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Austin Eckroat betting profile: PGA Championship
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AVONDALE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 26: Austin Eckroat of the United States plays his shot from the 11th tee during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 26, 2024 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Austin Eckroat enters play in the 2024 PGA Championship from May 16-19 after a 63rd-place finish at the Wells Fargo Championship.
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The PGA Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 16-19, 2024
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Course: Valhalla Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,609 yards
- Previous winner: Brooks Koepka
At the PGA Championship
- Eckroat is playing at the PGA Championship for the first time in the past five years.
- With numbers of 4.78 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 5.32 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 4.191 in SG: Putting (13th), Brooks Koepka won this tournament in 2023.
- Koepka also posted numbers of 319 in average driving distance (fourth in field), 61.11% in terms of greens in regulation (29th), and 26 putts per round (first).
Eckroat's recent performances
- Eckroat has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five events.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five appearances, Eckroat has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- He has an average score of 2-under across his last five events.
- Austin Eckroat has averaged 297.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Eckroat is averaging -1.097 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Eckroat has an average of 0.153 in his past five tournaments.
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Eckroat's advanced stats and rankings
- Eckroat has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.358 this season (32nd on TOUR). His average driving distance (297.2 yards) ranks 100th, while his 70.1% driving accuracy average ranks 17th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Eckroat ranks 35th on TOUR with a mark of 0.402.
- On the greens, Eckroat's -0.123 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 123rd this season, while he averages 28.75 putts per round (86th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 100 | 297.2 | 297.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 106 | 65.28% | 62.04% |
| Putts Per Round | 86 | 28.75 | 28.6 |
| Par Breakers | 24 | 28.75% | 19.75% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 104 | 15.28% | 14.81% |
Eckroat's best finishes
- Eckroat has played 13 tournaments this season, collecting one win .
- In those 13 events, he made the cut 11 times (84.6%).
- Currently, Eckroat has 780 points, ranking him 36th in the FedExCup standings.
Eckroat's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Eckroat delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the RBC Heritage (April 2024), ranking third in the field at 3.983.
- Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he delivered a 5.835 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished first in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Eckroat produced his best performance this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking fifth in the field at 4.230. In that event, he finished 38th.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Eckroat posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 5.652, which ranked him eighth in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
- Eckroat recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.627) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (February 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Eckroat's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 32 | 0.358 | 2.904 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 35 | 0.402 | 0.951 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 121 | -0.079 | -2.358 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 123 | -0.123 | -1.097 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 45 | 0.530 | 0.153 |
Eckroat's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 38 | 69-70-70-68 | -7 | 15 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 1 | 65-67-68-67 | -17 | 500 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 72-69-74-75 | +2 | 21 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 71-69-68-76 | -4 | 14 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 33 | 68-74-73-70 | -3 | 21 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 74-77 | +7 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 17 | 66-69-72-67 | -10 | 115 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 63 | 75-73-72-75 | +11 | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Eckroat as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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