Thriston Lawrence betting profile: PGA Championship
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Thriston Lawrence hits the links in the 2024 PGA Championship May 16-19 coming off a 36th-place finish in the Myrtle Beach Classic in his most recent tournament.
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
- Lawrence has played the PGA Championship once of late, in 2023. He finished 62nd, posting a score of 11-over.
- Brooks Koepka won this tournament in 2023 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).
- Koepka's average driving distance was 319 (fourth in field), he hit 61.11% of greens in regulation (29th), with 26 putts per round (first) en route to his win last year.
Lawrence's recent history at the PGA Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2023 | 62 | 75-69-73-74 | +11 |
Lawrence's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Lawrence has an average finish of 55th.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Lawrence has not been in contention in any recent tournaments, as he's not posted a score better than the field average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five events.
- He has carded an average score of 2-over over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Thriston Lawrence has averaged 298.0 yards in his past five starts.
- Lawrence has an average of -0.268 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Lawrence is averaging 0.828 Strokes Gained: Total.
Lawrence's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 292.2 | 298.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 55.21% | 63.10% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 28.94 | 29.1 |
| Par Breakers | - | 11.81% | 19.05% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 19.10% | 14.29% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Lawrence's best finishes
- Lawrence took part in six tournaments last season, and he did not finish in the top 10 in any event.
- In those six events, he made the cut two times, a success rate of 33.3%.
- Last season Lawrence's best performance came when he shot 8-under and finished 36th at the Myrtle Beach Classic.
Lawrence's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.731 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 0.361 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.349 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.268 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | 0.828 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Lawrence's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 62 | 75-69-73-74 | +11 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 81-72 | +9 | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 67-73 | E | -- |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 74 | 71-70-75-79 | +11 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 36 | 70-67-70-69 | -8 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Lawrence as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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