Mar 24, 2025
Rory McIlroy betting profile: Texas Children's Houston Open
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot on the 17th in a three hole play-off during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2025 at TPC Sawgrass on March 17, 2025 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Rory McIlroy heads into the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open after shooting 12-under to win THE PLAYERS Championship in his last tournament.
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The Texas Children's Houston Open tournament and course info
- Date: March 27-30, 2025
- Location: Houston, Texas, USA
- Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
- Par: 70 / 7,475 yards
- Purse: $9.5M
- Previous winner: Stephan Jaeger
At the Texas Children's Houston Open
- This is McIlroy's first time playing at the Texas Children's Houston Open in the past five years.
- With numbers of 0.947 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (37th in field), 1.442 in SG: Approach the Green (38th), and 6.398 in SG: Putting (third), Stephan Jaeger won this tournament in 2024.
- En route to his victory last year, Jaeger posted an average driving distance of 320.1 (11th in field), hit 68.06% of greens in regulation (24th), and took 27.25 putts per round (second).
McIlroy's recent performances
- Over his last five appearances, McIlroy has two wins and three top-10 finishes.
- Over his last five tournaments, McIlroy has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average four times.
- He has an average score relative to par of 15-under in his last five appearances.
- Rory McIlroy has averaged 319.3 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, McIlroy is averaging 2.640 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, McIlroy is averaging 7.819 Strokes Gained: Total.
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McIlroy's advanced stats and rankings
- McIlroy put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.730 last season, which ranked fourth on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (320.2 yards) ranked second, and his 64% driving accuracy average ranked 66th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, McIlroy sported a 0.260 mark (52nd on TOUR).
- On the greens, McIlroy delivered a 0.173 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 59th on TOUR, while he ranked 25th with a putts-per-round average of 28.39. He broke par 27.54% of the time (13th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 2 | 320.2 | 319.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 134 | 65.70% | 66.39% |
| Putts Per Round | 25 | 28.39 | 27.8 |
| Par Breakers | 13 | 27.54% | 26.39% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 25 | 12.72% | 13.33% |
McIlroy's best finishes
- McIlroy played 20 tournaments last season, picking up two wins with seven top-five finishes and eight finishes in the top 10.
- In those 20 tournaments, he had a 95% success rate in terms of making the cut (19 cuts made).
- Last season McIlroy had two wins, with one of them coming at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he shot 36-under.
- McIlroy compiled 2545 points last season, which ranked him third in the FedExCup standings.
McIlroy's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season McIlroy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Wells Fargo Championship, ranking No. 1 in the field at 6.117. In that tournament, he finished first.
- McIlroy's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he delivered a 7.404 mark, which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McIlroy posted his best effort last season at the Genesis Scottish Open, ranking No. 1 in the field at 4.934. In that event, he finished fourth.
- At the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, McIlroy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 5.827, which ranked him 12th in the field. He finished fourth in that event.
- McIlroy recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (19.926) at the Wells Fargo Championship (which ranked him No. 1 in the field). In that tournament, he finished first.
McIlroy's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 4 | 0.730 | 3.193 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 52 | 0.260 | 1.781 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 28 | 0.248 | 0.206 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 59 | 0.173 | 2.640 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 3 | 1.412 | 7.819 |
McIlroy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 3 | 69-70-72-66 | -11 | 190 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 22 | 71-77-71-73 | +4 | 73 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 33 | 67-68-68-74 | -7 | 27 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 1 | 61-70-64-68 | -25 | 400 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 1 | 67-68-67-65 | -17 | 700 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 12 | 66-71-68-67 | -12 | 133 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 4 | 66-72-65-64 | -13 | 123 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 15 | 70-71-73-76 | +2 | 115 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 2 | 65-72-69-69 | -5 | 400 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 65-66-67-68 | -14 | 100 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 78-75 | +11 | -- |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 5 | 68-69-66-66 | -15 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 68 | 68-73-74-74 | +9 | 13 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 11 | 70-71-70-71 | -6 | 270 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 9 | 69-69-68-66 | -12 | 0 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 1 | 66-70-65-66 | -21 | 700 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 17 | 72-67-74-72 | -3 | 56 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 15 | 70-70-73-72 | -3 | 80 |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 1 | 67-68-73-68 | -12 | 750 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McIlroy as of the start of the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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