Francesco Molinari betting profile: The RSM Classic
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Francesco Molinari enters the 2024 The RSM Classic Nov. 21-24 coming off a 17th-place finish in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in his last 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
- Over the last two times Molinari has entered The RSM Classic, he has missed the cut each time and posted an average score of -under.
- Molinari last played at The RSM Classic in 2023, missing the cut with a score of 3-under.
- Ludvig Åberg finished with 4.896 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 2.387 SG: Approach the Green (14th), and 6.407 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- 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).
Molinari's recent history at The RSM Classic
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2023 | MC | 69-70 | -3 |
| 11/17/2022 | MC | 67-74 | -1 |
Molinari's recent performances
- Over his last five appearances, Molinari has finished in the top 20 once.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Molinari has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five appearances.
- He has an average score of 7-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Francesco Molinari has averaged 288.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Molinari has an average of -1.554 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Molinari is averaging -0.998 Strokes Gained: Total.
Molinari's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 288.9 | 288.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 66.67% | 72.92% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 29.68 | 30.3 |
| Par Breakers | - | 22.08% | 25.00% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 17.25% | 15.28% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Molinari's best finishes
- Molinari has played 14 tournaments this season, but he has not collected a finish in the top 10.
- In those 14 tournaments, he made the cut on six occasions.
Molinari's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -0.241 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 2.696 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -1.899 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -1.554 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -0.998 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Molinari's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 73 | 70-69-77-74 | +2 | 3 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 72-69-73-72 | -2 | 9 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 70-72 | -2 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-77 | -2 | -- |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-75 | +4 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 64 | 73-72-77-71 | +13 | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-70 | -2 | -- |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 66-69-72-66 | -7 | 8 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-78 | +9 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 59 | 66-70-75-70 | -3 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 17 | 68-66-70-70 | -10 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Molinari as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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