On the greens, McIlroy's 0.109 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 70th this season, while he averages 28.49 putts per round (28th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 2 | 319.0 | 323.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 104 | 65.66% | 50.00% |
| Putts Per Round | 28 | 28.49 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 7 | 27.96% | 21.60% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 15 | 12.75% | 12.35% |
McIlroy's best finishes
- McIlroy has taken part in 18 tournaments this season, and he has come away with two wins along with seven top-five finishes.
- In those 18 tournaments, he had a 94.4% success rate in terms of making the cut (17 cuts made).
- Currently, McIlroy ranks third in the FedExCup standings with 2545 points.
McIlroy's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.117 (he finished first in that tournament).
- McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 7.404 (he finished third in that tournament).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McIlroy's best effort this season was in July 2024 at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 4.934. He finished fourth in that event.
- At the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, McIlroy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (5.827, which ranked 12th in the field). In that tournament, he finished fourth.
- McIlroy posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (19.926) at the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2024. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
McIlroy's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 4 | 0.781 | 2.872 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 43 | 0.308 | -0.569 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 15 | 0.313 | 3.878 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 70 | 0.109 | -2.263 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 3 | 1.511 | 3.918 |
McIlroy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 4 | 70-67-71-65 | -7 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 66 | 71-74-69 | -2 | 6 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 24 | 74-66-69-70 | -5 | 65 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 21 | 67-67-72-68 | -10 | 37 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 21 | 73-70-68-76 | -1 | 88 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 65-73-69-72 | -9 | 90 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 3 | 69-70-72-66 | -11 | 190 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 22 | 71-77-71-73 | +4 | 73 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 33 | 67-68-68-74 | -7 | 27 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 1 | 61-70-64-68 | -25 | 400 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 1 | 67-68-67-65 | -17 | 700 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 12 | 66-71-68-67 | -12 | 133 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 4 | 66-72-65-64 | -13 | 123 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 15 | 70-71-73-76 | +2 | 115 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 2 | 65-72-69-69 | -5 | 400 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 65-66-67-68 | -14 | 100 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 78-75 | +11 | -- |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 5 | 68-69-66-66 | -15 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 68 | 68-73-74-74 | +9 | 13 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McIlroy as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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