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Ben Griffin betting profile: The RSM Classic
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In his last time out at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Ben Griffin carded an eighth-place finish, and he enters the 2024 The RSM Classic aiming for better results.
Latest odds for Griffin at The RSM Classic.
The RSM Classic tournament and course info
- Date: Nov. 21-24, 2024
- Location: St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
- Course: Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course)
- Par: 70 / 7,005 yards
- Purse: $7.6M
- Previous winner: Ludvig Åberg
At The RSM Classic
- Griffin's average finish has been 19th, and his average score 15-under, over his last three appearances at The RSM Classic.
- In 2023, Griffin finished eighth (with a score of 18-under) in his most recent appearance at The RSM Classic.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Ludvig Åberg posted numbers of 4.896 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 2.387 in SG: Approach the Green (14th), and 6.407 in SG: Putting (fourth).
- En route to his victory last year, Åberg posted an average driving distance of 309.5 (second in field), hit 86.11% of greens in regulation (fifth), and took 28 putts per round (ninth).
Griffin's recent history at The RSM Classic
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2023 | 8 | 67-67-69-61 | -18 |
| 11/17/2022 | 29 | 65-71-67-68 | -11 |
Griffin's recent performances
- Griffin has earned one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes over his last five tournaments.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Griffin has finished with a better-than-average score in four of his last five tournaments.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 13-under.
- Off the tee, Ben Griffin has averaged 303.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Griffin has an average of -1.032 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Griffin has an average of 3.511 in his past five tournaments.
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Griffin's advanced stats and rankings
- Griffin has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.159, which ranks 133rd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.8 yards) ranks 137th, and his 58.8% driving accuracy average ranks 138th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Griffin ranks 35th on TOUR with a mark of 0.328.
- On the greens, Griffin has registered a 0.218 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 52nd on TOUR, while he ranks 55th with a putts-per-round average of 28.73. He has broken par 24.52% of the time (80th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 137 | 295.8 | 303.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 54 | 68.86% | 76.54% |
| Putts Per Round | 55 | 28.73 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 80 | 24.52% | 25.93% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 6 | 11.88% | 8.64% |
Griffin's best finishes
- Griffin has played 34 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has come away with two finishes in the top-five and five finishes in the top-10.
- In those 34 tournaments, he made the cut on 24 occasions.
- Currently, Griffin has 867 points, ranking him 56th in the FedExCup standings.
Griffin's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Genesis Scottish Open, where his 1.565 mark ranked 27th in the field.
- Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Wyndham Championship, where his 8.210 mark ranked second in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Griffin's best performance this season was in October 2024 at the Sanderson Farms Championship, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 3.948. He finished 37th in that event.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Griffin recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 7.711, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished fifth in that event.
- Griffin posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.875) in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, which ranked second in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
Griffin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 133 | -0.159 | 1.024 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 35 | 0.328 | 2.465 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 24 | 0.268 | 1.054 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 52 | 0.218 | -1.032 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 39 | 0.655 | 3.511 |
Griffin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 | 21 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 9 | 66-68-64-66 | -24 | 78 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 74-67-72 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 72-67-68-69 | -8 | 24 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-69-66-75 | -2 | 23 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 55 | 71-68-71-70 | -8 | 4 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-71 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 71-68-70-71 | -4 | 43 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 72-68-69-68 | -3 | 16 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 69-74-74-69 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 72-68-68-67 | -13 | 30 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-73 | -68 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 13 | 69-64-67-67 | -17 | 53 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 29 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | W/D | 73-65 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 2 | 70-65-65-65 | -15 | 300 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 67 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 67-71-71-70 | -9 | 19 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 5 | 68-67-64-62 | -23 | 105 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 39 | 65-70-67-70 | -8 | 14 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 79-74 | +11 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 7 | 65-70-63-70 | -12 | 80 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 50 | 66-70-71-72 | -1 | 27 |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 37 | 64-71-70-70 | -13 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 11 | 67-66-69-67 | -15 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-71 | -2 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 22 | 71-70-66-64 | -9 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 24 | 73-63-66-73 | -13 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 8 | 69-68-66-68 | -13 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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