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Ben Martin Betting Profile: WM Phoenix Open
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Ben Martin enters play February 8-11 in the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale following a 37th-place finish in the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, California his last time in competition.
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The WM Phoenix Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 8-11, 2024
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
- Course: TPC Scottsdale
- Par: 71 / 7,261 yards
- Purse: $8.8M
- Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the WM Phoenix Open
- Martin has entered the WM Phoenix Open once recently, in 2017. He missed the cut after posting a score of +2.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Scottie Scheffler posted numbers of 2.74 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (18th in field), 9.588 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.157 in SG: Putting (13th).
- Scheffler's average driving distance was 317.1 (26th in field), he hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (third), with 28 putts per round (12th) en route to his win last year.
Martin's Recent Performances
- In his last five appearances, Martin has an average finish of 40th.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Martin has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five events.
- In his last five events, his average score has been -11.
- Off the tee, Ben Martin has averaged 288.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Martin is averaging 0.501 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Martin is averaging -0.423 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Martin's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Martin put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.048 last season (88th on TOUR). His average driving distance (293.9 yards) ranked 154th, while his 62.5% driving accuracy average ranked 56th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Martin ranked 45th on TOUR with an average of 0.318 per round. Additionally, he ranked 66th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 68.23%.
- On the greens, Martin's 0.028 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 91st last season, and his 28.92 putts-per-round average ranked 82nd.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 154 | 293.9 | 288.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 66 | 68.23% | 54.51% |
| Putts Per Round | 82 | 28.92 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 71 | 22.60% | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 56 | 13.43% | 7.64% |
Martin's Best Finishes
- Last season Martin participated in 33 tournaments, earning one top-five finish and collecting three finishes in the top 10.
- In those 33 tournaments, he had a 54.5% success rate in terms of making the cut (18 cuts made).
- Last season Martin had his best performance at The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort (The Champion). He shot -9 and finished fifth (three shots back of the winner).
- Martin collected 387 points last season, placing 115th in the FedExCup standings.
Martin's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Martin put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Valero Texas Open (March 2023), ranking 10th in the field at 3.680.
- Martin's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2023, as he produced a 7.077 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished 32nd in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Martin put up his best performance last season at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 2023), ranking seventh in the field with a mark of 3.402.
- At The Honda Classic in February 2023, Martin delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.282 (his best mark last season), which ranked fourth in the field. He finished fifth in that event.
- Martin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.849) at The Honda Classic (which ranked him fifth in the field). In that tournament, he finished fifth.
Martin's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 88 | 0.048 | 0.655 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 45 | 0.318 | -0.718 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 174 | -0.330 | -0.861 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 91 | 0.028 | 0.501 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 100 | 0.065 | -0.423 |
Martin's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | 5 | 69-64-70-68 | -9 | 93 |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 71-74-72-70 | -1 | 7 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 69-71-73-73 | +2 | 8 |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 8 | 66-72-69-68 | -13 | 42 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 10 | 70-70-73-67 | -8 | 65 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 41 | 71-68-70-69 | -6 | 12 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 46 | 68-66-73-71 | -6 | 10 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 79-68 | +5 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 57 | 69-69-68-79 | +5 | 5 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 63 | 67-68-69-72 | -4 | 4 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 71-73 | E | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-70 | -3 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 42 | 70-67-67-73 | -3 | 10 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-72 | +2 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 73-72 | +1 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 70-68-72-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 27 | 65-70-66-69 | -14 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 70-69 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 56 | 68-64-67-75 | -14 | 5 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 73-67-72-72 | -4 | 17 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Martin as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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