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Eric Cole Betting Profile: WM Phoenix Open
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Eric Cole will appear in the 2024 WM Phoenix Open from February 8-11 after a 14th-place finish in Pebble Beach, California at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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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
- This is Cole's first time competing at the WM Phoenix Open in the past five years.
- 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), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023.
- Scheffler averaged 317.1 yards off the tee (26th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 77.78% (third), and attempted 28 putts per round (12th) in that victory a year ago.
Cole's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, Cole has finished in the top 20 three times.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Over his last five appearances, Cole has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average four times.
- He has an average score of -16 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Eric Cole has averaged 292.2 yards in his past five starts.
- Cole is averaging 1.953 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Cole is averaging 3.380 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Cole's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Cole had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.268 last season, which ranked 158th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (299.0 yards) ranked 113th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Cole had a 0.545 mark (19th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Cole's 0.505 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 13th last season, and his 27.75 putts-per-round average ranked second.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 113 | 299.0 | 292.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 133 | 65.92% | 58.82% |
| Putts Per Round | 2 | 27.75 | 29.7 |
| Par Breakers | 15 | 24.96% | 29.74% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 15 | 12.04% | 8.17% |
Cole's Best Finishes
- Cole teed off in 36 tournaments last season, securing six finishes in the top five and collecting seven top-10 finishes.
- In those 36 events, he made the cut 27 times (75%).
- Last season Cole put up his best performance at The Honda Classic, where he finished second with a score of -27 (three shots back of the winner).
- With 950 points last season, Cole finished 40th in the FedExCup standings.
Cole's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Cole delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the RBC Canadian Open (June 2023), ranking 17th in the field at 3.022.
- Cole's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Fortinet Championship, where his 6.231 mark ranked second in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cole's best effort last season was at the Shriners Children's Open in October 2023, as he produced a 5.923 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished third in that event.
- At the Wyndham Championship in August 2023, Cole delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (8.754), which ranked second in the field.
- Cole posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (14.849) at The Honda Classic in February 2023, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
Cole's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 158 | -0.268 | 0.000 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 19 | 0.545 | 2.145 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 16 | 0.282 | -0.726 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 13 | 0.505 | 1.953 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 16 | 1.064 | 3.380 |
Cole's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | 2 | 67-66-66-67 | -27 | 300 |
| March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 72-80 | +8 | -- |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 27 | 73-73-69-68 | -5 | 31 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 71-67-75-72 | -3 | 15 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 5 | 65-68-69-66 | -16 | 100 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 23 | 66-68-70-65 | -15 | 34 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 15 | 67-74-70-70 | +1 | 59 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 69-74 | +3 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 24 | 75-70-70-74 | +1 | 38 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 6 | 69-73-69-63 | -14 | 95 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 39 | 69-70-71-74 | +4 | 18 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 64-65-73-65 | -13 | 34 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 42 | 69-67-68-71 | -9 | 11 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 60 | 67-69-64-79 | -1 | 5 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 30 | 70-66-68-70 | -10 | 24 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-65-66-70 | -10 | 51 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 31 | 66-70-68-70 | -6 | 92 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 25 | 72-68-68-69 | -3 | 133 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 4 | 68-66-68-70 | -16 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 35 | 71-68-71-69 | -9 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 3 | 71-66-67-62 | -18 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 2 | 65-71-66-70 | -8 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 3 | 66-66-61-67 | -22 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 14 | 70-66-69-65 | -22 | 113 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 13 | 66-72-64-66 | -12 | 55 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 21 | 66-64-66-72 | -20 | 40 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 14 | 68-71-67 | -10 | 118 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cole as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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