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Troy Merritt betting profile: The RSM Classic
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Troy Merritt enters play Nov. 21-24 in the 2024 The RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) following a 12th-place finish in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, which was his most recent competition.
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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
- Merritt's average finish has been 32nd, and his average score 9-under, over his last eight appearances at The RSM Classic.
- In Merritt's most recent appearance at The RSM Classic, in 2023, he missed the cut after posting a score of 1-under.
- 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), Ludvig Åberg won this tournament in 2023.
- 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.
Merritt's recent history at The RSM Classic
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2023 | MC | 77-64 | -1 |
| 11/17/2022 | MC | 71-71 | E |
| 11/18/2021 | 22 | 66-71-70-65 | -10 |
| 11/19/2020 | MC | 74-73 | +5 |
| 11/21/2019 | 30 | 68-68-66-71 | -9 |
Merritt's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Merritt has finished in the top 20 once.
- He's qualified for the weekend in one of his last five events.
- Merritt has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He finished with a score of 11-under in his only recent appearance.
- Off the tee, Troy Merritt has averaged 301.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Merritt is averaging -4.142 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Merritt is averaging -3.954 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Merritt's advanced stats and rankings
- Merritt has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.130, which ranks 130th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (293.6 yards) ranks 153rd, and his 66% driving accuracy average ranks 37th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Merritt has a 0.160 average that ranks 80th on TOUR. He ranks 117th with a 66.13% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Merritt has delivered a -0.354 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 158th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 100th with a putts-per-round average of 29.08, and he ranks 85th by breaking par 24.31% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 153 | 293.6 | 301.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 117 | 66.13% | 68.52% |
| Putts Per Round | 100 | 29.08 | 30.9 |
| Par Breakers | 85 | 24.31% | 20.37% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 147 | 15.59% | 17.13% |
Merritt's best finishes
- Merritt has taken part in 27 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has come away with one finish in the top-10.
- In those 27 tournaments, he made the cut on 11 occasions.
- Currently, Merritt has 213 points, placing him 142nd in the FedExCup standings.
Merritt's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in October 2024 at the Black Desert Championship, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 3.103. He missed the cut in that event.
- Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Procore Championship in September 2024, as he produced a 4.185 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Merritt's best mark this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 4.076.
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Merritt recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.899 (his best mark this season), which ranked sixth in the field. He finished ninth in that tournament.
- Merritt recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024. That ranked ninth in the field.
Merritt's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 130 | -0.130 | 0.674 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 80 | 0.160 | -0.870 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 87 | 0.056 | 0.383 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 158 | -0.354 | -4.142 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 138 | -0.267 | -3.954 |
Merritt's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 24 | 68-66-66-70 | -10 | 33 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 70-64-70 | -12 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 70-77 | +3 | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 58 | 71-69-69-72 | -3 | 5 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 47 | 68-72-69-69 | -6 | 9 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 68-71-69-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-77 | +5 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 71-77 | +4 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 67 | 66-74-71-77 | E | 2 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 67-77 | E | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 9 | 67-62-70-67 | -18 | 73 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 40 | 68-71-67-71 | -7 | 8 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 45 | 70-72-70-70 | +2 | 10 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-69 | +1 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 17 | 69-64-70-73 | -12 | 49 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 59 | 67-68-70-75 | -8 | 3 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 69-73 | -2 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 71-72 | -1 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 69-73 | E | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 70-74 | +2 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 80-73 | +9 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 12 | 68-67-66-72 | -11 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Merritt as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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