Blaine Hale, Jr. betting profile: The RSM Classic
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 29: PGA TOUR logo is seen during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 29, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Blaine Hale, Jr. hits the links Nov. 21-24 in the 2024 The RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) following a 67th-place finish in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship his last time in competition.
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
- This is Hale's first time playing at The RSM Classic in the past five years.
- Ludvig Åberg won this tournament in 2023 with 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).
- Åberg averaged 309.5 yards off the tee (second in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 86.11% (fifth), and attempted 28 putts per round (ninth) in that victory a year ago.
Hale's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Hale has an average finish of 56th.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Hale has an average finishing position of 56th in his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -4 those two times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Blaine Hale, Jr. has averaged 308.1 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Hale is averaging -1.076 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Hale is averaging -5.954 Strokes Gained: Total.
Hale's advanced stats and rankings
- Hale's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.407 ranks 164th on TOUR this season, and his 53% driving accuracy average ranks 179th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Hale ranks 121st on TOUR, posting an average of -0.114, while he ranks 138th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.33%.
- On the greens, Hale's -0.167 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 130th on TOUR this season, and his 29.40 putts-per-round average ranks 148th. He has broken par 23.44% of the time (117th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 40 | 307.6 | 308.1 |
Greens in Regulation % | 138 | 65.33% | 66.67% |
Putts Per Round | 148 | 29.40 | 29.5 |
Par Breakers | 117 | 23.44% | 22.22% |
Bogey Avoidance | 183 | 19.33% | 17.86% |
Hale's best finishes
- Hale is still seeking his first top-10 finish this season (he has taken part in 22 tournaments).
- In those 22 events, he made the cut five times (22.7%).
- Currently, Hale sits 211th in the FedExCup standings with 16 points.
Hale's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Hale's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Shriners Children's Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.279 (he missed the cut in that tournament).
- Hale's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Procore Championship, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.596 (he finished 37th in that tournament).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hale delivered his best effort this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking in the field at 0.831. In that event, he missed the cut.
- At the Rocket Mortgage Classic in June 2024, Hale posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.227). That ranked eighth in the field.
- Hale delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (3.009) in September 2024 at the Procore Championship. That ranked 37th in the field.
Hale's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 164 | -0.407 | -1.253 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 121 | -0.114 | -3.132 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 182 | -0.635 | -0.494 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 130 | -0.167 | -1.076 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 173 | -1.323 | -5.954 |
Hale's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 71-70-64 | -11 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-70 | E | -- |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | MC | 79-69 | +4 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 78-79 | +15 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 75-72 | +7 | -- |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 83-69 | +8 | -- |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 70-73 | -1 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 71-74 | +1 | -- |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 75-70 | +3 | -- |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-75 | +3 | -- |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 44 | 68-71-71-70 | -8 | 10 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 52 | 71-66-70-68 | -9 | 6 |
July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | MC | 70-67 | -7 | -- |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 71-70 | -1 | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-69 | -1 | -- |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 37 | 70-71-70-71 | -6 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-75 | +1 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 70-74 | +2 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-73 | +4 | -- |
November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 45 | 70-72-68-69 | -9 | -- |
November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 67 | 69-69-76-71 | +1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hale as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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