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Garrick Higgo Betting Profile: Mexico Open At Vidanta
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LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Garrick Higgo of South Africa plays his shot from the 16th tee during the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines North Course on January 25, 2024 in La Jolla, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
In his tournament at the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, Garrick Higgo carded a 49th-place finish, and he enters the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta trying for a better finish.
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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
- Higgo missed the cut (with a score of E) in his only recent appearance at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in 2023.
- With numbers of 3.754 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 4.741 in SG: Approach the Green (11th), and 4.865 in SG: Putting (eighth), Tony Finau won this tournament in 2023.
- Finau's average driving distance was 329 (11th in field), he hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), with 27 putts per round (fifth) en route to his win last year.
Higgo's Recent Performances
- In his last five events, Higgo has an average finish of 65th.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five events.
- Higgo has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five appearances.
- He has carded an average score of -2 over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Garrick Higgo has averaged 311.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Higgo has an average of 0.227 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Higgo is averaging -2.676 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Higgo's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Higgo's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.509 last season ranked 18th on TOUR, and his 57.3% driving accuracy average ranked 132nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Higgo ranked 161st on TOUR with a mark of -0.291.
- On the greens, Higgo's 0.101 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 77th on TOUR last season, and his 29.01 putts-per-round average ranked 97th. He broke par 22.60% of the time (71st).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 27 | 310.8 | 311.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 103 | 66.88% | 50.00% |
| Putts Per Round | 97 | 29.01 | 30.4 |
| Par Breakers | 71 | 22.60% | 22.62% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 73 | 13.65% | 15.48% |
Higgo's Best Finishes
- Last season Higgo played 33 tournaments, earning one top-five finish.
- In those 33 tournaments, he made the cut on 19 occasions.
- Last season Higgo's best performance came when he shot -13 and finished 13th at the 3M Open.
- With 586 points last season, Higgo finished 76th in the FedExCup standings.
Higgo's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Higgo's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the AT&T Byron Nelson, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 5.844 (he finished 30th in that tournament).
- Higgo's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Sanderson Farms Championship in September 2022, as he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 4.719.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Higgo's best performance last season was in October 2022 at the Shriners Children's Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 2.718. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- At the Sanderson Farms Championship in October 2023, Higgo delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (7.128). That ranked fourth in the field.
- Higgo delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (11.903) at the Sanderson Farms Championship, which was held in September 2022. That performance ranked third in the field (he finished third in that event).
Higgo's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 18 | 0.509 | -0.892 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 161 | -0.291 | -1.837 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 143 | -0.098 | -0.173 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 77 | 0.101 | 0.227 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 83 | 0.221 | -2.676 |
Higgo's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | 29 | 75-66-66-70 | -3 | 22 |
| March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 72-75 | +3 | -- |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 44 | 70-73-68-74 | -3 | 11 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 58 | 71-72-69-76 | +4 | 5 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 64 | 69-73-77-75 | +6 | 4 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 48 | 73-66-73-67 | -5 | 9 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 68-74 | E | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 30 | 69-68-68-65 | -14 | 26 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-75 | +8 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 30 | 71-73-71-75 | +2 | 26 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 50 | 71-69-72-73 | -3 | 8 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 74-72 | +6 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 33 | 71-69-68-68 | -12 | 20 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 21 | 65-66-71-69 | -13 | 39 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 19 | 67-69-70-68 | -6 | 42 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 13 | 68-69-68-66 | -13 | 53 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 69-70 | -1 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 70-66-75-65 | -12 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 46 | 72-66-68-69 | -9 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | MC | 82 | +12 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 80 | 72-66-76-68 | +2 | 2 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-69-70 | -8 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 73-67-66-73 | -5 | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Higgo as of the start of the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
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