Cameron Young Betting Profile: WM Phoenix Open
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After he placed 64th in this tournament in 2023, Cameron Young has a different result in mind as he enters play in the 2024 WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona February 8-11.
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
- Young's average finish has been 45th, and his average score -2, over his last two appearances at the WM Phoenix Open.
- In Young's most recent appearance at the WM Phoenix Open, in 2023, he finished 64th after posting a score of +5.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with 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 also posted numbers of 317.1 in average driving distance (26th in field), 77.78% in terms of greens in regulation (third), and 28 putts per round (12th).
Young's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, Young has finished in the top 20 once.
- Young has finished in the top 20 once over his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of -10 over his last five appearances.
- Cameron Young has averaged 298.6 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Young is averaging -2.813 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Young is averaging -2.930 Strokes Gained: Total.
Young's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Young had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.581 last season, which ranked 12th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (315.7 yards) ranked seventh.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Young sported a 0.072 mark (92nd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Young's -0.287 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 158th last season, and his 29.10 putts-per-round average ranked 112th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 7 | 315.7 | 298.6 |
Greens in Regulation % | 44 | 68.99% | 61.99% |
Putts Per Round | 112 | 29.10 | 30.1 |
Par Breakers | 6 | 27.00% | 27.49% |
Bogey Avoidance | 106 | 14.15% | 9.36% |
Young's Best Finishes
- Young participated in 26 tournaments last season, earning one top-five finish and collecting six finishes in the top 10.
- In those 26 events, he made the cut 23 times, a success rate of 88.5%.
- Last season Young put up his best performance at the John Deere Classic, where he finished sixth with a score of -16 (five shots back of the winner).
- Young collected 889 points last season, ranking 48th in the FedExCup standings.
Young's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Young produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Sentry Tournament of Champions (January 2023), ranking No. 1 in the field at 4.581.
- Young's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina, where his 5.718 mark ranked fifth in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Young's best performance last season was at the John Deere Classic in July 2023, as he ranked ninth in the field with a mark of 2.970.
- At the BMW Championship in August 2023, Young recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.356, his best mark last season. That ranked him second in the field (he finished 15th in that event).
- Young delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.166) in July 2023 at the John Deere Classic. That ranked sixth in the field.
Young's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 12 | 0.581 | 0.634 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 92 | 0.072 | -0.538 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 119 | -0.019 | -0.225 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 158 | -0.287 | -2.813 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 74 | 0.333 | -2.930 |
Young's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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February 9-12 | WM Phoenix Open | 64 | 73-69-75-72 | +5 | 4 |
February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 20 | 68-74-67-70 | -5 | 43 |
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 10 | 67-73-72-71 | -5 | 71 |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 51 | 71-73-68-74 | -2 | 9 |
April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 7 | 67-72-75-68 | -6 | 97 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 51 | 71-68-70-71 | -4 | 8 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 59 | 71-70-72-73 | +2 | 5 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-75 | +9 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 74-75 | +5 | -- |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 57 | 71-72-74-70 | -1 | 5 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 32 | 72-70-68-73 | +3 | 24 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 60 | 67-69-72-67 | -5 | 5 |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 6 | 65-64-71-68 | -16 | 81 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 8 | 72-68-66-73 | -5 | 91 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 31 | 67-71-69-67 | -6 | 92 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 15 | 67-71-68-68 | -6 | 200 |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 54 | 65-74-72-64 | -13 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 38 | 66-68-68-68 | -12 | -- |
November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 15 | 69-71-69-74 | -5 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 33 | 68-67-74-65 | -18 | 27 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 70 | 71-74-70 | -1 | 6 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Young as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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