Zac Blair betting profile: Shriners Children's Open
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JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - OCTOBER 04: Zac Blair of the United States walks from the fifth tee during the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship 2024 at the Country Club of Jackson on October 04, 2024 in Jackson, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
In his last competition at the Black Desert Championship, Zac Blair finished the weekend at 2-under, good for a 66th-place finish. He competes in the 2024 Shriners Children's Open Oct. 17-20 looking for an improved score.
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
- Over his last six trips to the Shriners Children's Open, Blair has an average score of 10-under, with an average finish of 42nd.
- In 2023, Blair finished 42nd (with a score of 10-under) in his most recent appearance at the Shriners Children's Open.
- When Tom Kim won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.335 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (39th in the field), 7.390 SG: Approach the Green (third), and 5.740 SG: Putting (fourth).
- Kim's average driving distance was 313.9 (50th in field), he hit 75.00% of greens in regulation (40th), with 28.25 putts per round (10th) en route to his win last year.
Blair's recent history at the Shriners Children's Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
10/12/2023 | 42 | 71-66-68-69 | -10 |
10/6/2022 | MC | 73-71 | +2 |
10/8/2020 | MC | 71-68 | -3 |
10/3/2019 | MC | 74-75 | +7 |
Blair's recent performances
- Blair has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five events.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut three times.
- Over his last five events, Blair has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 5-under over his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Zac Blair has averaged 289.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Blair is averaging -0.098 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Blair is averaging -0.106 Strokes Gained: Total.
Blair's advanced stats and rankings
- Blair's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.239 ranks 142nd on TOUR this season, and his 68.4% driving accuracy average ranks 21st.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Blair ranks 97th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.044, while he ranks 124th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.32%.
- On the greens, Blair's -0.038 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 104th on TOUR this season, and his 28.80 putts-per-round average ranks 72nd. He has broken par 23.91% of the time (101st).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 172 | 282.5 | 289.9 |
Greens in Regulation % | 124 | 65.32% | 70.14% |
Putts Per Round | 72 | 28.80 | 29.0 |
Par Breakers | 101 | 23.91% | 21.53% |
Bogey Avoidance | 93 | 14.56% | 11.46% |
Blair's best finishes
- Blair has played 23 tournaments this season, and he has collected two top-five finishes.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 14 times, a success rate of 60.9%.
- With 344 points, Blair currently sits 115th in the FedExCup standings.
Blair's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Blair's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Procore Championship in September 2024, as he produced a 2.483 mark, which ranked him ninth in the field. He finished 13th in that event.
- Blair put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the ISCO Championship (July 2024), ranking second in the field with a mark of 8.772.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Blair's best effort this season was at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he posted a 4.057 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished 49th in that tournament.
- At the Procore Championship in September 2024, Blair recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.448 (his best mark this season), which ranked seventh in the field. He finished 13th in that event.
- Blair delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.128) at the ISCO Championship, which was held in July 2024. That performance ranked No. 1 in the field (he finished second in that event).
Blair's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 142 | -0.239 | -0.389 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 97 | 0.044 | 0.295 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 38 | 0.194 | 0.085 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 104 | -0.038 | -0.098 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 114 | -0.038 | -0.106 |
Blair's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 38 | 66-72-73-71 | +2 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 71-69 | -4 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-65-68-68 | -9 | 21 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 62 | 67-67-67-75 | -12 | 4 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 73 | 69-68-79-74 | +2 | 3 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 69-68-73-69 | -5 | 8 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 73-70-70-73 | -2 | 9 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 69-75 | +2 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 73-73 | +6 | -- |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 78-75 | +9 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 4 | 63-70-60-72 | -23 | 73 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 71-70 | -1 | -- |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 53 | 73-66-68-72 | -5 | 10 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 74-73 | +7 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 24 | 67-68-71-68 | -6 | 36 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 26 | 70-69-75-72 | +6 | 58 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 46 | 66-69-72-67 | -10 | 9 |
July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 2 | 70-64-68-64 | -33 | 104 |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 68-74 | E | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 45 | 73-63-70-69 | -5 | 10 |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 13 | 70-69-69-71 | -9 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 69-71 | -4 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 66 | 68-69-70-75 | -2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Blair as of the start of the Shriners Children's Open.
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