Hideki Matsuyama Betting Profile: Farmers Insurance Open
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After he finished ninth in this tournament in 2023, Hideki Matsuyama has a better finish in mind as he readies for play in the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, California January 24-27.
The Farmers Insurance Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: January 24-27, 2024
- Location: San Diego, California
- Course: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,765 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous Winner: Max Homa
At the Farmers Insurance Open
- Over his last five trips to the Farmers Insurance Open, Matsuyama has an average score of -4, with an average finish of 34th.
- Matsuyama finished ninth (with a score of -7) in his most recent appearance at the Farmers Insurance Open (in 2023).
- Max Homa finished with 0.844 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (31st in the field), 8.383 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.595 SG: Putting (ninth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- Homa averaged 293.8 yards off the tee (55th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 73.61% (third), and attempted 28.75 putts per round (17th) in that victory a year ago.
Matsuyama's Recent Performances
- Matsuyama has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five events.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Matsuyama has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has an average score of -5 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Hideki Matsuyama has averaged 303.0 yards in his past five starts.
- Matsuyama is averaging -2.185 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Matsuyama has an average of -1.132 in his past five tournaments.
Matsuyama's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Matsuyama posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.086 last season (81st on TOUR). His average driving distance (297.2 yards) ranked 127th, while his 59.5% driving accuracy average ranked 99th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Matsuyama ranked 12th on TOUR with a mark of 0.609.
- On the greens, Matsuyama's -0.119 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 119th last season, and his 28.77 putts-per-round average ranked 66th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 127 | 297.2 | 303.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 105 | 66.86% | 68.63% |
Putts Per Round | 66 | 28.77 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 102 | 21.78% | 22.55% |
Bogey Avoidance | 14 | 12.01% | 13.07% |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Matsuyama's Best Finishes
- Matsuyama played 25 tournaments last season, securing one finish in the top five and earning two top-10 finishes.
- In those 25 events, he made the cut 19 times (76%).
- Last season Matsuyama's best performance came when he shot -9 and finished fifth at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- Matsuyama collected 742 points last season, ranking 57th in the FedExCup standings.
Matsuyama's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in March 2023 at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.333. He finished 15th in that event.
- Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the 3M Open, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.652 (he finished 30th in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Matsuyama produced his best mark last season at the Farmers Insurance Open (January 2023), ranking fifth in the field with a mark of 3.476.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023, Matsuyama recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (5.696), which ranked fourth in the field.
- Matsuyama delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (11.215) at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023, a performance that ranked him fourth in the field.
Matsuyama's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 81 | 0.086 | -0.650 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 12 | 0.609 | 0.035 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 13 | 0.324 | 1.686 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 119 | -0.119 | -2.185 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 23 | 0.902 | -1.132 |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Matsuyama's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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January 25-28 | Farmers Insurance Open | 9 | 70-73-69-69 | -7 | 78 |
February 9-12 | WM Phoenix Open | 29 | 74-68-67-70 | -5 | 28 |
February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 71-78 | +5 | -- |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 5 | 74-70-67-68 | -9 | 120 |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 15 | 70-72-68-71 | -7 | 49 |
April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 71-70-70-75 | -2 | 53 |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 23 | 66-67-70-66 | -15 | 34 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 29 | 72-71-70-72 | +5 | 26 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 16 | 72-65-75-76 | E | 51 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 32 | 72-69-67-75 | +3 | 24 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 13 | 69-64-65-66 | -16 | 59 |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 75-68 | -1 | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 13 | 70-72-69-70 | -3 | 63 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 30 | 64-70-73-67 | -10 | 24 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-74 | +5 | -- |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 16 | 67-69-70-65 | -9 | 200 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | MC | 71 | +1 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 51 | 69-76-68-72 | +5 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 58 | 71-68-76-69 | -8 | 9 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-68-67-66 | -9 | 21 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Matsuyama as of the start of the Farmers Insurance Open.
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