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Alex Noren vs Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour comparison

Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy have played 105 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2015 to 2026). Rory McIlroy finished ahead in 67 of them and Alex Noren in 28. They finished level in 3. Alex Noren is No. 24 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

Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureAlex NorenRory McIlroy
Starts2114
Wins01
Top-10 finishes46
Cuts made1613
Best finish3rd1st
Average per round69.9669.22

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

Since 2015

Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureAlex NorenRory McIlroy
World rankingNo. 24No. 2
Starts189185
Wins021
Top-10 finishes3192
Cuts made138164
Best finish2nd1st
Average per round68.3368.19

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

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureAlex NorenRory McIlroy
Strokes gained: total+1.76+5.19
Off the tee-0.50+2.65
Approach-0.09+1.88
Around the green+0.26+0.05
Putting+2.10+0.62
Tournaments with strokes gained1811

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

Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryAlex Noren, last 8Rory McIlroy, last 8Alex Noren, last 24Rory McIlroy, last 24
Total+0.47+1.44+0.30+1.24
Tee to green-0.25+0.87-0.47+0.82
Ball striking+0.03+1.34-0.51+0.88
Off the tee-0.25+0.79-0.14+0.57
Approach+0.28+0.55-0.37+0.30
Around the green-0.28-0.47+0.05-0.06
Putting+0.72+0.57+0.76+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 105. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Alex Noren vs Rory McIlroy: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentAlex Noren finishRory McIlroy finishFinished ahead
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT373Rory McIlroy
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT366Alex Noren
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT18T40Alex Noren
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUTT7Rory McIlroy
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenCUTT32Rory McIlroy
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday9T12Alex Noren
May 14, 2026PGA ChampionshipT26T7Rory McIlroy
May 7, 2026Truist ChampionshipT31T19Rory McIlroy
Apr 9, 2026Masters TournamentT301Rory McIlroy
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipT32T46Alex Noren
Mar 5, 2026Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardT24WDAlex Noren
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT12T2Rory McIlroy
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT29T14Rory McIlroy
Jul 10, 2025Genesis Scottish OpenCUTT2Rory McIlroy
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT30T6Rory McIlroy
Jun 5, 2025RBC Canadian OpenCUTCUTNeither finished
May 15, 2025PGA ChampionshipT17T47Alex Noren
May 8, 2025Truist ChampionshipT51T7Rory McIlroy
Aug 22, 2024BMW ChampionshipT9T11Alex Noren
Aug 15, 2024FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT30T68Alex Noren

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

Alex Noren: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT37
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT3
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT7
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT18
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUT
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT55
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenCUT
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 62 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy: records on courses both have played
CourseAlex Noren startsAlex Noren bestRory McIlroy startsRory McIlroy best
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)810th111st
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge624th121st
Augusta National Golf Club530th121st
Muirfield Village Golf Club89th94th
Quail Hollow Club617th101st
The Riviera Country Club612th92nd
Austin Country Club53rd63rd
Pebble Beach Golf Links526th51st
The Renaissance Club510th41st
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)52nd43rd
TPC River Highlands230th66th
Harbour Town Golf Links521st233rd

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

How to read this

  • 105 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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