Oct 18, 2023
Aaron Rai Betting Profile: ZOZO Championship
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NEWPORT, WALES - JULY 23: Aaron Rai of England tees off on the eighth during Day Two of the Cazoo Open supported by Gareth Bale at Celtic Manor Resort on July 23, 2021 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Aaron Rai enters play October 19-21 in the 2023 ZOZO Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino CC after a 28th-place finish in the Shriners Children's Open, which was his most recent tournament.
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The ZOZO Championship Tournament & Course Info
- Date: October 19-21, 2023
- Location: Chiba, Japan
- Course: Accordia Golf Narashino CC
- Par: 70 / 7,079 yards
- Purse: $8.5M
- Previous Winner: Keegan Bradley
At the ZOZO Championship
- Rai has played the ZOZO Championship once recently (in 2022), posting a score of -4 and finishing 36th.
- When Keegan Bradley won this tournament in 2022, he finished with a driving average of 295.3 (18th in the field), 59.62% driving accuracy (23rd), and 28.5 putts per round (15th).
Rai's Recent Performances
- Rai has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five tournaments.
- He's qualified for the weekend in three of his last five tournaments.
- Rai has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five events.
- He has finished with an average score of -9 those three times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Rai has averaged 296.2 yards in his past five starts.
- Rai has an average of -0.407 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Rai has an average of 1.489 in his past five tournaments.
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Rai's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Rai has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.343, which ranks 34th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (293.8 yards) ranks 151st, and his 69.2% driving accuracy average ranks third.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai ranks 35th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.385. Additionally, he ranks 12th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 69.75%.
- On the greens, Rai's -0.262 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 147th this season, and his 29.26 putts-per-round average ranks 138th.
| Category | Last 5 Starts | Overall | Overall TOUR Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 296.2 | 293.8 | 151 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 70.83% | 69.75% | 12 |
| Putts Per Round | 29.5 | 29.26 | 138 |
| Par Breakers | 22.22% | 22.11% | 64 |
| Bogey Avoidance | 11.11% | 13.81% | 75 |
Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.
Rai's Best Finishes
- Rai hasn't won any of the 30 tournaments he has played this season, though he has secured one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes.
- In those 30 tournaments, he made the cut on 20 occasions.
Rai's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Rai delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at THE PLAYERS Championship (March 2023), ranking 14th in the field at 3.381.
- Rai's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 7.522 (he finished third in that tournament).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai produced his best mark this season at the Cadence Bank Houston Open (November 2022), ranking No. 1 in the field with a mark of 8.100.
- At the Cadence Bank Houston Open in November 2022, Rai posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.478, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 12th in the field (he finished seventh in that tournament).
- Rai posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.121) at the RBC Canadian Open (June 2023), which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that event.
Rai's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Last 5 Starts | Overall | Overall TOUR Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 0.805 | 0.343 | 34 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | -0.341 | 0.385 | 35 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 0.319 | 0.149 | 56 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | -0.407 | -0.262 | 147 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 1.489 | 0.615 | 46 |
Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.
Rai's Results This Season
| Date | Tournament Name | Position | Round Scores | Score | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 - October 2 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 61 | 73-69-70-72 | 284 | -4 | 4 |
| October 6-9 | Shriners Children's Open | 20 | 69-68-62-71 | 270 | -14 | 38 |
| October 12-15 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 36 | 71-66-70-69 | 276 | -4 | 19 |
| October 27-29 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 54 | 69-67-71-71 | 278 | -6 | 6 |
| November 3-6 | World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba | MC | 72-68 | 140 | -2 | -- |
| November 10-13 | Cadence Bank Houston Open | 7 | 70-64-70-69 | 273 | -7 | 88 |
| November 17-20 | The RSM Classic | MC | 74-68 | 142 | E | -- |
| January 12-15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 61 | 67-71-68-69 | 275 | -5 | 5 |
| January 19-22 | The American Express | MC | 70-71-69 | 210 | -6 | -- |
| January 25-28 | Farmers Insurance Open | 52 | 64-78-74-75 | 291 | +3 | 8 |
| February 9-12 | WM Phoenix Open | 42 | 70-70-71-71 | 282 | -2 | 11 |
| February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 29 | 70-73-69-68 | 280 | -4 | 31 |
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | MC | 72-73 | 145 | +5 | -- |
| March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 53 | 68-74-76-72 | 290 | +2 | 7 |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 73-69-65-75 | 282 | -6 | 46 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 28 | 71-71-71-70 | 283 | -5 | 25 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 48 | 63-71-71-74 | 279 | -5 | 9 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 71-73 | 144 | +2 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 72-70 | 142 | E | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 71-69 | 140 | -2 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 12 | 71-68-67-71 | 277 | -3 | 59 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 74-79 | 153 | +9 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 3 | 67-69-69-67 | 272 | -16 | 145 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 67-66-68-66 | 267 | -13 | 34 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 9 | 65-68-66-71 | 270 | -18 | 70 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-68 | 139 | -1 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 69-68-67-68 | 272 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-70 | 140 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 49 | 66-68-70-73 | 277 | -3 | 34 |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 71-66-69-66 | 272 | -12 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of the ZOZO Championship.
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