Tom Whitney betting profile: Shriners Children's Open
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - APRIL 30: Tom Whitney hits a chip shot on the sixth hole prior to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on April 30, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images for The CJ Cup)
Tom Whitney hits the links in the 2024 Shriners Children's Open Oct. 17-20 after an 11th-place finish in the Black Desert Championship in his most recent tournament.
The Shriners Children's Open tournament and course info
- Date: Oct. 17-20, 2024
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Course: TPC Summerlin
- Par: 71 / 7,255 yards
- Purse: $7M
- Previous winner: Tom Kim
At the Shriners Children's Open
- Whitney has entered the Shriners Children's Open once in recent years (in 2017), posting a score of 5-over and missing the cut.
- Tom Kim won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 0.335 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (39th in field), 7.39 in SG: Approach the Green (third), and 5.74 in SG: Putting (fourth).
- Kim also posted numbers of 313.9 in average driving distance (50th in field), 75% in terms of greens in regulation (40th), and 28.25 putts per round (10th).
Whitney's recent performances
- Whitney has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five tournaments.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Over his last five appearances, Whitney has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 10-under over his last five events.
- Tom Whitney has averaged 298.5 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Whitney has an average of -2.171 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Whitney is averaging -0.122 Strokes Gained: Total.
Whitney's advanced stats and rankings
- Whitney has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.190 this season (57th on TOUR). His average driving distance (297.2 yards) ranks 123rd, while his 63.8% driving accuracy average ranks 60th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Whitney ranks 39th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.294, while he ranks 29th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 69.44%.
- On the greens, Whitney's -0.620 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 169th on TOUR this season, and his 29.96 putts-per-round average ranks 170th. He has broken par 23.51% of the time (110th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 123 | 297.2 | 298.5 |
Greens in Regulation % | 29 | 69.44% | 74.21% |
Putts Per Round | 170 | 29.96 | 30.4 |
Par Breakers | 110 | 23.51% | 24.60% |
Bogey Avoidance | 126 | 15.38% | 9.52% |
Whitney's best finishes
- Whitney is still seeking his first top-10 finish this season (he has taken part in 22 tournaments).
- In those 22 tournaments, he had a 36.4% success rate in terms of making the cut (eight cuts made).
- Currently, Whitney has 82 points, ranking him 183rd in the FedExCup standings.
Whitney's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Whitney's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Black Desert Championship in October 2024, as he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.894.
- Whitney's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open, where his 5.086 mark ranked fifth in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Whitney's best mark this season was at the ISCO Championship in July 2024, as he put up a 1.821 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- At the Black Desert Championship in October 2024, Whitney posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 1.760, which ranked him 34th in the field. He finished 11th in that tournament.
- Whitney recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.125) in October 2024 at the Black Desert Championship. That ranked 11th in the field.
Whitney's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 57 | 0.190 | 0.031 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 39 | 0.294 | 2.409 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 170 | -0.420 | -0.392 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 169 | -0.620 | -2.171 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 155 | -0.557 | -0.122 |
Whitney's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 66-70-73 | -7 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 70-67-75-68 | -8 | 53 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 67-76 | +1 | -- |
March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 61 | 67-69-71-75 | -6 | 3 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 33 | 71-69-69-73 | -2 | 18 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 67-79 | +6 | -- |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 75 | 72-72-75-74 | +5 | 2 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 63 | 71-69-70-75 | -3 | 3 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 70-69 | -70 | -- |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 66 | 65-70-75-73 | -1 | 4 |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 68-73 | +1 | -- |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 75-74 | +5 | -- |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 71-67 | -4 | -- |
July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | MC | 72-65 | -7 | -- |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-74 | +2 | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 68-74 | +2 | -- |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 47 | 72-68-74-70 | -4 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-71 | -3 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 11 | 68-68-68-65 | -15 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Whitney as of the start of the Shriners Children's Open.
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