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Rory McIlroy

How tall is Rory McIlroy?

Rory McIlroy is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).

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Rory McIlroy’s 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm) is about average for a US man: about 51 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Rory McIlroy is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (14.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Rory McIlroy: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Rory McIlroy is taller than the average US man by 0.1 in (0.2 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Rory McIlroy is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (14.1 cm).Rory McIlroy is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (14.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Rory McIlroy: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Rory McIlroy is taller than the average US man by 0.1 in (0.2 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Rory McIlroy is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (14.1 cm).

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Rory McIlroy beside others

Rory McIlroy is one of the shorter golfers we have heights for: Ernie Els (6 ft 3 in) stands 6 in (15.2 cm) taller and Gary Player (5 ft 6 in) is 3 in (7.7 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 9 in: Rickie Fowler.

  • Arnold Palmer: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Rory McIlroy.
  • Jack Nicklaus: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Rory McIlroy.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Rory McIlroy, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)