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Rory McIlroy Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland prepares for a shot on the ninth tee during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 17, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Last tournament at THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Rory McIlroy carded a 19th-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 Valero Texas Open looking for better results.
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The Valero Texas Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: April 4-7, 2024
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
- Par: 72 / 7,438 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous Winner: Corey Conners
At the Valero Texas Open
- McIlroy missed the cut (with a score of +1) in his only recent appearance at the Valero Texas Open in 2022.
- With numbers of 3.959 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (eighth in field), 9.539 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 0.376 in SG: Putting (41st), Corey Conners won this tournament in 2023.
- Conners averaged 300.6 yards off the tee (51st in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 77.78% (first), and attempted 29 putts per round (53rd) in that victory a year ago.
McIlroy's Recent History at the Valero Texas Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/31/2022 | MC | 72-73 | +1 |
McIlroy's Recent Performances
- Over his last five tournaments, McIlroy has finished in the top 20 once.
- Over his last five appearances, McIlroy has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has finished with an average score of -5 those five times he's made the cut.
- Rory McIlroy has averaged 313.6 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, McIlroy is averaging 0.131 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- McIlroy is averaging 2.196 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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McIlroy's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- McIlroy had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.907 last season, which ranked third on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (326.3 yards) ranked first.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, McIlroy ranked eighth on TOUR with an average of 0.721 per round. Additionally, he ranked 78th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 67.88%.
- On the greens, McIlroy's 0.164 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 65th last season, while he averaged 28.38 putts per round (26th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 1 | 326.3 | 313.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 78 | 67.88% | 68.13% |
| Putts Per Round | 26 | 28.38 | 29.1 |
| Par Breakers | 26 | 24.39% | 27.19% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 47 | 13.11% | 13.45% |
McIlroy's Best Finishes
- McIlroy played 17 tournaments last season, picking up two wins with seven top-five finishes and 12 finishes in the top 10.
- In those 17 events, he made the cut 15 times, a success rate of 88.2%.
- Last season McIlroy had two wins, with one of them coming at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he shot -15.
- McIlroy collected 2304 points last season, ranking third in the FedExCup standings.
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 ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.981.
- McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at The Genesis Invitational, where his 6.320 mark ranked fifth in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McIlroy's best performance last season was at the BMW Championship, where his 4.990 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- At the TOUR Championship in August 2023, McIlroy recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (3.717). That ranked second in the field.
- McIlroy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (14.860) in October 2022 at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina. 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 | 3 | 0.907 | 3.375 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 8 | 0.721 | -0.634 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 14 | 0.309 | -0.680 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 65 | 0.164 | 0.131 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 2 | 2.102 | 2.196 |
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 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 65-73-69-72 | -9 | 90 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McIlroy as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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