You may have noticed while Rory McIlroy was powering to his second straight Master victory that he was wearing a green band on his right arm – that’s a Whoop health and fitness wearable.
And it has revealed what was happening with his heart rate during the gruelling final round and closing holes before his back to back victory at Augusta National.
McIlroy became one of many high profile investors in Whoop alongside LeBron James and Christiano Ronaldo when the company raised $US575m in a funding round in 2020.
At the time Whoop had a $US1.2bn valuation – today Whoop is worth $10.1 billion after another round of fund raising.
Whoop founder and CEO Will Ahmed revealed McIlroy’s heart rate fluctuations during the final Masters round.
Ahmed says McIlroy has a resting heart rate of between 47-49 bpm which puts the champion golfer at the elite level.
Rory McIlroy @whoop data highlights:
-4 straight days of green recoveries Thursday to Sunday (89%, 79%, 94%, 87%)
-Resting HR of 47-49 bpm (elite!)
-24K steps on Sunday
-HR spike of 135 bpm on 18th tee
-HR drop of 105 bpm for tap in putt
-HR of 150 bpm for celebration pic.twitter.com/zFJUrQJ7HC— Will Ahmed (@willahmed) April 13, 2026
On the final Master round at Augusta National, McIlroy took more than 24,000 steps and a total of 91,247 steps over the Masters weekend.
His heart rate reached 135 bpm after his tee shot on the 18th which he carved right into the trees.
At that time he had a two shot buffer and he was concerned he might have had an unplayable shot.
But he recovered to score a bogey on the hole and win the tournament.
When he tapped in the winning put his heart rate had dropped down to 105 bpm before rising to 150 bpm when he was celebrating the win – his second Masters titles and sixth major victory.
The Whoop data also showed his recovery score – a daily value based on how prepared your body is to perform.
These per centages were 89 per cent on Thursday (Rd 1), 79 per cent Friday (Rd 2), 94 per cent on Saturday (Rd 4) and 87 per cent on Sunday (Rd 4).
Ahead of Sunday’s victory, McIlroy’s Whoop showed he banked a nine hour sleep with an average of eight and a half hours during the tournament.
