Rory McIlroy Wins 2019 FedEx Cup and TOUR Championship

Carlsbad, Calif. (August 25, 2019) – Team TaylorMade athlete, Rory McIlroy, caps off a stellar season on the PGA TOUR by winning the FedEx Cup using an M5 driver, featuring Injected Twist Face technology and a 5-layer TP5 golf ball.

RORY + FEDEX CUP “NEED TO KNOW”

Wins $15m first prize to add to his $7.78m already won this season
Second time he has won the FedEx Cup (2016 & 2019)
Joins Tiger as only the second person ever to win the FedEx Cup twice
Has now won a record five FedEx Cup playoff events surpassing Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods with 4 wins each

RORY + TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP “NEED TO KNOW”

Started 5 strokes behind the leader heading into the TOUR Championship
Second time he has won the TOUR Championship (2016)
Second year running he has played in the final group

RORY + PGA TOUR SEASON “NEED TO KNOW”

This was Rory’s BEST EVER season on the PGA TOUR for Strokes Gained Total with +2.551
Rory’s +2.551 SG Total for the season is the 4th best on record (Tiger Woods holds the Top 3 in 2006, 2009 and 2007)
Rory also leads in SG stats: Off-the-Tee (+1.195), and Tee-to-Green (+2.126)
Three wins this season: TOUR Championship, THE PLAYERS and RBC Canadian Open
Led the Tour in Top 10 finishes during the regular season
From 19 starts, he has had fourteen Top 10s
Ranked no.1 in scoring average with 69.057

RORY + TAYLORMADE “NEED TO KNOW”

Jumped to T24 (+.425) in SG Putting in 2019 vs. 97th in 2018 with his Spider X putter featuring Pure Roll™ technology
Switched into TP5 from TP5X earlier this season to increase his short game spin
Has played M5 driver with Injected Twist Face all year since Sentry TOC (Jan 2018)
Recently added a P730 PW to his bag after playing a Milled Grind 48° wedge most of the season
Leads in SG off-the-tee with his M5 driver (+1.195)
Has#22 stamped on his TP5 golf ball
Jumps to #2 in the OWGR