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Rory McIlroy betting profile: PGA Championship
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Rory McIlroy heads into the 2024 PGA Championship after shooting 17-under to win the Wells Fargo Championship in his most recent tournament.
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The PGA Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 16-19, 2024
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Course: Valhalla Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,609 yards
- Previous winner: Brooks Koepka
At the PGA Championship
- In his last seven appearances at the PGA Championship, McIlroy has an average finish of 25th, and an average score of even-par.
- In McIlroy's most recent appearance at the PGA Championship, in 2023, he finished seventh after posting a score of 2-under.
- Brooks Koepka won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 4.78 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 5.32 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 4.191 in SG: Putting (13th).
- Koepka also posted numbers of 319 in average driving distance (fourth in field), 61.11% in terms of greens in regulation (29th), and 26 putts per round (first).
McIlroy's recent history at the PGA Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2023 | 7 | 71-69-69-69 | -2 |
| 5/19/2022 | 8 | 65-71-74-68 | -2 |
| 5/20/2021 | 49 | 75-72-74-72 | +5 |
| 8/6/2020 | 33 | 70-69-71-68 | -2 |
| 5/16/2019 | 8 | 72-71-69-69 | +1 |
| 8/9/2018 | 50 | 70-67-71-70 | -2 |
McIlroy's recent performances
- McIlroy has claimed victory once while also earning two top-five finishes over his last five appearances.
- McIlroy has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in each of his last five appearances, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- He has carded an average score of 8-under over his last five tournaments.
- In terms of driving distance, Rory McIlroy has averaged 317.3 yards in his past five starts.
- McIlroy is averaging 2.220 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, McIlroy has an average of 9.653 in his past five tournaments.
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McIlroy's advanced stats and rankings
- McIlroy has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.886 this season, which ranks fourth on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (316.8 yards) ranks second.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McIlroy has a 0.313 mark (53rd on TOUR).
- On the greens, McIlroy's 0.181 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 61st this season, while he averages 28.37 putts per round (40th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 2 | 316.8 | 317.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 100 | 65.56% | 64.17% |
| Putts Per Round | 40 | 28.37 | 27.8 |
| Par Breakers | 17 | 29.21% | 24.17% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 11 | 11.90% | 9.72% |
McIlroy's best finishes
- McIlroy has participated in 10 tournaments this season, and he has earned two wins along with three top-five finishes.
- In those 10 events, he made the cut 10 times (100%).
- McIlroy, who has 1675 points, currently sits fourth in the FedExCup standings.
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 event).
- McIlroy produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking third in the field with a mark of 7.404.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McIlroy produced his best performance this season at the Wells Fargo Championship, ranking ninth in the field at 3.279. In that tournament, he finished first.
- At the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2024, McIlroy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (4.282). That ranked eighth in the field.
- 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 | 0.886 | 2.265 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 53 | 0.313 | 4.173 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 76 | 0.069 | 0.992 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 61 | 0.181 | 2.220 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 3 | 1.449 | 9.653 |
McIlroy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 7 | 71-69-69-69 | -2 | 97 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 7 | 72-68-70-75 | -3 | 92 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 9 | 71-67-66-72 | -12 | 75 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 2 | 65-67-69-70 | -9 | 330 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 7 | 68-64-66-64 | -18 | 88 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 1 | 64-66-67-68 | -15 | 500 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 6 | 71-70-69-68 | -6 | 105 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 3 | 67-66-68-65 | -14 | 650 |
| 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 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 1 | 67-68-67-65 | -17 | 700 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McIlroy as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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