Matt Kuchar Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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In his last tournament, Matt Kuchar missed the cut at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He'll be after a better result March 14-17 in the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
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 his last four appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship, Kuchar has an average finish of 82nd, and an average score of +9.
- In 2023, Kuchar failed to make the cut (with a score of +4) in his most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Scottie Scheffler posted 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).
- 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).
Kuchar's Recent Performances
- In his last five appearances, Kuchar has not finished in the top 20.
- He's qualified for the weekend in one of his last five events.
- Kuchar has not been in contention in any recent tournaments, as he's not posted a score better than the field average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five appearances.
- He finished -6 relative to par the only time he made the cut.
- Off the tee, Matt Kuchar has averaged 281.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kuchar is averaging -1.517 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Kuchar is averaging -3.065 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Kuchar's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kuchar has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.431 this season (154th on TOUR). His average driving distance (285.2 yards) ranks 166th, while his 58.4% driving accuracy average ranks 107th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kuchar ranks 162nd on TOUR, posting an average of -0.598, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Kuchar has delivered a -0.741 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 165th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of , and he ranks first by breaking par % of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 166 | 285.2 | 281.8 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 49.07% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 30.3 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 18.06% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 11.57% |
Kuchar's Best Finishes
- Kuchar has played six tournaments this season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those six tournaments, he made the cut on one occasion.
- Kuchar, who has 18 points, currently ranks 172nd in the FedExCup standings.
Kuchar's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he ranked in the field with a mark of 0.869.
- Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he ranked in the field with a mark of -0.159.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kuchar's best performance this season was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where his 3.091 mark ranked second in the field.
- At the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2024, Kuchar delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (-0.586). That ranked 44th in the field.
- Kuchar delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (0.075) at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (which ranked him 41st in the field). In that event, he finished 39th.
Kuchar's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 154 | -0.431 | -1.294 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 162 | -0.598 | -1.457 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 39 | 0.276 | 1.203 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 165 | -0.741 | -1.517 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 170 | -1.493 | -3.065 |
Kuchar's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 3 | 68-70-69-68 | -13 | 163 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 19 | 68-67-68-71 | -10 | 42 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 23 | 72-67-68-72 | -5 | 36 |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 43 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 11 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-73 | +7 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 62 | 79-67-69-84 | +11 | 5 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 20 | 71-71-70-68 | -8 | 41 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 72-74 | +6 | -- |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 77-68 | +5 | -- |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 67 | 69-69-73-72 | -1 | 4 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 43 | 67-69-70-70 | -8 | 11 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 38 | 69-67-71-68 | -5 | 15 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 61 | 72-71-70-67 | E | 19 |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 7 | 70-67-65-73 | -13 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 2 | 65-65-67-66 | -25 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 53 | 65-68-69-70 | -10 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-73 | +1 | -- |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 73-67-65 | -11 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 39 | 69-70-71 | -6 | 18 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kuchar as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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