Lee Hodges Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Lee Hodges enters play in the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship from March 14-17 after a 12th-place finish in Orlando, Florida at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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
- Hodges' average finish has been 70th, and his average score +9, over his last two appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- Hodges missed the cut (with a score of +9) in his most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2023.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 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).
- 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.
Hodges' Recent Performances
- Over his last five events, Hodges has finished in the top 20 once.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five tournaments, Hodges has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has an average score of -4 across his last five events.
- Lee Hodges has averaged 287.6 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Hodges is averaging -0.307 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Hodges has an average of -1.741 in his past five tournaments.
Hodges' Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Hodges' Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.370 ranks 150th on TOUR this season, and his 62.4% driving accuracy average ranks 56th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Hodges ranks 59th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.245, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Hodges' -0.374 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 142nd this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 143 | 289.3 | 287.6 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 63.70% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.3 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 17.41% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 14.81% |
Hodges' Best Finishes
- Hodges has participated in eight tournaments this season, but he has not registered a finish in the top 10.
- In those eight events, he made the cut four times (50%).
- With 215 points, Hodges currently ranks 60th in the FedExCup standings.
Hodges' Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Hodges produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at The Sentry, ranking 25th in the field at 0.841. In that event, he finished 57th.
- Hodges' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2024, as he put up a 3.320 mark, which ranked him 11th in the field. He finished 12th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hodges' best performance this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where his -0.434 mark ranked in the field.
- At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2024, Hodges posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (3.285). That ranked seventh in the field.
- Hodges posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.492) in March 2024 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. That ranked 12th in the field.
Hodges' Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 150 | -0.370 | -1.232 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 59 | 0.245 | 0.743 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 174 | -0.555 | -0.945 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 142 | -0.374 | -0.307 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 156 | -1.053 | -1.741 |
Hodges' Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 63 | 74-68-72-76 | +6 | 4 |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 6 | 74-66-69-69 | -10 | 92 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 41 | 70-67-68-73 | -6 | 12 |
April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 73 | 72-68-79-69 | +4 | 3 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 74-69 | +1 | -- |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 55 | 75-70-75-69 | +9 | 7 |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 29 | 69-67-74-70 | E | 23 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 12 | 72-69-70-76 | -1 | 64 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 25 | 72-67-72-70 | -7 | 30 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 67-70 | -3 | -- |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 71-70 | -3 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 12 | 68-69-67-69 | -7 | 56 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 76-77 | +11 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 1 | 63-64-66-67 | -24 | 500 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 31 | 68-65-72-69 | -6 | 92 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 45 | 74-72-73-68 | +7 | 43 |
October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 43 | 69-70-71-70 | -8 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 70-72-68-70 | E | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 57 | 72-65-77-69 | -9 | 10 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 71-67-67 | -11 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 68-74 | -2 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 70-75-68 | -3 | 8 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 24 | 69-74-69-67 | -5 | 65 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-76 | +5 | -- |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 68-73-72-72 | -3 | 133 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hodges as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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