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Aaron Rai vs Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour comparison

Aaron Rai and Rory McIlroy have played 55 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2017 to 2026). Rory McIlroy finished ahead in 40 of them and Aaron Rai in 12. They finished level in 2. Aaron Rai is No. 16 and Rory McIlroy No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking (as of October 16, 2026).

Results through August 23, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records

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2026 season

Aaron Rai and Rory McIlroy: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureAaron RaiRory McIlroy
Starts2014
Wins11
Top-10 finishes26
Cuts made1313
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.9769.22

Individual events in StatsNext’s records. Average per round is strokes over all rounds played, across different courses and pars.

Since 2015

Aaron Rai and Rory McIlroy: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureAaron RaiRory McIlroy
World rankingNo. 16No. 2
Starts127185
Wins221
Top-10 finishes1492
Cuts made91164
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.9068.19

Individual events in StatsNext’s records from the 2015 season. Team events are not counted.

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Aaron Rai and Rory McIlroy: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureAaron RaiRory McIlroy
Strokes gained: total+1.16+5.19
Off the tee+0.19+2.65
Approach+1.40+1.88
Around the green-0.05+0.05
Putting-0.39+0.62
Tournaments with strokes gained1511

Each tournament’s figure is the week’s total strokes gained, averaged over tournaments with strokes-gained data (majors publish none). Positive is better than the field.

Recent strokes gained form

Aaron Rai and Rory McIlroy: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryAaron Rai, last 8Rory McIlroy, last 8Aaron Rai, last 24Rory McIlroy, last 24
Total-0.78+1.44+0.05+1.24
Tee to green-0.62+0.87+0.35+0.82
Ball striking-0.31+1.34+0.43+0.88
Off the tee-0.32+0.79+0.06+0.57
Approach+0.01+0.55+0.37+0.30
Around the green-0.32-0.47-0.09-0.06
Putting-0.16+0.57-0.30+0.42

Per round, from each golfer’s stored rounds with every category published (majors publish no round strokes gained). Ball striking = off the tee + approach. Strokes gained leaders

Head-to-head in the same events

The latest 20 of 55. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Aaron Rai vs Rory McIlroy: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentAaron Rai finishRory McIlroy finishFinished ahead
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT163Rory McIlroy
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT6366Aaron Rai
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUTT40Rory McIlroy
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUTT7Rory McIlroy
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT11T32Aaron Rai
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT19T12Rory McIlroy
May 14, 2026PGA Championship1T7Aaron Rai
Apr 9, 2026Masters Tournament481Rory McIlroy
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipCUTT46Rory McIlroy
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT28T2Rory McIlroy
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT73T14Rory McIlroy
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT34T7Rory McIlroy
Jul 10, 2025Genesis Scottish OpenT47T2Rory McIlroy
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT17T6Rory McIlroy
Jun 12, 2025U.S. OpenT33T19Rory McIlroy
May 15, 2025PGA ChampionshipT19T47Aaron Rai
May 8, 2025Truist ChampionshipT23T7Rory McIlroy
Apr 10, 2025Masters TournamentT271Rory McIlroy
Mar 27, 2025Texas Children's Houston OpenCUTT5Rory McIlroy
Mar 13, 2025THE PLAYERS ChampionshipT141Rory McIlroy

A golfer who made the cut finished ahead of one who missed it, withdrew or was disqualified; two golfers tied for a position are level.

Recent finishes

Aaron Rai: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT16
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT63
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT29
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUT
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUT
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT30
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT11
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenCUT
Rory McIlroy: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT4
Aug 20, 2026BMW Championship3
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude Championship66
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT40
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenT7
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT32
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT12
May 14, 2026PGA ChampionshipT7

Courses they have both played

Top 12 of 44 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Aaron Rai and Rory McIlroy: records on courses both have played
CourseAaron Rai startsAaron Rai bestRory McIlroy startsRory McIlroy best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge311th121st
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)414th111st
Augusta National Golf Club227th121st
Muirfield Village Golf Club419th94th
East Lake Golf Club123rd111st
Quail Hollow Club219th101st
The Riviera Country Club328th92nd
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)66th43rd
TPC River Highlands417th66th
The Renaissance Club54th41st
TPC Southwind516th43rd
Pebble Beach Golf Links340th51st

A course is the tournament’s listed venue. Best finish counts made cuts only.

How to read this

  • 55 shared events are the individual PGA Tour events both golfers played in StatsNext’s records. Field, course and conditions change from event to event, so a record against one golfer describes the past rather than predicting the next meeting.
  • Finishes are as the tour published them; strokes gained is the tour’s published value, compared with the field in the same round.

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