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Martin Laird betting profile: The RSM Classic
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Martin Laird enters play Nov. 21-24 in the 2024 The RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) after a 37th-place finish in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, which was his most recent competition.
Latest odds for Laird 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
- Over his last four trips to The RSM Classic, Laird has an average score of 4-under, with an average finish of 54th.
- In 2023, Laird missed the cut (with a score of even-par) in his most recent appearance at The RSM Classic.
- 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.
Laird's recent history at The RSM Classic
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2023 | MC | 70-72 | E |
| 11/19/2020 | MC | 74-71 | +3 |
| 11/21/2019 | MC | 70-70 | -2 |
Laird's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Laird has an average finish of 42nd.
- He's made the cut in three of his last five tournaments.
- Laird has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 9-under in his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Martin Laird has averaged 298.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Laird has an average of -0.644 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Laird is averaging 0.218 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Laird's advanced stats and rankings
- Laird's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.401 ranks 163rd on TOUR this season, and his 60.2% driving accuracy average ranks 116th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Laird owns a -0.350 mark (150th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Laird has delivered a 0.195 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 56th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 104th with a putts-per-round average of 29.10, and he ranks 118th by breaking par 23.37% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 166 | 290.8 | 298.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 53 | 68.87% | 75.35% |
| Putts Per Round | 104 | 29.10 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 118 | 23.37% | 25.35% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 57 | 13.48% | 12.85% |
Laird's best finishes
- Laird has not won any of the 24 tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has collected two top-10 finishes.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 12 times.
- Currently, Laird sits 147th in the FedExCup standings with 196 points.
Laird's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Laird's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the 3M Open in July 2024, as he posted a 0.951 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Laird's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he ranked 12th in the field with a mark of 4.889.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Laird posted his best effort this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, ranking second in the field at 5.607. In that tournament, he finished ninth.
- At the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024, Laird delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.380 (his best mark this season), which ranked in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- Laird posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.627) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (which ranked him ninth in the field). In that event, he finished ninth.
Laird's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 163 | -0.401 | -0.256 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 150 | -0.350 | 0.498 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 16 | 0.316 | 0.618 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 56 | 0.195 | -0.644 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 137 | -0.240 | 0.218 |
Laird's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 75-68 | +3 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-70-68 | -9 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 76-72 | +4 | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 53 | 69-69-73-69 | -4 | 6 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 68-69-66-69 | -12 | 66 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 10 | 67-68-70-68 | -15 | 35 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 70-73-70-73 | -2 | 9 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 31 | 69-71-68-68 | -4 | 24 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 51 | 71-71-73-73 | E | 7 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 68-75 | -65 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 48 | 67-66-72-67 | -12 | 9 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 37 | 66-73-69-73 | +1 | 16 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 73-70 | +3 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-75 | +2 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 71-77 | +6 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 69-74 | +3 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 47 | 66-73-72-73 | -4 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 48 | 67-65-73-72 | -11 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 70-68 | -4 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-71 | -2 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 42 | 69-69-73-67 | -10 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 37 | 68-68-68-73 | -7 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Laird as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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