Jake Knapp betting profile: The RSM Classic
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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 16: Jake Knapp of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 16, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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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