Matt Fitzpatrick Betting Profile: The Genesis Invitational
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Last competition at the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, Matt Fitzpatrick carded a 15th-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 The Genesis Invitational aiming for a better finish.
The Genesis Invitational Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 15-18, 2024
- Location: Pacific Palisades, California
- Course: The Riviera Country Club
- Par: 71 / 7,322 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous Winner: Jon Rahm
At The Genesis Invitational
- Over his last three trips to The Genesis Invitational, Fitzpatrick has an average score of -5, with an average finish of 18th.
- Fitzpatrick last participated in The Genesis Invitational in 2023, missing the cut with a score of +2.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Jon Rahm posted numbers of 0.617 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (28th in field), 11.898 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.52 in SG: Putting (12th).
- Rahm averaged 314.6 yards off the tee (sixth in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 70.83% (second), and attempted 27 putts per round (23rd) in that victory a year ago.
Fitzpatrick's Recent Performances
- Fitzpatrick has finished in the top five in one of his last five tournaments.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Over his last five events, Fitzpatrick has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average three times.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been -13.
- Off the tee, Matt Fitzpatrick has averaged 298.2 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Fitzpatrick is averaging 0.227 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Fitzpatrick is averaging 0.780 Strokes Gained: Total.
Fitzpatrick's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Fitzpatrick put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.211 last season, which ranked 55th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (304.1 yards) ranked 68th, and his 56.6% driving accuracy average ranked 137th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Fitzpatrick ranked 116th on TOUR with an average of -0.053 per round. Additionally, he ranked 155th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.14%.
- On the greens, Fitzpatrick's 0.525 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 11th on TOUR last season, and his 28.22 putts-per-round average ranked 13th. He broke par 24.81% of the time (19th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 68 | 304.1 | 298.2 |
Greens in Regulation % | 155 | 65.14% | 58.17% |
Putts Per Round | 13 | 28.22 | 29.8 |
Par Breakers | 19 | 24.81% | 30.72% |
Bogey Avoidance | 71 | 13.62% | 10.13% |
Fitzpatrick's Best Finishes
- Fitzpatrick last season participated in 23 tournaments, picking up one win with three top-five finishes and seven finishes in the top 10.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 17 times, a success rate of 73.9%.
- Last season Fitzpatrick's best performance came at the RBC Heritage. He shot -19 and won the title (his only win last season).
- With 1049 points last season, Fitzpatrick finished 36th in the FedExCup standings.
Fitzpatrick's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Fitzpatrick's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in March 2023 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 4.851. He finished 14th in that tournament.
- Fitzpatrick's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came in April 2023 at the RBC Heritage, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 5.013. He finished first in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Fitzpatrick's best performance last season was at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.154 (he finished 29th in that tournament).
- At the BMW Championship in August 2023, Fitzpatrick recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.617 (his best mark last season), which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that event.
- Fitzpatrick posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.676) in April 2023 at the RBC Heritage, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Fitzpatrick's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 55 | 0.211 | 0.735 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 116 | -0.053 | -0.561 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 31 | 0.238 | 0.370 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 11 | 0.525 | 0.227 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 21 | 0.921 | 0.780 |
Fitzpatrick's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 73-71 | +2 | -- |
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 14 | 70-69-76-69 | -4 | 56 |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 76-71 | +3 | -- |
March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-71 | +3 | -- |
April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 10 | 70-72-72-70 | -4 | 75 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 1 | 66-70-63-68 | -19 | 500 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 35 | 69-70-72-70 | -3 | 19 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 76-70 | +6 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 9 | 76-68-70-72 | -2 | 78 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 20 | 68-73-69-70 | -8 | 41 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 17 | 71-70-68-70 | -1 | 56 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 49 | 67-67-70-68 | -8 | 9 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 68-73 | +1 | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 41 | 72-72-67-75 | +2 | 13 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 66 | 73-68-71-72 | +4 | 14 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 2 | 66-67-66-66 | -15 | 980 |
August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 9 | 67-68-71-68 | -6 | -- |
November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 4 | 70-68-65-70 | -15 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 14 | 69-64-69-68 | -22 | 113 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 69-71 | E | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 69-68-76 | -3 | 8 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 15 | 69-66-70-68 | -11 | 54 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Fitzpatrick as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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