Hideki Matsuyama betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 22: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts to his chip in for birdie on the fifth hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2024 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Hideki Matsuyama enters play July 10-13 in the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club following a 23rd-place finish in the Travelers Championship his last time in competition.
The Genesis Scottish Open tournament and course info
- Date: July 10-13, 2024
- Location: North Berwick, SCO
- Course: The Renaissance Club
- Par: 70 / 7,237 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous winner: Rory McIlroy
At the Genesis Scottish Open
- Matsuyama has played the Genesis Scottish Open once in recent years (in 2022), posting a score of 7-over and missing the cut.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Rory McIlroy posted numbers of 5.615 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 5.532 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.5 in SG: Putting (34th).
- McIlroy's average driving distance was 331.8 (first in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (24th), with 27.5 putts per round (ninth) en route to his win last year.
Matsuyama's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
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7/6/2022 | MC | 73-74 | +7 |
Matsuyama's recent performances
- Matsuyama has finished in the top 10 in two of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Matsuyama has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average four times.
- He has finished with an average score of -3 those five times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Hideki Matsuyama has averaged 296.2 yards in his past five starts.
- Matsuyama is averaging 1.520 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Matsuyama has an average of 7.032 in his past five tournaments.
Matsuyama's advanced stats and rankings
- Matsuyama has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.319, which ranks 38th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (297.1 yards) ranks 105th, and his 64.8% driving accuracy average ranks 63rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Matsuyama has a 0.366 mark (33rd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Matsuyama's -0.142 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 122nd this season, while he averages 28.44 putts per round (36th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 105 | 297.1 | 296.2 |
Greens in Regulation % | 71 | 66.36% | 60.00% |
Putts Per Round | 36 | 28.44 | 27.9 |
Par Breakers | 135 | 22.63% | 19.17% |
Bogey Avoidance | 8 | 11.92% | 12.22% |
Matsuyama's best finishes
- Matsuyama has participated in 14 tournaments this season, collecting one win and five top-10 finishes.
- In those 14 tournaments, he made the cut on 14 occasions.
- Currently, Matsuyama has 1893 points, placing him seventh in the FedExCup standings.
Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Matsuyama put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at THE PLAYERS Championship, ranking second in the field at 4.658. In that tournament, he finished sixth.
- Matsuyama produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at THE PLAYERS Championship, ranking sixth in the field at 6.436. In that tournament, he finished sixth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Matsuyama produced his best performance this season at The Genesis Invitational (February 2024), ranking third in the field with a mark of 5.833.
- At The Genesis Invitational in February 2024, Matsuyama delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (4.297, which ranked third in the field). In that tournament, he finished first.
- Matsuyama delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.284) in February 2024 at The Genesis Invitational, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
Matsuyama's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 38 | 0.319 | 1.121 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 33 | 0.366 | 0.490 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 1 | 0.798 | 3.902 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 122 | -0.142 | 1.520 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 4 | 1.342 | 7.032 |
Matsuyama's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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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 | W/D | 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 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 66-71-76-67 | -8 | 53 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 75-71-70 | E | 5 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 22 | 69-68-68-70 | -9 | 37 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 1 | 69-68-68-62 | -17 | 700 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 67-70-72-76 | -3 | 133 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 6 | 69-69-68-67 | -15 | 263 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 7 | 73-70-66-71 | -8 | 85 |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 38 | 76-74-71-74 | +7 | 20 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 35 | 70-65-70-71 | -8 | 24 |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 8 | 73-70-74-70 | -1 | 191 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 6 | 72-66-70-70 | -2 | 275 |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 23 | 66-69-69-64 | -12 | 78 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Matsuyama as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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