Ryan Fox betting profile: PGA Championship
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 09: Ryan Fox of New Zealand looks on from the second tee during the first round of the Myrtle Beach Classic at Dunes Golf & Beach Club on May 09, 2024 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Ryan Fox looks for a higher finish in the 2024 PGA Championship after he placed 23rd shooting 3-over in this tournament in 2023.
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
- In his last five appearances at the PGA Championship, Fox has an average finish of 40th, and an average score of 3-over.
- Fox finished 23rd (with a score of 3-over) in his most recent appearance at the PGA Championship (in 2023).
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Brooks Koepka posted 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).
- In addition, Koepka's average driving distance was 319 (fourth in field), he hit 61.11% of greens in regulation (29th), and he averaged 26 putts per round (first).
Fox's recent history at the PGA Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
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5/18/2023 | 23 | 68-73-71-71 | +3 |
5/19/2022 | 54 | 70-70-70-77 | +7 |
5/16/2019 | MC | 78-70 | +8 |
8/9/2018 | 27 | 68-70-68-68 | -6 |
Fox's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Fox has finished in the top five once.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five events, Fox has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has an average score of 1-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Ryan Fox has averaged 311.3 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Fox is averaging 1.085 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Fox is averaging -0.122 Strokes Gained: Total.
Fox's advanced stats and rankings
- Fox has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.169, which ranks 132nd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (307.6 yards) ranks 25th, and his 54.7% driving accuracy average ranks 158th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Fox ranks 87th on TOUR with a mark of 0.043.
- On the greens, Fox has delivered a 0.266 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 50th on TOUR, while he ranks 123rd with a putts-per-round average of 29.03. He has broken par 24.65% of the time (117th on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 25 | 307.6 | 311.3 |
Greens in Regulation % | 127 | 64.24% | 59.72% |
Putts Per Round | 123 | 29.03 | 28.5 |
Par Breakers | 117 | 24.65% | 22.57% |
Bogey Avoidance | 110 | 15.45% | 15.63% |
Fox's best finishes
- Fox hasn't won any of the 12 tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has secured two top-five finishes.
- In those 12 events, he made the cut six times.
- Currently, Fox has 185 points, ranking him 120th in the FedExCup standings.
Fox's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Fox's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in May 2024 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.278. He finished fourth in that event.
- Fox posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (February 2024), ranking 12th in the field with a mark of 4.092.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Fox's best effort this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 0.812 (he missed the cut in that tournament).
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Fox posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.959, which was his best so far this season. That ranked sixth in the field.
- Fox recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.007) in May 2024 at the Myrtle Beach Classic. That ranked fourth in the field.
Fox's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 132 | -0.169 | 0.527 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 87 | 0.043 | -0.951 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 146 | -0.246 | -0.783 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 50 | 0.266 | 1.085 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 118 | -0.105 | -0.122 |
Fox's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 23 | 68-73-71-71 | +3 | -- |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 21 | 67-71-69-72 | -1 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 30 | 77-70-73-70 | +2 | -- |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 43 | 68-74-69-74 | +5 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 12 | 69-67-67-70 | -7 | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 52 | 78-67-69-74 | +4 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 73-74 | +5 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 70-73 | -1 | -- |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 41 | 66-68-75-69 | -6 | 12 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 35 | 69-68-74-65 | -8 | 19 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 69-76 | +1 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 76-69 | +3 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 78 | 71-70-73-71 | +5 | 2 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 70-79 | +5 | -- |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 38 | 69-74-77-75 | +7 | 20 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 68-72 | -2 | -- |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 4 | 70-66-66-67 | -15 | 59 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Fox as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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