Sahith Theegala Betting Profile: The Genesis Invitational
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Sahith Theegala shot -11 and placed sixth the last time he played in this tournament. He'll tee off at The Riviera Country Club February 15-18 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 The Genesis Invitational.
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
- Theegala's average finish has been 34th, and his average score -5, over his last three appearances at The Genesis Invitational.
- Theegala last played at The Genesis Invitational in 2023, finishing sixth with a score of -11.
- With 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), Jon Rahm won this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Rahm posted an average driving distance of 314.6 (sixth in field), hit 70.83% of greens in regulation (second), and took 27 putts per round (23rd).
Theegala's Recent Performances
- Theegala has finished in the top five twice over his last five appearances.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five events.
- Theegala has finished within three shots of the leader in two of his last five tournaments. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- He has carded an average score of -14 over his last five events.
- Off the tee, Sahith Theegala has averaged 296.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Theegala has an average of 2.070 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Theegala is averaging 4.826 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Theegala's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Theegala posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.139 (134th) last season, while his average driving distance of 304.9 yards ranked 59th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Theegala sported a 0.175 mark (69th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Theegala delivered a 0.485 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which ranked him 17th on TOUR. In addition, he ranked fifth with a putts-per-round average of 28.04, and he ranked 37th by breaking par 23.74% of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 59 | 304.9 | 296.6 |
Greens in Regulation % | 158 | 64.94% | 75.82% |
Putts Per Round | 5 | 28.04 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 37 | 23.74% | 28.43% |
Bogey Avoidance | 113 | 14.26% | 11.11% |
Theegala's Best Finishes
- Theegala played 31 tournaments last season, picking up two wins with six top-five finishes and 10 finishes in the top 10.
- In those 31 events, he made the cut 26 times.
- Last season Theegala had two wins, with one of them coming at the Fortinet Championship, where he shot -21.
- Theegala compiled 1065 points last season, which ranked him 34th in the FedExCup standings.
Theegala's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Theegala delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Fortinet Championship (September 2022), ranking 13th in the field at 2.722.
- Theegala's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at The Genesis Invitational in February 2023, as he delivered a 7.337 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished sixth in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Theegala posted his best effort last season at The Genesis Invitational, ranking third in the field at 5.396. In that tournament, he finished sixth.
- At the Fortinet Championship in September 2023, Theegala recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 8.924, his best mark last season. That ranked him second in the field (he finished first in that tournament).
- Theegala delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (17.226) at the Fortinet Championship in September 2023. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
Theegala's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 134 | -0.139 | 1.200 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 69 | 0.175 | 1.502 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 22 | 0.267 | 0.048 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 17 | 0.485 | 2.070 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 32 | 0.788 | 4.826 |
Theegala's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 6 | 71-68-68-66 | -11 | 100 |
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 14 | 72-70-72-70 | -4 | 56 |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 74 | 70-75-78-75 | +10 | 3 |
April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 9 | 73-70-73-67 | -5 | 88 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 5 | 70-68-67-65 | -14 | 105 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 56 | 67-74-71-73 | +1 | 6 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 40 | 71-71-71-73 | +6 | 14 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 58 | 76-70-75-76 | +9 | 6 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 38 | 73-70-71-69 | -5 | 16 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 27 | 74-66-73-69 | +2 | 33 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 52 | 66-70-66-71 | -7 | 7 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-69 | E | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 79-68 | +5 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 72-67 | -3 | -- |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 13 | 67-68-69-66 | -10 | 229 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 15 | 66-72-69-67 | -6 | 200 |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 1 | 68-64-67-68 | -21 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 19 | 67-73-69-70 | -1 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 70-71 | -3 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 2 | 64-69-68-63 | -28 | 400 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 72-67 | -1 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 64 | 72-68-75-73 | E | 4 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 20 | 70-67-70 | -9 | 88 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 5 | 65-64-69-69 | -17 | 110 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Theegala as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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