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Troy Merritt betting profile: Black Desert Championship
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Troy Merritt enters play in Ivins, Utah, USA, looking for better results Oct. 10-13 in the 2024 Black Desert Championship after failing to make the cut in his last outing, the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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The Black Desert Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Oct. 10-13, 2024
- Location: Ivins, Utah, USA
- Course: Black Desert Resort Golf Course
- Par: 71 / 7,371 yards
- Purse: $7.5M
Merritt's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Merritt finished outside the top 20.
- He has made one cut over his last five tournaments.
- Merritt finished 59th in his only finish over his last five tournaments.
- He posted a final score of -8 relative to par in his only made cut in his last five tournaments.
- In terms of driving distance, Troy Merritt has averaged 298.5 yards in his past five starts.
- Merritt has an average of -1.446 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Merritt is averaging -2.438 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Merritt's advanced stats and rankings
- Merritt has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.175 this season (129th on TOUR). His average driving distance (292.9 yards) ranks 145th, while his 65.2% driving accuracy average ranks 38th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Merritt ranks 68th on TOUR with a mark of 0.195.
- On the greens, Merritt's -0.212 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 133rd this season, and his 28.74 putts-per-round average ranks 62nd.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 145 | 292.9 | 298.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 111 | 65.41% | 63.43% |
| Putts Per Round | 62 | 28.74 | 28.8 |
| Par Breakers | 61 | 25.00% | 26.85% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 117 | 15.23% | 18.06% |
Merritt's best finishes
- Merritt has not won any of the 23 tournaments he has participated in this season, though he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 10 times (43.5%).
- With 213 points, Merritt currently ranks 142nd in the FedExCup standings.
Merritt's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 1.639 mark ranked 21st in the field.
- Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Procore Championship, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 4.185 (he missed the cut in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Merritt produced his best performance this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (February 2024), ranking sixth in the field with a mark of 4.076.
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Merritt recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.899, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him sixth in the field (he finished ninth in that tournament).
- Merritt delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, a performance that ranked him ninth in the field.
Merritt's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 129 | -0.175 | -0.751 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 68 | 0.195 | 0.483 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 79 | 0.053 | -0.725 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 133 | -0.212 | -1.446 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 121 | -0.139 | -2.438 |
Merritt's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 64 | 68-71-71-72 | -2 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 65 | 71-68-73-65 | -11 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 72 | 69-67-71-72 | -5 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 77-64 | -1 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 24 | 68-66-66-70 | -10 | 33 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 70-64-70 | -12 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 70-77 | +3 | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 58 | 71-69-69-72 | -3 | 5 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 47 | 68-72-69-69 | -6 | 9 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 68-71-69-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-77 | +5 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 71-77 | +4 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 67 | 66-74-71-77 | E | 2 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 67-77 | E | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 9 | 67-62-70-67 | -18 | 73 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 40 | 68-71-67-71 | -7 | 8 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 45 | 70-72-70-70 | +2 | 10 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-69 | +1 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 17 | 69-64-70-73 | -12 | 49 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 59 | 67-68-70-75 | -8 | 3 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 69-73 | -2 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 71-72 | -1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Merritt as of the start of the Black Desert Championship.
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