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J.J. Spaun vs Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour comparison

J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy have played 79 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2016 to 2026). Rory McIlroy finished ahead in 63 of them and J.J. Spaun in 10. They finished level in 2. J.J. Spaun is No. 12 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

J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureJ.J. SpaunRory McIlroy
Starts2414
Wins11
Top-10 finishes46
Cuts made1513
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.8469.22

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

Since 2015

J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureJ.J. SpaunRory McIlroy
World rankingNo. 12No. 2
Starts254185
Wins321
Top-10 finishes3392
Cuts made163164
Best finish1st1st
Average per round68.0568.19

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

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureJ.J. SpaunRory McIlroy
Strokes gained: total+2.34+5.19
Off the tee+0.92+2.65
Approach+1.94+1.88
Around the green+0.67+0.05
Putting-1.19+0.62
Tournaments with strokes gained1911

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

J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryJ.J. Spaun, last 8Rory McIlroy, last 8J.J. Spaun, last 24Rory McIlroy, last 24
Total+0.10+1.44+0.71+1.24
Tee to green+0.06+0.87+0.80+0.82
Ball striking-0.49+1.34+0.53+0.88
Off the tee+0.18+0.79+0.17+0.57
Approach-0.67+0.55+0.36+0.30
Around the green+0.55-0.47+0.27-0.06
Putting+0.03+0.57-0.10+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 79. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

J.J. Spaun vs Rory McIlroy: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentJ.J. Spaun finishRory McIlroy finishFinished ahead
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipWDT4Rory McIlroy
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT223Rory McIlroy
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT3466J.J. Spaun
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT40T40Level
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenT44T7Rory McIlroy
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenCUTT32Rory McIlroy
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT12T12Level
May 14, 2026PGA ChampionshipCUTT7Rory McIlroy
May 7, 2026Truist ChampionshipT5T19J.J. Spaun
Apr 9, 2026Masters TournamentCUT1Rory McIlroy
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipT24T46J.J. Spaun
Mar 5, 2026Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardCUTWDNeither finished
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalCUTT2Rory McIlroy
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT45T14Rory McIlroy
Aug 21, 2025TOUR ChampionshipT25T23Rory McIlroy
Aug 14, 2025BMW ChampionshipT23T12Rory McIlroy
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT23T7Rory McIlroy
Jul 10, 2025Genesis Scottish OpenCUTT2Rory McIlroy
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT14T6Rory McIlroy
Jun 12, 2025U.S. Open1T19J.J. Spaun

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

J.J. Spaun: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipWD
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT22
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT34
Jul 30, 2026Rocket ClassicT50
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT40
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenT44
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT7
Jun 18, 2026U.S. 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.

J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy: records on courses both have played
CourseJ.J. Spaun startsJ.J. Spaun bestRory McIlroy startsRory McIlroy best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge631st121st
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)72nd111st
The Riviera Country Club833rd92nd
Augusta National Golf Club323rd121st
Muirfield Village Golf Club612th94th
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)119th43rd
Quail Hollow Club45th101st
TPC River Highlands87th66th
East Lake Golf Club225th111st
Pebble Beach Golf Links816th51st
Harbour Town Golf Links86th233rd
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course)81st23rd

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

How to read this

  • 79 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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