Tony Finau betting profile: PGA Championship
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Tony Finau placed 72nd in the PGA Championship in 2023, shooting a 15-over on the par-71 course. His sights are set higher May 16-19 in Louisville, KY, at Valhalla Golf Club .
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
- Over his last seven trips to the PGA Championship, Finau has an average score of 3-over, with an average finish of 38th.
- Finau last played at the PGA Championship in 2023, finishing 72nd with a score of 15-over.
- 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).
- Koepka averaged 319 yards off the tee (fourth in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 61.11% (29th), and attempted 26 putts per round (first) in that victory a year ago.
Finau's recent history at the PGA Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
5/18/2023 | 72 | 72-73-73-77 | +15 |
5/19/2022 | 30 | 69-72-74-68 | +3 |
5/20/2021 | 8 | 74-72-70-71 | -1 |
8/6/2020 | 4 | 67-70-67-66 | -10 |
5/16/2019 | 64 | 70-73-69-79 | +11 |
8/9/2018 | 42 | 74-66-69-68 | -3 |
Finau's recent performances
- Finau has finished in the top five in one of his last five appearances.
- Finau has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- He has an average score relative to par of even-par in his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Tony Finau has averaged 314.4 yards in his past five starts.
- Finau is averaging -1.145 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Finau is averaging 1.579 Strokes Gained: Total.
Finau's advanced stats and rankings
- Finau has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.247, which ranks 54th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (308.1 yards) ranks 19th, and his 63.9% driving accuracy average ranks 74th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Finau ranks 14th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.616, while he ranks 16th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 69.65%.
- On the greens, Finau has registered a -0.455 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 160th on TOUR, while he ranks 155th with a putts-per-round average of 29.41. He has broken par 27.24% of the time (54th on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 19 | 308.1 | 314.4 |
Greens in Regulation % | 16 | 69.65% | 67.28% |
Putts Per Round | 155 | 29.41 | 29.8 |
Par Breakers | 54 | 27.24% | 19.75% |
Bogey Avoidance | 98 | 15.04% | 16.36% |
Finau's best finishes
- Finau has taken part in 12 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has secured one finish in the top-five and two finishes in the top-10.
- In those 12 events, he made the cut 11 times, a success rate of 91.7%.
- Finau, who has 643 points, currently sits 46th in the FedExCup standings.
Finau's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Finau put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Texas Children's Houston Open, ranking second in the field at 5.073. In that tournament, he finished second.
- Finau's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open, where his 7.030 mark ranked second in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Finau's best effort this season was in March 2024 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.462. He finished second in that event.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Finau recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (1.279). That ranked 34th in the field.
- Finau posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.048) in March 2024 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, which ranked second in the field. He finished second in that event.
Finau's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 54 | 0.247 | 0.719 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 14 | 0.616 | 0.691 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 48 | 0.198 | 1.315 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 160 | -0.455 | -1.145 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 39 | 0.606 | 1.579 |
Finau's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 72 | 72-73-73-77 | +15 | 3 |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 32 | 68-69-72-74 | +3 | 24 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 45 | 69-66-66-70 | -9 | 10 |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 7 | 66-66-67-70 | -15 | 85 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 64 | 67-73-69-73 | +2 | 17 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 37 | 74-68-69-71 | +2 | 72 |
August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 20 | 70-68-70-68 | -4 | -- |
November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 4 | 67-71-68-67 | -15 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 38 | 69-66-71-69 | -17 | 22 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 68-67-67-67 | -19 | 30 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 6 | 69-66-74-69 | -10 | 92 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 47 | 72-72-67 | -5 | 13 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 19 | 70-67-70-71 | -6 | 95 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 13 | 69-67-69-68 | -11 | 54 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 69-72-69-74 | -4 | 14 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-75 | +5 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 2 | 69-62-72-66 | -11 | 167 |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 55 | 71-78-72-80 | +13 | 10 |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 12 | 70-69-69-65 | -11 | 136 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 52 | 72-73-73-74 | +8 | 11 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Finau as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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