Matt Kuchar Betting Profile: The RSM Classic
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CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 05: Matt Kuchar of the United States acknowledges fans after a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante on November 05, 2023 in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Last tournament at the World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Matt Kuchar posted a second-place finish, and he heads into the 2023 The RSM Classic trying for better results.
The RSM Classic Tournament & Course Info
- Date: November 16-19, 2023
- Location: St. Simons Island, GA
- Course: Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course)
- Par: 70 / 7,005 yards
- Purse: $8.4M
- Previous Winner: Adam Svensson
At The RSM Classic
- Over his last five trips to The RSM Classic, Kuchar has an average score of -8, with an average finish of 37th.
- Kuchar last played at The RSM Classic in 2022, missing the cut with a score of -3.
- Adam Svensson finished with 2.863 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (10th in the field), 2.496 SG: Approach the Green (15th), and 9.16 SG: Putting (first) en route to winning this tournament in 2022.
- Svensson also posted numbers of 277 in average driving distance (52nd in field), 84.72% in terms of greens in regulation (fourth), and 29 putts per round (20th).
Kuchar's Recent Performances
- Kuchar has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five appearances, finishing as high as the top five in one of those outings.
- Kuchar has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has finished with an average score of -10 those five times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Matt Kuchar has averaged 295.1 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Kuchar is averaging 1.003 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kuchar is averaging 2.227 Strokes Gained: Total.
Kuchar's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kuchar has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.018 this season, which ranks 92nd on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.0 yards) ranks 144th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kuchar ranks 101st on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.021. Additionally, he ranks 82nd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 67.37%.
- On the greens, Kuchar's 0.203 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 60th this season, while he averages 28.44 putts per round (33rd).
Category | Last 5 Starts | Overall | Overall TOUR Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 295.1 | 295.0 | 144 |
Greens in Regulation % | 75.56% | 67.37% | 82 |
Putts Per Round | 28.5 | 28.44 | 33 |
Par Breakers | 26.11% | 21.84% | 90 |
Bogey Avoidance | 8.33% | 11.37% | 3 |
Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.
Kuchar's Best Finishes
- Kuchar has not won any of the 26 tournaments he has played this season, though he has collected three top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes.
- In those 26 tournaments, he made the cut on 19 occasions.
Kuchar's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at The Genesis Invitational, where his 2.874 mark ranked eighth in the field.
- Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valero Texas Open in March 2023, as he ranked third in the field with a mark of 7.548.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kuchar put up his best effort this season at the Wells Fargo Championship (May 2023), ranking third in the field with a mark of 4.906.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2023, Kuchar delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.254, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him fifth in the field (he finished 32nd in that event).
- Kuchar delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.029) at the Valero Texas Open, which was held in March 2023. That performance ranked third in the field (he finished third in that event).
Kuchar's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Last 5 Starts | Overall | Overall TOUR Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | -0.015 | 0.018 | 92 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 0.729 | 0.021 | 101 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 0.054 | 0.365 | 9 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 1.003 | 0.203 | 60 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 2.227 | 0.608 | 49 |
Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.
Kuchar's Results This Season
Date | Tournament Name | Position | Round Scores | Score | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 15-18 | Fortinet Championship | 12 | 68-68-70-73 | 279 | -9 | 54 |
October 20-23 | THE CJ CUP in South Carolina | 29 | 71-68-71-69 | 279 | -5 | 27 |
November 3-6 | World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba | 27 | 66-67-71-67 | 271 | -13 | 30 |
November 17-20 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-69 | 139 | -3 | -- |
December 9-11 | QBE Shootout | 3 | 60-62-62 | 184 | E | -- |
January 12-15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 7 | 70-67-64-66 | 267 | -13 | 80 |
February 2-5 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | MC | 72-70-74 | 216 | +1 | -- |
February 9-12 | WM Phoenix Open | 32 | 72-67-71-70 | 280 | -4 | 21 |
February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 8 | 66-70-71-67 | 274 | -10 | 89 |
February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | MC | 75-69 | 144 | +4 | -- |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 70-78 | 148 | +4 | -- |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 3 | 68-70-69-68 | 275 | -13 | 163 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 19 | 68-67-68-71 | 274 | -10 | 42 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 23 | 72-67-68-72 | 279 | -5 | 36 |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 43 | 67-68-69-68 | 272 | -12 | 11 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-73 | 147 | +7 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 62 | 79-67-69-84 | 299 | +11 | 5 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 20 | 71-71-70-68 | 280 | -8 | 41 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 72-74 | 146 | +6 | -- |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 77-68 | 145 | +5 | -- |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 67 | 69-69-73-72 | 283 | -1 | 4 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 43 | 67-69-70-70 | 276 | -8 | 11 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 38 | 69-67-71-68 | 275 | -5 | 15 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 61 | 72-71-70-67 | 280 | E | 19 |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 7 | 70-67-65-73 | 275 | -13 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 2 | 65-65-67-66 | 263 | -25 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kuchar as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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