Eric Cole Betting Profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Eric Cole shot -27 and finished second the last time he played in this tournament. He'll tee off at PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion) February 29 - March 3 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 29 - March 3, 2024
- Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Course: PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion)
- Par: 71 / 7,147 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous Winner: Chris Kirk
At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- Cole has entered the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches once recently (in 2023), posting a score of -27 and finishing second.
- With numbers of 2.274 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (15th in field), 6.287 in SG: Approach the Green (eighth), and 5.575 in SG: Putting (ninth), Chris Kirk won this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Kirk posted an average driving distance of 296 (54th in field), hit 75% of greens in regulation (seventh), and took 28.25 putts per round (18th).
Cole's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, Cole has one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five tournaments.
- Cole has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in three of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score of -11 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Eric Cole has averaged 288.0 yards in his past five starts.
- Cole is averaging 0.690 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Cole is averaging 1.963 Strokes Gained: Total.
Cole's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Cole owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.078 (92nd) this season, while his average driving distance of 291.4 yards ranks 141st on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Cole sports a 0.542 mark (29th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Cole has delivered a 0.552 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 31st on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 141 | 291.4 | 288.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 51.31% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.5 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 26.47% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 11.76% |
Cole's Best Finishes
- Cole has played seven tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those seven tournaments, he made the cut on six occasions.
- Currently, Cole has 485 points, placing him 21st in the FedExCup standings.
Cole's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Cole's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he delivered a 3.194 mark, which ranked him 13th in the field. He finished 13th in that event.
- Cole's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.460 (he finished 14th in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cole's best effort this season was at The Sentry, where he ranked 26th in the field with a mark of 0.525 (he finished 14th in that tournament).
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Cole delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (4.188). That ranked seventh in the field.
- Cole delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii (which ranked him 13th in the field). In that tournament, he finished 13th.
Cole's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 92 | 0.078 | 0.286 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 29 | 0.542 | 1.727 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 135 | -0.222 | -0.740 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 31 | 0.552 | 0.690 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 25 | 0.951 | 1.963 |
Cole's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 72-80 | +8 | -- |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 27 | 73-73-69-68 | -5 | 31 |
March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 71-67-75-72 | -3 | 15 |
April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 5 | 65-68-69-66 | -16 | 100 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 23 | 66-68-70-65 | -15 | 34 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 15 | 67-74-70-70 | +1 | 59 |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 69-74 | +3 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 24 | 75-70-70-74 | +1 | 38 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 6 | 69-73-69-63 | -14 | 95 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 39 | 69-70-71-74 | +4 | 18 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 64-65-73-65 | -13 | 34 |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 42 | 69-67-68-71 | -9 | 11 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 60 | 67-69-64-79 | -1 | 5 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 30 | 70-66-68-70 | -10 | 24 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-65-66-70 | -10 | 51 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 31 | 66-70-68-70 | -6 | 92 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 25 | 72-68-68-69 | -3 | 133 |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 4 | 68-66-68-70 | -16 | -- |
October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 35 | 71-68-71-69 | -9 | -- |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 3 | 71-66-67-62 | -18 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 2 | 65-71-66-70 | -8 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 3 | 66-66-61-67 | -22 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 14 | 70-66-69-65 | -22 | 113 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 13 | 66-72-64-66 | -12 | 55 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 21 | 66-64-66-72 | -20 | 40 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 14 | 68-71-67 | -10 | 118 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 70-69-70-70 | -5 | 8 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 10 | 73-69-65-69 | -8 | 150 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cole as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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