Billy Horschel Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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In his time out at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Billy Horschel carded a ninth-place finish, and he enters the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship trying for a better finish.
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
- Over his last four trips to THE PLAYERS Championship, Horschel has an average score of +1, with an average finish of 58th.
- In 2023, Horschel failed to make the cut (with a score of +8) in his most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- With numbers of 4.637 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fifth in field), 7.529 in SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 0.107 in SG: Putting (48th), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023.
- Scheffler's average driving distance was 305.9 (first in field), he hit 75% of greens in regulation (first), with 28.25 putts per round (49th) en route to his win last year.
Horschel's Recent Performances
- Horschel has finished in the top 20 twice over his last five tournaments, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five tournaments, Horschel has finished within five shots of the leader twice. He's carded a score that's better than average twice.
- He has an average score relative to par of -10 in his last five tournaments.
- Billy Horschel has averaged 293.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Horschel has an average of 2.738 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Horschel is averaging 3.968 Strokes Gained: Total.
Horschel's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Horschel posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.224 (152nd) last season, while his average driving distance of 298.5 yards ranked 117th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Horschel ranked 133rd on TOUR, posting an average mark of -0.122, while he ranked 173rd with a Greens in Regulation rate of 64.06%.
- On the greens, Horschel delivered a 0.326 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 41st on TOUR, while he ranked 103rd with a putts-per-round average of 29.03. He broke par 21.53% of the time (113th on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 117 | 298.5 | 293.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 173 | 64.06% | 63.07% |
Putts Per Round | 103 | 29.03 | 29.9 |
Par Breakers | 113 | 21.53% | 24.84% |
Bogey Avoidance | 190 | 17.19% | 10.13% |
Horschel's Best Finishes
- Last season Horschel took part in 24 tournaments, earning one top-five finish and collecting three finishes in the top 10.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 14 times (58.3%).
- Last season Horschel had his best performance at the Wyndham Championship, where he finished fourth with a score of -16 (four shots back of the winner).
- Horschel collected 485 points last season, placing 90th in the FedExCup standings.
Horschel's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Horschel's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in July 2023 at the 3M Open, where he ranked 17th in the field with a mark of 2.048. He finished 13th in that event.
- Horschel posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina, ranking third in the field at 6.621. In that event, he finished seventh.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Horschel delivered his best mark last season at The Honda Classic, ranking 10th in the field at 3.190. In that tournament, he finished 42nd.
- At the Wyndham Championship in August 2023, Horschel recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.771, which was his best last season. That ranked eighth in the field.
- Horschel recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.561) in August 2023 at the Wyndham Championship. That ranked fourth in the field.
Horschel's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 152 | -0.224 | 0.698 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 133 | -0.122 | 0.864 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 95 | 0.048 | -0.332 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 41 | 0.326 | 2.738 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 102 | 0.028 | 3.968 |
Horschel's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 52 | 73-74-74-79 | +12 | 9 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-75 | +6 | -- |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 40 | 67-74-70-70 | +1 | 13 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 84-72 | +12 | -- |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 43 | 73-67-71-74 | +5 | 12 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 65 | 69-69-69-73 | E | 4 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 13 | 66-67-68-70 | -13 | 53 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 4 | 67-62-63-72 | -16 | 135 |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 18 | 68-68-68-65 | -11 | 44 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 72-68-65 | -11 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-71 | +1 | -- |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 41 | 72-67-66-73 | -6 | 12 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 66-71-69-66 | -12 | 66 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Horschel as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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