Davis Riley Betting Profile: Mexico Open At Vidanta
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HONOLULU, HAWAII - JANUARY 09: Davis Riley of the United States plays his shot from the first tee during a practice round prior to the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 09, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Davis Riley finished fifth in the Mexico Open at Vidanta in 2022, shooting a -15 on the par-71 course. His sights are set higher February 22-25 at Vidanta Vallarta in Vallarta, Mexico.
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
- Riley finished fifth (with a score of -15) in his lone appearance at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in recent years (in 2022).
- 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.
Riley's Recent Performances
- In his last five events, Riley has an average finish of 65th.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five tournaments.
- Riley has an average finishing position of 65th in his last five appearances.
- He has carded an average score of -4 over his last five events.
- Off the tee, Davis Riley has averaged 300.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Riley is averaging -1.221 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Riley has an average of -6.951 in his past five tournaments.
Riley's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Riley delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.017 last season (105th on TOUR). His average driving distance (305.9 yards) ranked 52nd, while his 58.9% driving accuracy average ranked 107th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Riley sported a 0.361 mark that ranked 40th on TOUR. He ranked 131st with a 66.01% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Riley's -0.133 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 125th on TOUR last season, and his 29.00 putts-per-round average ranked 94th. He broke par 22.33% of the time (81st).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 52 | 305.9 | 300.8 |
Greens in Regulation % | 131 | 66.01% | 51.98% |
Putts Per Round | 94 | 29.00 | 30.0 |
Par Breakers | 81 | 22.33% | 25.00% |
Bogey Avoidance | 175 | 15.96% | 13.10% |
Riley's Best Finishes
- Riley teed off in 33 tournaments last season, collecting one top-10 finishes.
- In those 33 tournaments, he made the cut on 18 occasions.
- Last season Riley put up his best performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge. He shot -6 and finished eighth (three shots back of the winner).
- With 768 points last season, Riley finished 54th in the FedExCup standings.
Riley's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Riley delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Wells Fargo Championship (May 2023), ranking in the field at 2.634.
- Riley's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2023, as he put up a 5.099 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished 54th in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Riley put up his best performance last season at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 2023), ranking 10th in the field with a mark of 2.961.
- At the Travelers Championship in June 2023, Riley recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (6.229). That ranked sixth in the field.
- Riley delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (8.422) in March 2023 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. That ranked eighth in the field.
Riley's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 105 | -0.017 | -3.238 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 40 | 0.361 | -1.916 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 173 | -0.323 | -0.335 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 125 | -0.133 | -1.221 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 118 | -0.112 | -6.951 |
Riley's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | 29 | 71-67-67-72 | -3 | 22 |
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 8 | 70-69-77-66 | -6 | 86 |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-77 | +4 | -- |
March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 19 | 69-68-72-74 | -1 | 40 |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 78 | +6 | -- |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 71-70 | -1 | -- |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 78-72 | +8 | -- |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 67-72 | -3 | -- |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-75 | +7 | -- |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 54 | 67-78-78-72 | +7 | 7 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 45 | 70-63-74-64 | -9 | 10 |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 33 | 68-72-71-65 | -12 | 20 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 35 | 63-73-67-73 | -4 | 18 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 78-70 | +6 | -- |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 43 | 75-68-66-67 | -4 | 44 |
October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 71-73 | E | -- |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 67-68-70-67 | -12 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 31 | 70-72-73-66 | +1 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 72-69 | -3 | -- |
November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 45 | 64-68-68-73 | -11 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 52 | 70-71-76-64 | -11 | 11 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 76-71 | +7 | -- |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 72-70-65 | -9 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-74 | +3 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 78 | 71-71-78 | +4 | 5 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Riley as of the start of the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
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