Jake Knapp betting profile: The RSM Classic
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In his last tournament at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Jake Knapp ended the weekend at 6-over, good for a 67th-place finish. He competes in the 2024 The RSM Classic Nov. 21-24 trying for an improved score.
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 Knapp'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's average driving distance was 309.5 (second in field), he hit 86.11% of greens in regulation (fifth), with 28 putts per round (ninth) en route to his win last year.
Knapp's recent performances
- In his last five events, Knapp has an average finish of 50th.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Knapp has an average finishing position of 50th in his last five tournaments.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 4-under.
- Jake Knapp has averaged 312.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Knapp is averaging -2.401 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Knapp is averaging -4.120 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Knapp's advanced stats and rankings
- Knapp owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.001 (111th) this season, while his average driving distance of 309.8 yards ranks 24th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Knapp owns a 0.046 mark (100th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Knapp's -0.067 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 111th on TOUR this season, and his 29.03 putts-per-round average ranks 95th. He has broken par 23.32% of the time (119th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 24 | 309.8 | 312.8 |
Greens in Regulation % | 136 | 65.34% | 67.54% |
Putts Per Round | 95 | 29.03 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 119 | 23.32% | 22.51% |
Bogey Avoidance | 163 | 16.82% | 17.54% |
Knapp's best finishes
- Knapp has taken part in 21 tournaments this season, and he has come away with one win along with three top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes.
- In those 21 events, he made the cut 15 times (71.4%).
- Currently, Knapp sits 50th in the FedExCup standings with 970 points.
Knapp's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Knapp's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where his 6.518 mark ranked best in the field.
- Knapp's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 8.709 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Knapp put up his best effort this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii (January 2024), ranking 10th in the field with a mark of 2.169.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Knapp recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 4.018, which ranked him 16th in the field. He finished 45th in that event.
- Knapp posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
Knapp's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 111 | -0.001 | 1.534 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 100 | 0.046 | -2.391 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 145 | -0.203 | -0.862 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 111 | -0.067 | -2.401 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 134 | -0.225 | -4.120 |
Knapp's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 70 | 69-65-72-71 | -3 | 3 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 71-73-74 | +2 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 3 | 69-69-70-69 | -11 | 145 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 68-68-71-69 | -8 | 24 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 1 | 67-64-63-71 | -19 | 500 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 4 | 68-66-71-66 | -13 | 104 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 57 | 77-70-81-72 | +12 | 9 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 71-72-68-73 | -4 | 14 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 74-71 | +5 | -- |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 55 | 74-76-78-73 | +13 | 10 |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 62 | 74-70-69-71 | E | 8 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 8 | 64-64-67-70 | -19 | 85 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 58 | 71-75-71-76 | +9 | 9 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 75-69 | +2 | -- |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 78-72 | +6 | -- |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 75-77 | +12 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 48 | 70-70-64-71 | -5 | 13 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 70-65-70-74 | -9 | 19 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 52 | 66-71-68-70 | -9 | 6 |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | W/D | 71-68-81 | +7 | -- |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 67 | 70-75-71-70 | +6 | 14 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Knapp as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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