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Matt Fitzpatrick vs Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour comparison

Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy have played 129 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2016 to 2026). Rory McIlroy finished ahead in 75 of them and Matt Fitzpatrick in 43. They finished level in 8. Matt Fitzpatrick is No. 3 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

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2026 season

Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureMatt FitzpatrickRory McIlroy
Starts2014
Wins21
Top-10 finishes76
Cuts made1913
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.0469.22

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

Since 2015

Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureMatt FitzpatrickRory McIlroy
World rankingNo. 3No. 2
Starts175185
Wins421
Top-10 finishes4292
Cuts made136164
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

Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureMatt FitzpatrickRory McIlroy
Strokes gained: total+5.21+5.19
Off the tee+0.58+2.65
Approach+2.25+1.88
Around the green+1.75+0.05
Putting+0.63+0.62
Tournaments with strokes gained1711

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

Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryMatt Fitzpatrick, last 8Rory McIlroy, last 8Matt Fitzpatrick, last 24Rory McIlroy, last 24
Total-0.56+1.44+1.37+1.24
Tee to green-1.47+0.87+0.54+0.82
Ball striking-1.95+1.34+0.23+0.88
Off the tee-1.05+0.79-0.11+0.57
Approach-0.90+0.55+0.35+0.30
Around the green+0.48-0.47+0.30-0.06
Putting+0.91+0.57+0.83+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 129. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Matt Fitzpatrick vs Rory McIlroy: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentMatt Fitzpatrick finishRory McIlroy finishFinished ahead
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT21T4Rory McIlroy
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT283Rory McIlroy
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT1266Matt Fitzpatrick
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUTT40Rory McIlroy
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenT3T7Matt Fitzpatrick
Jun 18, 2026U.S. Open22T32Matt Fitzpatrick
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT36T12Rory McIlroy
May 14, 2026PGA ChampionshipT14T7Rory McIlroy
May 7, 2026Truist ChampionshipT52T19Rory McIlroy
Apr 9, 2026Masters TournamentT181Rory McIlroy
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS Championship2T46Matt Fitzpatrick
Mar 5, 2026Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardT41WDMatt Fitzpatrick
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT24T2Rory McIlroy
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT14T14Level
Aug 14, 2025BMW ChampionshipT17T12Rory McIlroy
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT4T7Matt Fitzpatrick
Jul 10, 2025Genesis Scottish OpenT4T2Rory McIlroy
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT17T6Rory McIlroy
Jun 12, 2025U.S. OpenT38T19Rory McIlroy
May 15, 2025PGA ChampionshipT8T47Matt Fitzpatrick

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

Matt Fitzpatrick: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT21
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT28
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT12
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUT
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenT3
Jun 25, 2026Travelers Championship4
Jun 18, 2026U.S. Open22
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian Open2
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 63 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy: records on courses both have played
CourseMatt Fitzpatrick startsMatt Fitzpatrick bestRory McIlroy startsRory McIlroy best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge112nd121st
Augusta National Golf Club117th121st
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)102nd111st
Muirfield Village Golf Club83rd94th
Quail Hollow Club58th101st
East Lake Golf Club39th111st
The Riviera Country Club55th92nd
Austin Country Club717th63rd
Harbour Town Golf Links111st233rd
Pebble Beach Golf Links86th51st
TPC River Highlands54th66th
The Renaissance Club53rd41st

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

How to read this

  • 129 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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