The inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games takes place Dec. 17 at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter in Jupiter, Florida. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will every captain a group in 5 modern competitions by which gamers will battle one another and the clock.
Team Scheffler consists of Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns and Luke Clanton. Team McIlroy consists of Luke Donald, Shane Lowry and Haotong Li.
Rory McIlroy
- Age: 36
- Country: Northern Ireland
- Career PGA Tour and DPWT wins: 40
- Majors: 5 (2011 U.S. Open; 2012, 2014 PGA Championship; 2014 Open Championship; 2025 Masters)
2025 Highlights
McIlroy accomplished the profession Grand Slam by successful the Masters Tournament in a playoff over Justin Rose. That was the headline on a marquee that would have showcased any of his different victories: the signature occasion AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the PGA Tour flagship Players Championship, a nationwide title on the Irish Open, a highway win within the Ryder Cup and the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai.
The inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games will embrace modern competitions, two groups captained by the world’s prime 2 gamers and timed competitions.
The Optum Golf Channel Games’ 5 competitions will take a look at all points of a player’s recreation, together with energy, accuracy, brief recreation and focus. Here’s a statistical take a look at McIlroy, together with the place his numbers rank among the many eight gamers within the competitors.
2025 PGA Tour stats (OGCG rank)
- Driving distance: 323.0 yards (1)
- Driving accuracy: 51.24% (8)
- Greens in regulation: 67.72% (4)
- Proximity to the opening: 38’5 (6)
- Scrambling: 63.8% (2)
- Sand saves: 56% (6)
- Putting >25 toes: 8.22% (1)
- Putting 10 toes: 42.86% (3)