Ben Griffin Betting Profile: Puerto Rico Open
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Ben Griffin enters play in Río Grande, Puerto Rico trying for better results March 7-10 in the 2024 Puerto Rico Open after missing the cut in his most recent outing, the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
The Puerto Rico Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 7-10, 2024
- Location: Río Grande, Puerto Rico
- Course: Grand Reserve Country Club
- Par: 72 / 7,506 yards
- Purse: $4M
- Previous Winner: Nico Echavarria
At the Puerto Rico Open
- This is Griffin's first time competing at the Puerto Rico Open in the past five years.
- When Nico Echavarria won this tournament in 2023, he finished with a driving average of 316.4 (seventh in the field), 42.86% driving accuracy (56th), and 27.75 putts per round (seventh).
Griffin's Recent Performances
- In his last five tournaments, Griffin has an average finish of 41st.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five appearances, Griffin has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has an average score relative to par of -4 in his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Ben Griffin has averaged 289.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Griffin has an average of -0.599 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Griffin is averaging -1.306 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Griffin's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Griffin's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.245 ranks 132nd on TOUR this season, and his 53.4% driving accuracy average ranks 156th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Griffin ranks 150th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.469. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Griffin's 0.123 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 77th this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 126 | 292.8 | 289.7 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 63.70% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.8 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 16.67% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 11.11% |
Griffin's Best Finishes
- Griffin has played seven tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has come away with one finish in the top-10.
- In those seven events, he made the cut five times.
- Currently, Griffin ranks 71st in the FedExCup standings with 153 points.
Griffin's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he put up a 0.454 mark, which ranked him 45th in the field. He finished 30th in that tournament.
- Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in January 2024 at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of -0.278. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Griffin put up his best effort this season at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking seventh in the field at 2.992. In that tournament, he finished 28th.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Griffin delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.662, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 10th in the field (he finished 30th in that event).
- Griffin recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (3.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii (which ranked him 30th in the field). In that tournament, he finished 30th.
Griffin's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 132 | -0.245 | -0.924 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 150 | -0.469 | -1.428 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 21 | 0.427 | 1.646 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 77 | 0.123 | -0.599 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 122 | -0.163 | -1.306 |
Griffin's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 67-71-72-74 | -4 | 19 |
March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 69-72-72-73 | +2 | 8 |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 71-74 | +1 | -- |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 31 | 70-65-71-71 | -7 | 21 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 76-69 | +3 | -- |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 75-72 | +7 | -- |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 52 | 67-69-75-72 | +3 | 7 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 72-76 | +4 | -- |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 73-66 | -1 | -- |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 33 | 70-67-69-70 | -12 | 20 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 25 | 69-67-69-70 | -5 | 29 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 68-69-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 69-66-68-70 | -7 | 130 |
October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 2 | 67-63-66-74 | -26 | -- |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 64 | 70-73-70-74 | +7 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 68-70-67-66 | -17 | -- |
November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 37 | 71-63-69-69 | -12 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 67-67-69-61 | -18 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 | 21 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 9 | 66-68-64-66 | -24 | 78 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 74-67-72 | -3 | 8 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 72-67-68-69 | -8 | 24 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-69-66-75 | -2 | 23 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of the Puerto Rico Open.
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