00:00Rory McIlroy's Masters win wasn't just historic, it was almost statistically impossible.
00:04Twelve months ago, he finally earned the green jacket and the data from ShotScope
00:08shows he was playing a different game to everybody else.
00:11Take hole 15, Rory stuck a 7-iron from 208 yards to just 6 feet.
00:15To put that in perspective, a scratch golfer on average finishes 78 feet away from that range.
00:21Rory was 13 times better than a scratch player when it mattered most.
00:25Then came the 17th, 184 yards out, heart rate climbing and tied with Justin Rose
00:29he knocks it to 2 feet.
00:31The Tour average from there is 34 feet and they only make birdie when approaching from this distance 14.6
00:37% of the time.
00:38But the real magic happened in the playoff.
00:40After missing the green in regulation play, he faced nearly the exact same shot from 125 yards.
00:46Most pros land this to 20 feet.
00:48Rory, he stuck a gap wedge to 4 feet.
00:51That single shot was 10 times better than the PGA Tour average.
00:55There you have it, undeniable proof that under the highest pressure in golf,
00:58Rory is 1 of 1, leading the field in strokes gained approach.
01:03Want to see how your own stats compare to a Masters champion?
01:06Head over to the ShotScope website and start tracking your game today.
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