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Rory McIlroy betting profile: FedEx St. Jude Championship
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When he takes the course Aug. 15-18, Rory McIlroy will look to improve upon his last performance at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. In 2023, he shot 14-under and placed third at TPC Southwind.
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The FedEx St. Jude Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 15-18, 2024
- Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Course: TPC Southwind
- Par: 70 / 7,243 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Lucas Glover
At the FedEx St. Jude Championship
- In his last six appearances at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, McIlroy has an average finish of 30th, and an average score of 7-under.
- In 2023, McIlroy finished third (with a score of 14-under) in his most recent appearance at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
- With numbers of 0.986 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (31st in field), 2.227 in SG: Approach the Green (18th), and 3.058 in SG: Putting (12th), Lucas Glover won this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Glover posted an average driving distance of 300.9 (37th in field), hit 63.89% of greens in regulation (37th), and took 26 putts per round (fifth).
McIlroy's recent history at the FedEx St. Jude Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | 3 | 67-66-68-65 | -14 |
| 8/11/2022 | MC | 70-69 | -1 |
| 8/19/2021 | 43 | 71-70-66-70 | -7 |
| 8/20/2020 | 65 | 69-70-74-69 | -2 |
| 8/8/2019 | 6 | 65-68-70-69 | -12 |
McIlroy's recent performances
- McIlroy has finished in the top five three times over his last five appearances.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Over his last five events, 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 four times.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 8-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Rory McIlroy has averaged 321.9 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, McIlroy is averaging 0.747 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, McIlroy has an average of 9.769 in his past five tournaments.
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McIlroy's advanced stats and rankings
- McIlroy owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.921 (best) this season, while his average driving distance of 319.2 yards ranks second on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McIlroy owns a 0.397 average that ranks 27th on TOUR. He ranks 91st with a 65.98% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, McIlroy's 0.275 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 43rd this season, while he averages 28.42 putts per round (23rd).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 2 | 319.2 | 321.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 91 | 65.98% | 47.84% |
| Putts Per Round | 23 | 28.42 | 28.3 |
| Par Breakers | 11 | 29.04% | 23.15% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 6 | 12.67% | 12.96% |
McIlroy's best finishes
- McIlroy has played 17 tournaments this season, and he has collected two wins along with seven top-five finishes.
- In those 17 events, he made the cut 16 times.
- Currently, McIlroy has 2545 points, placing him third in the FedExCup standings.
McIlroy's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, McIlroy produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Wells Fargo Championship, ranking No. 1 in the field at 6.117. In that tournament, he finished first.
- McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he delivered a 7.404 mark, which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McIlroy delivered his best effort this season at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 2024), ranking No. 1 in the field with a mark of 4.934.
- At the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, McIlroy recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.827, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 12th in the field.
- McIlroy posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (19.926) at the Wells Fargo Championship (May 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
McIlroy's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 1 | 0.921 | 4.442 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 27 | 0.397 | 0.883 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 16 | 0.303 | 3.696 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 43 | 0.275 | 0.747 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 3 | 1.896 | 9.769 |
McIlroy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 4 | 65-70-67-66 | -12 | 540 |
| 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 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for McIlroy as of the start of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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