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Michael Brennan vs Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour comparison

Michael Brennan and Rory McIlroy have played 10 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2022 to 2026). Rory McIlroy finished ahead in 9 of them and Michael Brennan in 1. Michael Brennan is No. 20 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

2026 season

Michael Brennan and Rory McIlroy: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureMichael BrennanRory McIlroy
Starts2614
Wins21
Top-10 finishes46
Cuts made2113
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.4069.22

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

Since 2015

Michael Brennan and Rory McIlroy: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureMichael BrennanRory McIlroy
World rankingNo. 20No. 2
Starts32185
Wins321
Top-10 finishes592
Cuts made25164
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.3568.19

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

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Michael Brennan and Rory McIlroy: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureMichael BrennanRory McIlroy
Strokes gained: total+2.10+5.19
Off the tee+2.60+2.65
Approach+0.73+1.88
Around the green-1.91+0.05
Putting+0.69+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

Michael Brennan and Rory McIlroy: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryMichael Brennan, last 8Rory McIlroy, last 8Michael Brennan, last 24Rory McIlroy, last 24
Total+1.20+1.44+1.61+1.24
Tee to green+0.49+0.87+0.52+0.82
Ball striking+1.17+1.34+1.16+0.88
Off the tee+0.92+0.79+0.54+0.57
Approach+0.24+0.55+0.62+0.30
Around the green-0.67-0.47-0.65-0.06
Putting+0.71+0.57+1.09+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

Michael Brennan vs Rory McIlroy: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentMichael Brennan finishRory McIlroy finishFinished ahead
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT103Rory McIlroy
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT4266Michael Brennan
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT53T40Rory McIlroy
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenT52T7Rory McIlroy
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT43T32Rory McIlroy
May 14, 2026PGA Championship81T7Rory McIlroy
Apr 9, 2026Masters TournamentT241Rory McIlroy
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS Championship69T46Rory McIlroy
Jun 15, 2023U.S. OpenCUT2Rory McIlroy
Feb 17, 2022The Genesis InvitationalCUTT10Rory 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

Michael Brennan: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Oct 8, 2026Baycurrent Classic1
Oct 1, 2026Bank of Utah ChampionshipT13
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT10
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT42
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham Championship1
Jul 30, 2026Rocket ClassicT15
Jul 23, 20263M OpenT24
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT53
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 18 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Michael Brennan and Rory McIlroy: records on courses both have played
CourseMichael Brennan startsMichael Brennan bestRory McIlroy startsRory McIlroy best
Augusta National Golf Club124th121st
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)169th111st
The Riviera Country Club1Missed every cut92nd
The Renaissance Club152nd41st
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)1Missed every cut43rd
TPC Southwind142nd43rd
Aronimink GC181st25th
Harbour Town Golf Links142nd233rd
Royal Birkdale GC153rd24th
Shinnecock Hills GC143rd232nd
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)148th213th
Bellerive Country Club110th13rd

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

How to read this

  • 10 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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