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Troy Merritt betting profile: Charles Schwab Challenge
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Troy Merritt will play May 23-26 in Fort Worth, TX, at the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge. In his most recent tournament he placed 40th in the Myrtle Beach Classic, shooting 7-under at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
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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
- In his last four appearances at the Charles Schwab Challenge, Merritt has an average finish of 32nd, and an average score of 1-under.
- In Merritt's most recent appearance at the Charles Schwab Challenge, in 2023, he failed to make the cut after posting a score of 3-over.
- Emiliano Grillo won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 0.844 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (24th in field), 4.349 in SG: Approach the Green (eighth), and 7.439 in SG: Putting (second).
- En route to his victory last year, Grillo posted an average driving distance of 283.1 (66th in field), hit % of greens in regulation (), and took 27.25 putts per round (18th).
Merritt's recent history at the Charles Schwab Challenge
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/25/2023 | MC | 68-75 | +3 |
| 5/26/2022 | 57 | 73-66-72-74 | +5 |
| 5/27/2021 | 7 | 68-71-69-65 | -7 |
| 6/11/2020 | MC | 73-71 | +4 |
Merritt's recent performances
- Merritt has finished in the top 10 once over his last five tournaments.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five appearances, Merritt has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score once.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 8-under.
- Troy Merritt has averaged 292.4 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Merritt has an average of 1.320 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Merritt has an average of 0.858 in his past five tournaments.
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Merritt's advanced stats and rankings
- Merritt owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.215 (142nd) this season, while his average driving distance of 290.0 yards ranks 150th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Merritt ranks 94th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.004, while he ranks 101st with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.50%.
- On the greens, Merritt's -0.055 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 112th this season, while he averages 28.45 putts per round (48th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 150 | 290.0 | 292.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 101 | 65.50% | 63.19% |
| Putts Per Round | 48 | 28.45 | 28.4 |
| Par Breakers | 62 | 26.32% | 23.26% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 89 | 14.77% | 13.19% |
Merritt's best finishes
- Although Merritt has not won any of the 14 tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those 14 tournaments, he had a 50% success rate in terms of making the cut (seven cuts made).
- Currently, Merritt ranks 132nd in the FedExCup standings with 151 points.
Merritt's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked 21st in the field with a mark of 1.639 (he finished 58th in that event).
- Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where his 3.941 mark ranked 15th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Merritt's best effort this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 4.076 (he finished 58th in that tournament).
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Merritt delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.899), which ranked sixth in the field.
- Merritt posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (May 2024), which ranked him ninth in the field. He finished ninth in that tournament.
Merritt's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 142 | -0.215 | -1.123 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 94 | 0.004 | 0.624 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 46 | 0.217 | 0.037 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 112 | -0.055 | 1.320 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 110 | -0.050 | 0.858 |
Merritt's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 68-75 | +3 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-78 | +10 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 72-69 | +1 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 17 | 68-68-67-69 | -16 | 48 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 17 | 69-67-69-65 | -14 | 48 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 58 | 70-63-70-75 | -2 | 5 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 7 | 74-67-69-65 | -13 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 9 | 68-65-71-68 | -16 | -- |
| 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 |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Merritt as of the start of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
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