Patrick Cantlay Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Patrick Cantlay enters play March 14-17 in the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) after a 36th-place finish in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, which was his most recent competition.
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, Cantlay has an average finish of 21st, and an average score of -3.
- In Cantlay's most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship, in 2023, he finished 19th after posting a score of -6.
- 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 averaged 305.9 yards off the tee (first in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 75% (first), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (49th) in that victory a year ago.
Cantlay's Recent Performances
- Cantlay has finished in the top five in one of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five tournaments, Cantlay has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average twice.
- He has an average score relative to par of -8 in his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Patrick Cantlay has averaged 294.7 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Cantlay is averaging 1.422 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Cantlay is averaging 0.466 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Cantlay's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Cantlay has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.177 this season (69th on TOUR). His average driving distance (293.1 yards) ranks 118th, while his 55.2% driving accuracy average ranks 144th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Cantlay ranks 111th on TOUR, putting up an average of -0.065, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Cantlay's 0.378 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 46th this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 118 | 293.1 | 294.7 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 49.42% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.2 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.73% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 14.33% |
Cantlay's Best Finishes
- While Cantlay has not won any of the six tournaments he has participated in this season, he has collected one top-five finish.
- In those six events, he made the cut six times (100%).
- Currently, Cantlay has 638 points, placing him 17th in the FedExCup standings.
Cantlay's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Cantlay's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at The Sentry in January 2024, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 2.932.
- Cantlay's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at The Genesis Invitational, where his 4.487 mark ranked fifth in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cantlay's best effort this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked 17th in the field with a mark of 1.773 (he finished 56th in that tournament).
- At The Genesis Invitational in February 2024, Cantlay recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.170, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him second in the field (he finished fourth in that tournament).
- Cantlay posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.284) at The Genesis Invitational in February 2024. That ranked fourth in the field.
Cantlay's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 69 | 0.177 | 0.012 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 111 | -0.065 | -0.184 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 118 | -0.118 | -0.783 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 46 | 0.378 | 1.422 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 64 | 0.372 | 0.466 |
Cantlay's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 14 | 71-71-68-75 | -3 | 63 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 3 | 69-65-66-68 | -16 | 190 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 21 | 67-71-71-69 | -6 | 42 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 9 | 74-67-72-66 | -1 | 82 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 30 | 71-67-74-78 | +2 | 26 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 14 | 71-71-67-69 | -2 | 61 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 4 | 65-68-61-67 | -19 | 115 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 72-67 | -1 | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 33 | 70-75-67-73 | +1 | 22 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 2 | 68-67-66-64 | -34 | 0 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 15 | 68-68-71-67 | -6 | 200 |
August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 5 | 69-68-68-66 | -9 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 12 | 66-68-68-67 | -23 | 150 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 52 | 64-66-67-76 | -15 | 7 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 56 | 65-73-74-75 | -1 | 5 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 11 | 64-70-71 | -11 | 155 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 4 | 64-65-70-72 | -13 | 300 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 74-72-70-74 | +2 | 21 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cantlay as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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