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Rory McIlroy Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Rory McIlroy hits the links March 14-17 in the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) following a 21st-place finish in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in Orlando, Florida his last time in competition.
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THE PLAYERS Championship Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 14-17, 2024
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,275 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- In his last four appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship, McIlroy has an average finish of 34th, and an average score of -1.
- McIlroy missed the cut (with a score of +5) in his most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2023.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 4.637 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fifth in field), 7.529 in SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 0.107 in SG: Putting (48th).
- Scheffler's average driving distance was 305.9 (first in field), he hit 75% of greens in regulation (first), with 28.25 putts per round (49th) en route to his win last year.
McIlroy's Recent Performances
- McIlroy has finished in the top five in one of his last five events.
- McIlroy has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in three of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -5 those five times he's made the cut.
- Rory McIlroy has averaged 319.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- McIlroy has an average of 0.056 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- McIlroy is averaging 1.377 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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McIlroy's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- McIlroy posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.907 (third) last season, while his average driving distance of 326.3 yards ranked No. 1 on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, McIlroy ranked eighth on TOUR, putting up an average mark of 0.721, while he ranked 78th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 67.88%.
- On the greens, McIlroy's 0.164 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 65th last season, and his 28.38 putts-per-round average ranked 26th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 1 | 326.3 | 319.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 78 | 67.88% | 67.25% |
| Putts Per Round | 26 | 28.38 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 26 | 24.39% | 24.56% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 47 | 13.11% | 13.16% |
McIlroy's Best Finishes
- McIlroy last season participated in 17 tournaments, picking up two wins with seven top-five finishes and 12 finishes in the top 10.
- In those 17 tournaments, he had a 88.2% success rate in terms of making the cut (15 cuts made).
- Last season, one of McIlroy's two wins came when he shot -15 at the Genesis Scottish Open.
- McIlroy placed third in the FedExCup standings with 2304 points last season.
McIlroy's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina in October 2022, as he put up a 5.981 mark, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
- McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at The Genesis Invitational in February 2023, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 6.320.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McIlroy's best performance last season was in August 2023 at the BMW Championship, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 4.990. He finished fourth in that tournament.
- At the TOUR Championship in August 2023, McIlroy recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.717 (his best mark last season), which ranked second in the field. He finished fourth in that tournament.
- McIlroy posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (14.860) at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina in October 2022, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
McIlroy's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 3 | 0.907 | 4.250 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 8 | 0.721 | -1.948 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 14 | 0.309 | -0.981 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 65 | 0.164 | 0.056 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 2 | 2.102 | 1.377 |
McIlroy's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | MC | 72-77 | +5 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 47 | 68-73-71-72 | E | 8 |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McIlroy as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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