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Ben Griffin betting profile: FedEx St. Jude Championship
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GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 07: Ben Griffin looks on from the 15th tee during practice before the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 07, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Ben Griffin will play Aug. 15-18 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship. In his most recent tournament he took seventh in the Wyndham Championship, shooting 12-under at Sedgefield Country Club.
Latest odds for Griffin at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
The FedEx St. Jude Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 15-18, 2024
- Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Course: TPC Southwind
- Par: 70 / 7,243 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Lucas Glover
At the FedEx St. Jude Championship
- Griffin finished 24th (with a score of 7-under) in his lone appearance at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in recent years (in 2023).
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Lucas Glover posted numbers of 0.986 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (31st in field), 2.227 in SG: Approach the Green (18th), and 3.058 in SG: Putting (12th).
- Glover averaged 300.9 yards off the tee (37th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 63.89% (37th), and attempted 26 putts per round (fifth) in that victory a year ago.
Griffin's recent history at the FedEx St. Jude Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | 24 | 69-66-68-70 | -7 |
Griffin's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Griffin has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five events, Griffin has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 14-under.
- Ben Griffin has averaged 297.5 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Griffin is averaging 1.415 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Griffin is averaging 4.984 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Griffin's advanced stats and rankings
- Griffin has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.195 this season, which ranks 136th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.0 yards) ranks 127th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Griffin has a 0.363 mark (34th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Griffin's 0.296 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 40th this season, while he averages 28.65 putts per round (47th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 127 | 295.0 | 297.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 64 | 66.95% | 55.56% |
| Putts Per Round | 47 | 28.65 | 30.4 |
| Par Breakers | 85 | 25.46% | 25.00% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 16 | 13.15% | 12.50% |
Griffin's best finishes
- Griffin has taken part in 27 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has secured two finishes in the top-five and four finishes in the top-10.
- In those 27 tournaments, he made the cut on 18 occasions.
- Currently, Griffin ranks 56th in the FedExCup standings with 867 points.
Griffin's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Griffin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Genesis Scottish Open, ranking 27th in the field at 1.565. In that tournament, he finished 39th.
- Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.006 (he finished second in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Griffin's best performance this season was at the John Deere Classic in July 2024, as he produced a 3.268 mark, which ranked him 10th in the field. He finished fifth in that tournament.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Griffin recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (7.711, which ranked fourth in the field). In that event, he finished fifth.
- Griffin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.875) in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, which ranked second in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
Griffin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 136 | -0.195 | -0.574 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 34 | 0.363 | 2.653 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 35 | 0.220 | 1.491 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 40 | 0.296 | 1.415 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 37 | 0.683 | 4.984 |
Griffin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 2 | 67-63-66-74 | -22 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 64 | 70-73-70-74 | +7 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 68-70-67-66 | -17 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 37 | 71-63-69-69 | -12 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 67-67-69-61 | -18 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 | 21 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 9 | 66-68-64-66 | -24 | 78 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 74-67-72 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 72-67-68-69 | -8 | 24 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-69-66-75 | -2 | 23 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 55 | 71-68-71-70 | -8 | 4 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-71 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 71-68-70-71 | -4 | 43 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 72-68-69-68 | -3 | 16 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 69-74-74-69 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 72-68-68-67 | -13 | 30 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-73 | -68 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 13 | 69-64-67-67 | -17 | 53 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 29 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | W/D | 73-65 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 2 | 70-65-65-65 | -15 | 300 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 67 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 67-71-71-70 | -9 | 19 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 5 | 68-67-64-62 | -23 | 105 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 39 | 65-70-67-70 | -8 | 14 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 79-74 | +11 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 7 | 65-70-63-70 | -12 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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