Jhonattan Vegas betting profile: FedEx St. Jude Championship
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BLAINE, MINNESOTA - JULY 28: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela celebrates after a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 28, 2024 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
In his last tournament at the Wyndham Championship, Jhonattan Vegas carded a 61st-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship aiming to improve on that finish.
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
- In his last five appearances at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Vegas has an average finish of 19th, and an average score of 8-under.
- In 2022, Vegas missed the cut (with a score of even-par) in his most recent appearance at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
- Lucas Glover won this tournament in 2023 with 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's average driving distance was 300.9 (37th in field), he hit 63.89% of greens in regulation (37th), with 26 putts per round (fifth) en route to his win last year.
Vegas' recent history at the FedEx St. Jude Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
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8/11/2022 | MC | 67-73 | E |
8/19/2021 | MC | 70-72 | E |
8/8/2019 | 38 | 72-69-71-67 | -5 |
8/23/2018 | 15 | 67-68-72-68 | -9 |
Vegas' recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Vegas has finished first once.
- Over his last five appearances, Vegas has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average four times.
- He has an average score of 10-under across his last five events.
- Jhonattan Vegas has averaged 312.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Vegas is averaging 1.234 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Vegas is averaging 7.711 Strokes Gained: Total.
Vegas' advanced stats and rankings
- Vegas' Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.633 ranks eighth on TOUR this season, and his 63% driving accuracy average ranks 76th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Vegas ranks 15th on TOUR with a mark of 0.512.
- On the greens, Vegas has registered a -0.515 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 166th on TOUR, while he ranks 161st with a putts-per-round average of 29.71. He has broken par 29.63% of the time (sixth on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 10 | 310.7 | 312.2 |
Greens in Regulation % | 2 | 73.41% | 62.78% |
Putts Per Round | 161 | 29.71 | 29.5 |
Par Breakers | 6 | 29.63% | 27.78% |
Bogey Avoidance | 85 | 15.34% | 11.94% |
Vegas' best finishes
- Vegas has participated in 16 tournaments this season, collecting one win .
- In those 16 tournaments, he had a 56.3% success rate in terms of making the cut (nine cuts made).
- As of now, Vegas has accumulated 685 points, which ranks him 69th in the FedExCup standings.
Vegas' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Vegas' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the John Deere Classic in July 2024, as he ranked third in the field with a mark of 4.952.
- Vegas' best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the 3M Open in July 2024, as he produced a 6.078 mark, which ranked him eighth in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Vegas put up his best effort this season at the John Deere Classic, ranking 18th in the field at 2.094. In that tournament, he finished 20th.
- At the 3M Open in July 2024, Vegas delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (4.979). That ranked ninth in the field.
- Vegas recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.922) at the 3M Open (July 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Vegas' Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 8 | 0.633 | 3.928 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 15 | 0.512 | 2.210 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 129 | -0.111 | 0.340 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 166 | -0.515 | 1.234 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 47 | 0.520 | 7.711 |
Vegas' past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 69-71 | E | -- |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-70-66 | -12 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 78-65 | -1 | -- |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 22 | 67-68-69-71 | -9 | 37 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 60 | 71-68-69-75 | -1 | 5 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 71-70-71-65 | -3 | 16 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-75 | +4 | -- |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 23 | 68-70-69-70 | -11 | 20 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-76 | -3 | -- |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 70-69 | -3 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 27 | 70-69-69-67 | -5 | 29 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 25 | 67-69-69-73 | -10 | 32 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 20 | 68-64-67-68 | -17 | 43 |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | 1 | 68-66-63-70 | -17 | 500 |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 61 | 70-66-72-70 | -2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Vegas as of the start of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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