Austin Eckroat Betting Profile: Mexico Open At Vidanta
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Austin Eckroat looks to improve upon his 49th-place finish in 2023's tournament when he hits the links in the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta at Vidanta Vallarta February 22-25.
The Mexico Open at Vidanta Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 22-25, 2024
- Location: Vallarta, Mexico
- Course: Vidanta Vallarta
- Par: 71 / 7,456 yards
- Purse: $8.1M
- Previous Winner: Tony Finau
At the Mexico Open at Vidanta
- Eckroat finished 49th (with a score of -5) in his lone appearance at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in recent years (in 2023).
- Tony Finau finished with 3.754 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in the field), 4.741 SG: Approach the Green (11th), and 4.865 SG: Putting (eighth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- Finau averaged 329 yards off the tee (11th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 80.56% (third), and attempted 27 putts per round (fifth) in that victory a year ago.
Eckroat's Recent Performances
- Eckroat has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five appearances.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Over his last five appearances, Eckroat has finished in the top 10 once.
- He has carded an average score of -12 over his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Austin Eckroat has averaged 295.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Eckroat is averaging 0.615 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Eckroat has an average of 1.649 in his past five tournaments.
Eckroat's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Eckroat delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.363 last season, which ranked 34th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (301.1 yards) ranked 88th, and his 64.3% driving accuracy average ranked 34th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Eckroat sported a 0.015 mark that ranked 102nd on TOUR. He ranked 93rd with a 67.35% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Eckroat's 0.103 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 76th last season, and his 29.02 putts-per-round average ranked 100th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 88 | 301.1 | 295.6 |
Greens in Regulation % | 93 | 67.35% | 56.17% |
Putts Per Round | 100 | 29.02 | 29.7 |
Par Breakers | 121 | 21.43% | 24.69% |
Bogey Avoidance | 53 | 13.21% | 8.95% |
Eckroat's Best Finishes
- Eckroat took part in 31 tournaments last season, securing two finishes in the top five and earning four top-10 finishes.
- In those 31 tournaments, he had a 54.8% success rate in terms of making the cut (17 cuts made).
- Last season Eckroat had his best performance at the AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch. He shot -22 and finished second (one shot back of the winner).
- Eckroat placed 74th in the FedExCup standings with 594 points last season.
Eckroat's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in April 2023, as he produced a 3.684 mark, which ranked him eighth in the field. He finished 49th in that tournament.
- Eckroat put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season at the Sanderson Farms Championship, ranking 14th in the field at 4.338. In that event, he finished 54th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Eckroat's best performance last season was in May 2023 at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he ranked 15th in the field with a mark of 2.251. He finished 64th in that event.
- At the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2023, Eckroat delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.340 (his best mark last season), which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that event.
- Eckroat posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (12.637) at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2023. That ranked second in the field.
Eckroat's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 34 | 0.363 | 1.280 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 102 | 0.015 | -0.773 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 131 | -0.049 | 0.527 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 76 | 0.103 | 0.615 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 65 | 0.432 | 1.649 |
Eckroat's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | MC | 74-69 | +3 | -- |
March 2-5 | Puerto Rico Open | MC | 72-73 | +1 | -- |
March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 5 | 69-69-66-68 | -16 | 65 |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-72 | +3 | -- |
April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 49 | 72-67-72-68 | -5 | 8 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 64 | 70-70-75-72 | +3 | 4 |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 2 | 69-65-63-65 | -22 | 245 |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 16 | 69-66-72-71 | -2 | 49 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 30 | 69-72-72-77 | +2 | 26 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 10 | 71-68-73-65 | -3 | 75 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 67-65-68-67 | -13 | 34 |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 74-70 | E | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 65 | 71-67-72-70 | E | 4 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 68 | 73-74-71-70 | +8 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 69-69-65-68 | -17 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 65-68-66-65 | -18 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 42 | 65-66-69-72 | -8 | 11 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 69-65-69-66 | -19 | 30 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 68-72-71-73 | -4 | 17 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Eckroat as of the start of the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
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