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Rory McIlroy vs Sam Burns: PGA Tour comparison

Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns have played 104 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2016 to 2026). Rory McIlroy finished ahead in 70 of them and Sam Burns in 29. They finished level in 1. Rory McIlroy is No. 2 and Sam Burns No. 10 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

Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureRory McIlroySam Burns
Starts1420
Wins10
Top-10 finishes66
Cuts made1317
Best finish1st2nd
Average per round69.2269.15

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

Since 2015

Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureRory McIlroySam Burns
World rankingNo. 2No. 10
Starts185199
Wins215
Top-10 finishes9247
Cuts made164150
Best finish1st1st
Average per round68.1969.60

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

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureRory McIlroySam Burns
Strokes gained: total+5.19+2.74
Off the tee+2.65+0.34
Approach+1.88+0.91
Around the green+0.05-0.60
Putting+0.62+2.10
Tournaments with strokes gained1117

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

Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryRory McIlroy, last 8Sam Burns, last 8Rory McIlroy, last 24Sam Burns, last 24
Total+1.44-0.31+1.24+1.18
Tee to green+0.87-0.45+0.82+0.70
Ball striking+1.34-0.13+0.88+0.77
Off the tee+0.79-0.08+0.57-0.01
Approach+0.55-0.05+0.30+0.78
Around the green-0.47-0.32-0.06-0.07
Putting+0.57+0.14+0.42+0.48

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 104. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Rory McIlroy vs Sam Burns: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentRory McIlroy finishSam Burns finishFinished ahead
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT4T18Rory McIlroy
Aug 20, 2026BMW Championship3T28Rory McIlroy
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude Championship66T3Sam Burns
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT403Sam Burns
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT322Sam Burns
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT12T4Sam Burns
May 14, 2026PGA ChampionshipT7T26Rory McIlroy
May 7, 2026Truist ChampionshipT19T37Rory McIlroy
Apr 9, 2026Masters Tournament1T7Rory McIlroy
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipT46T13Sam Burns
Mar 5, 2026Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardWDCUTNeither finished
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT2CUTRory McIlroy
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT14T6Sam Burns
Aug 21, 2025TOUR ChampionshipT23T7Sam Burns
Aug 14, 2025BMW ChampionshipT12T4Sam Burns
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT7T45Rory McIlroy
Jul 10, 2025Genesis Scottish OpenT2T47Rory McIlroy
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT6T17Rory McIlroy
Jun 12, 2025U.S. OpenT19T7Sam Burns
Jun 5, 2025RBC Canadian OpenCUT2Sam Burns

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

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
Sam Burns: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT18
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT28
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT3
Jul 16, 2026The Open Championship3
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT12
Jun 18, 2026U.S. Open2
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenT20
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT4

Courses they have both played

Top 12 of 55 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns: records on courses both have played
CourseRory McIlroy startsRory McIlroy bestSam Burns startsSam Burns best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge121st99th
Augusta National Golf Club121st57th
East Lake Golf Club111st67th
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)111st613th
Muirfield Village Golf Club94th74th
Quail Hollow Club101st613th
The Riviera Country Club92nd73rd
TPC River Highlands66th712th
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)43rd618th
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)213th83rd
Harbour Town Golf Links233rd79th
Pebble Beach Golf Links51st46th

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

How to read this

  • 104 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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