May 8, 2024
Rory McIlroy betting profile: Wells Fargo Championship
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Rory McIlroy looks to improve upon his 47th-place finish in 2023's tournament when he begins play in the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club May 9-12.
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The Wells Fargo Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 9-12, 2024
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Course: Quail Hollow Club
- Par: 71 / 7,558 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Wyndham Clark
At the Wells Fargo Championship
- McIlroy has entered the Wells Fargo Championship five times of late, with one win. His average score has been -5, and his average finish has been 15th.
- In McIlroy's most recent appearance at the Wells Fargo Championship, in 2023, he finished 47th after posting a score of E.
- Wyndham Clark finished with 2.766 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (11th in the field), 8.202 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 7.461 SG: Putting (third) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Clark's average driving distance was 321.1 (19th in field), he hit % of greens in regulation (), and he averaged 28.25 putts per round (21st).
McIlroy's recent history at the Wells Fargo Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/2023 | 47 | 68-73-71-72 | E |
| 5/5/2022 | 5 | 67-73-68-68 | -4 |
| 5/6/2021 | 1 | 72-66-68-68 | -10 |
| 5/2/2019 | 8 | 66-70-68-73 | -7 |
McIlroy's recent performances
- McIlroy has finished in the top five once over his last five tournaments.
- McIlroy has finished with a better-than-average score in each of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of -5 in his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Rory McIlroy has averaged 314.2 yards in his past five starts.
- McIlroy is averaging 1.541 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, McIlroy has an average of 5.295 in his past five tournaments.
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McIlroy's advanced stats and rankings
- McIlroy has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.787 this season (seventh on TOUR). His average driving distance (314.2 yards) ranks third, while his 71.2% driving accuracy average ranks 17th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McIlroy ranks 77th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.120. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, McIlroy has registered a 0.045 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 87th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of , and he ranks first by breaking par % of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 3 | 314.2 | 314.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 61.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.9 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 23.06% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.22% |
McIlroy's best finishes
- McIlroy has played nine tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also secured two finishes in the top-five.
- In those nine events, he made the cut nine times.
- McIlroy, who has 975 points, currently ranks 16th in the FedExCup standings.
McIlroy's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he posted a 6.072 mark, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished 21st in that tournament.
- McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance 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 event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McIlroy delivered his best mark this season at the RBC Heritage, ranking 20th in the field at 1.390. In that event, he finished 33rd.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, McIlroy posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (4.096, which ranked 14th in the field). In that tournament, he finished 19th.
- McIlroy recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.154) at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, a performance that ranked him third in the field.
McIlroy's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 7 | 0.787 | 1.918 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 77 | 0.120 | 1.543 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 113 | -0.047 | 0.290 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 87 | 0.045 | 1.541 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 20 | 0.905 | 5.295 |
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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McIlroy as of the start of the Wells Fargo Championship.
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