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Justin Lower Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 09: Justin Lower of the United States hits a tee shot on the first hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 09, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Justin Lower will compete in the 2024 Valero Texas Open from April 4-7 after a 28th-place finish in Houston, Texas at the Texas Children's Houston Open.
Latest odds for Lower at the Valero Texas Open.
The Valero Texas Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: April 4-7, 2024
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
- Par: 72 / 7,438 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous Winner: Corey Conners
At the Valero Texas Open
- In his last two appearances at the Valero Texas Open, Lower has an average finish of 70th, and an average score of +7.
- Lower finished 70th (with a score of +7) in his most recent go-round at the Valero Texas Open (in 2023).
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Corey Conners posted numbers of 3.959 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (eighth in field), 9.539 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 0.376 in SG: Putting (41st).
- Conners averaged 300.6 yards off the tee (51st in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 77.78% (first), and attempted 29 putts per round (53rd) in that victory a year ago.
Lower's Recent History at the Valero Texas Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | 70 | 69-73-76-77 | +7 |
| 3/31/2022 | MC | 75-78 | +9 |
Lower's Recent Performances
- In his last five appearances, Lower has an average finish of 32nd.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five appearances.
- Lower has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five tournaments.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been -2.
- Off the tee, Justin Lower has averaged 290.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Lower is averaging 0.625 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Lower is averaging -1.151 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Lower's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Lower has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.113, which ranks 117th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (294.6 yards) ranks 105th, and his 57.9% driving accuracy average ranks 93rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Lower ranks 46th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.308. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Lower's -0.032 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 106th on TOUR this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first. He has broken par % of the time (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 105 | 294.6 | 290.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 60.68% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.1 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 17.52% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 14.96% |
Lower's Best Finishes
- Lower has taken part in 10 tournaments this season, and he has earned one top-five finish.
- In those 10 events, he made the cut seven times.
- With 228 points, Lower currently sits 76th in the FedExCup standings.
Lower's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Lower's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he posted a 1.265 mark, which ranked him 25th in the field. He finished third in that tournament.
- Lower's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he posted a 3.864 mark, which ranked him 13th in the field. He finished third in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Lower's best performance this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 2.721 (he finished 43rd in that event).
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, Lower delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (3.351), which ranked in the field.
- Lower recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024. That ranked third in the field.
Lower's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 117 | -0.113 | -0.357 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 46 | 0.308 | -0.366 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 111 | -0.075 | -1.053 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 106 | -0.032 | 0.625 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 86 | 0.089 | -1.151 |
Lower's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 71 | 70-70-76-72 | +4 | 3 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 43 | 66-70-68-68 | -12 | 11 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 57 | 70-68-73-74 | +5 | 5 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 77-74 | +7 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 25 | 67-70-75-69 | -7 | 30 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 71-68 | -1 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 8 | 68-65-67-69 | -19 | 85 |
| July 13-16 | Barbasol Championship | 44 | 72-66-68-73 | -9 | 6 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 43 | 67-71-71-67 | -8 | 11 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 78-67 | +5 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 45 | 67-69-71-75 | -6 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 41 | 68-72-68-75 | +3 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 65-68-73-65 | -17 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 20 | 67-67-67-68 | -15 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 71-68 | -3 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 74 | 70-68-70-71 | -1 | 2 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 39 | 64-68-68-71 | -17 | 14 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 43 | 71-70-72-72 | -3 | 11 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 53 | 71-69-73-67 | -4 | 6 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 3 | 70-66-66-68 | -14 | 145 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 67-76-69-78 | +2 | 21 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-75 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 77 | +6 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 28 | 72-67-69-67 | -5 | 30 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Lower as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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