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Austin Eckroat Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Austin Eckroat hits the links March 14-17 in the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) following a 36th-place finish in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in Orlando, Florida his last time in competition.
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THE PLAYERS Championship Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 14-17, 2024
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,275 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- In the past five years, this is Eckroat's first time competing at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- When Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023, he had 4.637 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fifth in the field), 7.529 SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 0.107 SG: Putting (48th).
- En route to his victory last year, Scheffler posted an average driving distance of 305.9 (first in field), hit 75% of greens in regulation (first), and took 28.25 putts per round (49th).
Eckroat's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, Eckroat has finished first once.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Eckroat has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score once.
- He has an average score of -7 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Austin Eckroat has averaged 291.9 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Eckroat is averaging -0.020 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Eckroat has an average of 3.252 in his past five tournaments.
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Eckroat's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Eckroat has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.077 this season (86th on TOUR). His average driving distance (296.3 yards) ranks 89th, while his 67.8% driving accuracy average ranks 17th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Eckroat owns a 0.527 mark (22nd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Eckroat's -0.008 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 95th on TOUR this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first. He has broken par % of the time (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 89 | 296.3 | 291.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 66.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.9 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 23.46% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 13.58% |
Eckroat's Best Finishes
- Eckroat has participated in seven tournaments this season, securing one win .
- In those seven events, he made the cut six times, a success rate of 85.7%.
- As of now, Eckroat has accumulated 592 points, which ranks him 19th in the FedExCup standings.
Eckroat's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Eckroat produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, ranking fourth in the field at 3.541. In that tournament, he finished first.
- Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where his 5.835 mark ranked fifth in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Eckroat's best performance this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 4.230 (he finished 38th in that event).
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Eckroat delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (5.652, which ranked eighth in the field). In that event, he finished 37th.
- Eckroat recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.627) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (which ranked him No. 1 in the field). In that event, he finished first.
Eckroat's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 86 | 0.077 | -0.302 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 22 | 0.527 | 2.346 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 34 | 0.309 | 1.227 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 95 | -0.008 | -0.020 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 23 | 0.905 | 3.252 |
Eckroat's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 5 | 69-69-66-68 | -16 | 65 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-72 | +3 | -- |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 49 | 72-67-72-68 | -5 | 8 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 64 | 70-70-75-72 | +3 | 4 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 2 | 69-65-63-65 | -22 | 245 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 16 | 69-66-72-71 | -2 | 49 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 30 | 69-72-72-77 | +2 | 26 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 10 | 71-68-73-65 | -3 | 75 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 67-65-68-67 | -13 | 34 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 74-70 | E | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 65 | 71-67-72-70 | E | 4 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 68 | 73-74-71-70 | +8 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 69-69-65-68 | -17 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 65-68-66-65 | -18 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 42 | 65-66-69-72 | -8 | 11 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 69-65-69-66 | -19 | 30 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 68-72-71-73 | -4 | 17 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 38 | 69-70-70-68 | -7 | 15 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 1 | 65-67-68-67 | -17 | 500 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 72-69-74-75 | +2 | 21 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Eckroat as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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