Bud Cauley betting profile: 3M Open
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After he finished 34th in this tournament in 2019, Bud Cauley has a better finish in mind as he readies for play in the 2024 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, USA, July 25-28.
The 3M Open tournament and course info
- Date: July 25-28, 2024
- Location: Blaine, Minnesota, USA
- Course: TPC Twin Cities
- Par: 71 / 7,431 yards
- Purse: $8.1M
- Previous winner: Lee Hodges
At the 3M Open
- Cauley has entered the 3M Open once recently (in 2019), posting a score of 12-under and finishing 34th.
- Lee Hodges finished with 1.885 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (24th in the field), 9.219 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 6.196 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Hodges posted an average driving distance of 310.9 (25th in field), hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (ninth), and took 28 putts per round (fourth).
Cauley's recent history at the 3M Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
7/4/2019 | 34 | 71-67-68-66 | -12 |
Cauley's recent performances
- In his last five events, Cauley has an average finish of 57th.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five tournaments.
- Cauley has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 8-under in his last five tournaments.
- Bud Cauley has averaged 299.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Cauley is averaging -1.008 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Cauley is averaging -0.738 Strokes Gained: Total.
Cauley's advanced stats and rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | - | 295.6 | 299.9 |
Greens in Regulation % | - | 69.62% | 71.83% |
Putts Per Round | - | 29.22 | 29.7 |
Par Breakers | - | 20.49% | 22.22% |
Bogey Avoidance | - | 12.33% | 13.10% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Cauley's best finishes
- Cauley has taken part in 10 tournaments this season, with zero top-10 finishes.
- In those 10 events, he made the cut six times (60%).
Cauley's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -0.191 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -0.236 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.696 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -1.008 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -0.738 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Cauley's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 65 | 69-68-70-75 | -2 | 4 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 21 | 66-65-74-69 | -10 | 37 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 45 | 70-71-68-69 | -2 | 9 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 74-71-69-72 | -2 | 15 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 72-69 | -3 | -- |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 72-67 | -3 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 52 | 72-65-71-73 | -7 | 7 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 61 | 65-72-68-71 | -8 | 4 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cauley as of the start of the 3M Open.
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