There are lies, damned lies and statistics but they paint a pretty good picture of Rory McIlroy's performance at The Open. His most dominant facet of the game? Driving distance, followed by his putting.

Birdies

1st Rickie Fowler 23 

3rd Shane Lowry 21

4th Rory McIlroy 20, Graeme McDowell 20

16th Darren Clarke 17

28th Tiger Woods 15

 

Driving Distance

1 Rory McIlroy 327.8 average

2 Brooks Koepka 327.5

3 Adam Scott 315.4

10 Darren Clarke 296.8

14 Tiger Woods 292.1

52 Graeme McDowell 274.4

56 Shane Lowry 272.6

 

Fairways Hit

1st Chris Rodgers 79%

9th Graeme McDowell 70%

20th Rory McIlroy 66%, Tiger Woods 66%

28th Shane Lowry 64%

36th Darren Clarke 63%

72nd Martin Kaymer 41%

 

Greens in Regulation

1st Adam Scott 79%

6th Phil Mickelson 75%

 9th Shane Lowry 72%

25th Rory McIlroy 69%

32nd Graeme McDowell 67%, Tiger Woods 67%

46th Darren Clarke 64%

 

Putts

1st Matteo Manassero 1.49 average (28-28-28-23)

4th Rory McIlroy 1.53 (27-26-27-30)

15th Graeme McDowell 1.57 (29-31-23-30)

24th Shane Lowry 1.60 (29-28-28-30)

36th Darren Clarke 1.62 (27-31-28-31)

41st Phil Mickelson 1.64; Tom Watson 1.64

46th Tiger Woods 1.65 (28-31-29-31)