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Hideki Matsuyama vs Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour comparison

Hideki Matsuyama and Rory McIlroy have played 151 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2015 to 2026). Rory McIlroy finished ahead in 97 of them and Hideki Matsuyama in 41. They finished level in 6. Hideki Matsuyama is No. 25 and Rory McIlroy No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking (as of October 16, 2026).

Results through August 30, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records

2026 season

Hideki Matsuyama and Rory McIlroy: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureHideki MatsuyamaRory McIlroy
Starts2414
Wins01
Top-10 finishes66
Cuts made2413
Best finish2nd1st
Average per round69.3969.22

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

Since 2015

Hideki Matsuyama and Rory McIlroy: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureHideki MatsuyamaRory McIlroy
World rankingNo. 25No. 2
Starts254185
Wins1221
Top-10 finishes6292
Cuts made216164
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.3468.19

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

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Hideki Matsuyama and Rory McIlroy: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureHideki MatsuyamaRory McIlroy
Strokes gained: total+3.32+5.19
Off the tee-0.11+2.65
Approach+1.67+1.88
Around the green+1.69+0.05
Putting+0.08+0.62
Tournaments with strokes gained2111

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

Hideki Matsuyama and Rory McIlroy: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryHideki Matsuyama, last 8Rory McIlroy, last 8Hideki Matsuyama, last 24Rory McIlroy, last 24
Total-0.56+1.44+1.35+1.24
Tee to green+0.35+0.87+1.48+0.82
Ball striking-0.11+1.34+0.93+0.88
Off the tee-0.09+0.79+0.36+0.57
Approach-0.02+0.55+0.58+0.30
Around the green+0.46-0.47+0.54-0.06
Putting-0.91+0.57-0.13+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 151. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Hideki Matsuyama vs Rory McIlroy: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentHideki Matsuyama finishRory McIlroy finishFinished ahead
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT21T4Rory McIlroy
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT283Rory McIlroy
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT766Hideki Matsuyama
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT14T40Hideki Matsuyama
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT65T32Rory McIlroy
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT43T12Rory McIlroy
May 14, 2026PGA ChampionshipT26T7Rory McIlroy
May 7, 2026Truist Championship71T19Rory McIlroy
Apr 9, 2026Masters TournamentT121Rory McIlroy
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipT27T46Hideki Matsuyama
Mar 5, 2026Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardT41WDHideki Matsuyama
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT28T2Rory McIlroy
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT8T14Hideki Matsuyama
Aug 21, 2025TOUR Championship29T23Rory McIlroy
Aug 14, 2025BMW ChampionshipT26T12Rory McIlroy
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT16T7Rory McIlroy
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT30T6Rory McIlroy
Jun 12, 2025U.S. OpenT42T19Rory McIlroy
May 15, 2025PGA ChampionshipCUTT47Rory McIlroy
May 8, 2025Truist ChampionshipT17T7Rory 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

Hideki Matsuyama: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Oct 8, 2026Baycurrent ClassicT21
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT21
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT28
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT7
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT7
Jul 30, 2026Rocket ClassicT5
Jul 23, 20263M OpenT3
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT14
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 68 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Hideki Matsuyama and Rory McIlroy: records on courses both have played
CourseHideki Matsuyama startsHideki Matsuyama bestRory McIlroy startsRory McIlroy best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge126th121st
Augusta National Golf Club121st121st
East Lake Golf Club114th111st
Muirfield Village Golf Club125th94th
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)105th111st
The Riviera Country Club101st92nd
Quail Hollow Club75th101st
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)133rd43rd
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)121st213th
Austin Country Club618th63rd
TPC River Highlands413th66th
Pebble Beach Golf Links48th51st

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

How to read this

  • 151 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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