Rory McIlroy's Deutsche Bank Championship victory in numbers

By Ali Stafford

Rory McIlroy claimed his 12th career PGA Tour title with a two-shot win at the Deutsche Bank Championship. We take a look at the figures behind the Northern Irishman's victory at TPC Boston.

One

McIlroy was No 1 in putts per green in regulation (1.604), strokes gained from putting (12.261) and also in driving distance (312.9yards) this week.

Image: The four-time major winner finished two strokes clear of Paul Casey

Two

Victory moved McIlroy up two places in the world rankings, lifting him above Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson in to third spot - his highest position since June. 

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Three

Deutsche Bank Championship glory is McIlroy's third FedExCup play-off win, putting him joint-top of the all-time wins standings alongside Tiger Woods.

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Four

McIlroy is up to fourth in the FedExCup rankings, with victory lifting him 34 places up the standings from the previous week.

Five

The number of birdies McIlroy posted over the front nine of the final round as he reached the turn in 31, before adding two more gains to close a six-under 65.

Image: Rory McIlroy closed his round with a birdie-four at the last

Six

The four-time major champion was trailing leader Paul Casey by six strokes heading in to the final round, the same final-round margin he overcame to win May's Irish Open.

Seven

McIlroy now has seven top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this year, the same number he managed in the whole of 2015. Dustin Johnson has the most, registering 12 from this 19 starts in 2016.

12

Only Tiger Woods (39) and Phil Mickelson (14) have won more PGA Tour titles at his age in the past 30 years than McIlroy (12).

15

The total score McIlroy finished under par for the week to claim the two-shot win at TPC Boston. McIlroy followed an opening-round 71 with scores of 67, 66 and 65 over the next three days.

Image: The Northern Irishman produced a much-improved display with the putter

16

The number of months McIlroy had gone without reaching the winner's circle on the PGA Tour, with Deutsche Bank Championship victory his first stateside since last May's Wells Fargo Championship.

19

McIlroy was four over par after the opening three holes on Friday, but went on to play the next 69 in 19 under to move up the leaderboard and claim victory.

Rory McIlroy gave his thoughts after clinching the Deutsche Bank Championship title

25

The total number of putts McIlroy needed during his final round at TPC Boston. Nine of those he converted at the first attempt, with the longest coming from 22.5 feet at the par-four 12th.

3,115

The amount of FedExCup points McIlroy has accumulated with two events remaining. The Northern Irishman trails leader Patrick Reed by 860 points.

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