Jake Knapp betting profile: Travelers Championship
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At the U.S. Open, Jake Knapp struggled, missing the cut at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. He is trying for a bounce-back performance in Cromwell, CT, at the 2024 Travelers Championship from June 20-23.
The Travelers Championship tournament and course info
- Date: June 20-23, 2024
- Location: Cromwell, CT
- Course: TPC River Highlands
- Par: 70 / 6,835 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Keegan Bradley
At the Travelers Championship
- This is Knapp's first time playing at the Travelers Championship in the past five years.
- Keegan Bradley won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 0.761 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (36th in field), 7.288 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 7.036 in SG: Putting (first).
- En route to his victory last year, Bradley posted an average driving distance of 315.6 (sixth in field), hit 83.33% of greens in regulation (fifth), and took 28 putts per round (11th).
Knapp's recent performances
- Knapp has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five appearances.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Over his last five appearances, Knapp has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average once.
- He has an average score of 5-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Jake Knapp has averaged 313.7 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Knapp is averaging 0.280 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Knapp has an average of -1.788 in his past five tournaments.
Knapp's advanced stats and rankings
- Knapp has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.164 this season (128th on TOUR). His average driving distance (308.7 yards) ranks 23rd, while his 61.4% driving accuracy average ranks 93rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Knapp ranks 47th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.319, while he ranks 100th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.53%.
- On the greens, Knapp has delivered a 0.161 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 69th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 96th with a putts-per-round average of 28.94, and he ranks 106th by breaking par 23.61% of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 23 | 308.7 | 313.7 |
Greens in Regulation % | 100 | 64.53% | 60.71% |
Putts Per Round | 96 | 28.94 | 29.0 |
Par Breakers | 106 | 23.61% | 21.43% |
Bogey Avoidance | 126 | 16.56% | 19.84% |
Knapp's best finishes
- Knapp has participated in 16 tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also collected three finishes in the top-five and four finishes in the top-10.
- In those 16 events, he made the cut 11 times (68.8%).
- Currently, Knapp has 911 points, ranking him 40th in the FedExCup standings.
Knapp's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Knapp's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he put up a 4.418 mark, which ranked him third in the field. He finished fourth in that tournament.
- Knapp posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (February 2024), ranking No. 1 in the field with a mark of 8.709.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Knapp put up his best effort this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking 10th in the field at 2.169. In that event, he finished 70th.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Knapp delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (4.018). That ranked 16th in the field.
- Knapp posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (which ranked him No. 1 in the field). In that event, he finished first.
Knapp's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 128 | -0.164 | 0.193 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 47 | 0.319 | -0.707 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 135 | -0.193 | -1.554 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 69 | 0.161 | 0.280 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 90 | 0.122 | -1.788 |
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 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Knapp as of the start of the Travelers Championship.
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