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Aaron Rai betting profile: Charles Schwab Challenge
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 05: Aaron Rai of England lines up a putt on the 14th green during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on May 05, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images)
When he takes the course May 23-26, Aaron Rai will aim to improve upon his last performance at the Charles Schwab Challenge. In 2023, he shot 3-under and placed 12th at Colonial Country Club.
Latest odds for Rai at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The Charles Schwab Challenge tournament and course info
- Date: May 23-26, 2024
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Course: Colonial Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,289 yards
- Purse: $9.1M
- Previous winner: Emiliano Grillo
At the Charles Schwab Challenge
- Rai's average finish has been 40th, and his average score 3-over, over his last two appearances at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
- In Rai's most recent appearance at the Charles Schwab Challenge, in 2023, he finished 12th after posting a score of 3-under.
- Emiliano Grillo finished with 0.844 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (24th in the field), 4.349 SG: Approach the Green (eighth), and 7.439 SG: Putting (second) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- Grillo also posted numbers of 283.1 in average driving distance (66th in field), % in terms of greens in regulation (), and 27.25 putts per round (18th).
Rai's recent history at the Charles Schwab Challenge
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/25/2023 | 12 | 71-68-67-71 | -3 |
| 5/26/2022 | 68 | 71-68-76-74 | +9 |
Rai's recent performances
- Rai has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five appearances, finishing as high as the top five in one of those outings.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Rai has finished within three shots of the leader in two of his last five events. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 8-under.
- Off the tee, Aaron Rai has averaged 293.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Rai is averaging 1.265 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Rai has an average of 5.943 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 0.231, which ranks 61st on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (290.7 yards) ranks 148th, and his 72.3% driving accuracy average ranks 10th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai ranks 10th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.642, while he ranks eighth with a Greens in Regulation mark of 71.16%.
- On the greens, Rai's -0.065 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 114th this season, and his 29.21 putts-per-round average ranks 140th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 148 | 290.7 | 293.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 8 | 71.16% | 69.44% |
| Putts Per Round | 140 | 29.21 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 37 | 27.51% | 20.37% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 16 | 12.17% | 8.95% |
Rai's best finishes
- While Rai hasn't won any of the 14 tournaments he has played this season, he has collected one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 14 events, he made the cut 10 times, a success rate of 71.4%.
- Currently, Rai has 336 points, ranking him 85th in the FedExCup standings.
Rai's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Rai's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where his 2.648 mark ranked 12th in the field.
- Rai posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking third in the field at 6.316. In that event, he finished 19th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai's best effort this season was at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where his 1.494 mark ranked 20th in the field.
- At the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, Rai posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.718 (his best mark this season), which ranked 16th in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
- Rai recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024. That ranked seventh in the field.
Rai's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 61 | 0.231 | 0.788 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 10 | 0.642 | 3.335 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 75 | 0.077 | 0.555 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 114 | -0.065 | 1.265 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 17 | 0.886 | 5.943 |
Rai's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 12 | 71-68-67-71 | -3 | 59 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 74-79 | +9 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 3 | 67-69-69-67 | -16 | 145 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 67-66-68-66 | -13 | 34 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 9 | 65-68-66-71 | -18 | 70 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-68 | -1 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 69-68-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-70 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 49 | 66-68-70-73 | -3 | 34 |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 71-66-69-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 73-70-70-67 | E | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 57 | 65-69-70-70 | -6 | 5 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-66 | -10 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 33 | 66-70-75-72 | -5 | 22 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 76-65 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 19 | 68-70-69-67 | -10 | 43 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 69-69-70-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 71-72-68-71 | -6 | 22 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 66-70-67-67 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 58 | 72-73-74-70 | +1 | 4 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 71-76 | +3 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 4 | 67-65-68-64 | -20 | 109 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 39 | 68-68-70-71 | -4 | 20 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
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