Rory McIlroy enters the 2026 PGA Championship expected to contend for yet another Major title, with the now six-time Major champion high in confidence after winning The Masters.
McIlroy has had great success in the PGA Championship, finishing T3rd in his 2010 debut at Whistling Straits and then again at Atlanta Athletic Club in 2011.
Rory McIlroy’s PGA Championship record vs the other majors
Since 2015, McIlroy has managed three top-10s in his 11 PGA Championship appearances compared to eight in The Masters (from 12 starts, including two wins and a runner-up), seven in the US Open (including two runner-ups) and six in The Open from just nine tournaments, having missed 2015 with injury and the 2020 edition being cancelled.
His best finish in the event since winning is T7th, in 2023, a result he has bettered 12 times in the other three Majors.
The closest he has got to winning a third Wanamaker came in 2022, when he ended the week three strokes back of the playoff between Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris.
McIlroy’s best PGA Championship finish in the last decade was a T7 in 2023
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Seven players beat his two-under-par total at Southern Hills, where Thomas won his second PGA Championship.
He has only missed one cut in the PGA since winning in 2015, though, which is actually better than the other three.
Since 2015, he has missed the cut at The Masters twice, three times at the US Open and twice at The Open.
So the PGA Championship has been more of an event when he has a ‘run of the mill’ week to finish comfortably inside the cut line but short of contention.
Rory McIlroy’s Major record since 2015
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Why has Rory McIlroy ‘struggled’ in the PGA recently?
There could be a few reasons for his somewhat lack of success in recent years.
One of those could be down to the course setup, with the PGA Championship venues…
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