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Matt Kuchar betting profile: ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
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After he placed 54th in this tournament in 2020, Matt Kuchar has a better finish in mind as he enters play in the 2024 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP in Chiba, JPN, Oct. 23-26.
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The ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP tournament and course info
- Date: Oct. 23-26, 2024
- Location: Chiba, JPN
- Course: Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,079 yards
- Purse: $8.5M
- Previous winner: Collin Morikawa
At the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
- Kuchar has entered the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP once recently (in 2020), posting a score of 8-under and finishing 54th.
- When Collin Morikawa won this tournament in 2023, he finished with a driving average of 324.3 (15th in the field), 36.54% driving accuracy (67th), and 27.5 putts per round (sixth).
Kuchar's recent history at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2020 | 54 | 70-69-70-71 | -8 |
Kuchar's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Kuchar has finished in the top five once.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Kuchar has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average four times.
- He has carded an average score of 13-under over his last five appearances.
- Matt Kuchar has averaged 295.6 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Kuchar is averaging 1.589 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kuchar is averaging 6.025 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Kuchar's advanced stats and rankings
- Kuchar has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.223, which ranks 138th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (289.0 yards) ranks 168th, and his 64.7% driving accuracy average ranks 52nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kuchar ranks 130th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.190. Additionally, he ranks 136th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.99%.
- On the greens, Kuchar has registered a 0.449 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 22nd on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 49th with a putts-per-round average of 28.65, and he ranks 161st by breaking par 21.43% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 168 | 289.0 | 295.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 136 | 64.99% | 78.70% |
| Putts Per Round | 49 | 28.65 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 161 | 21.43% | 26.54% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 51 | 13.58% | 8.33% |
Kuchar's best finishes
- Kuchar has participated in 23 tournaments this season, and he has collected one top-five finish.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 11 times.
- Currently, Kuchar has 382 points, ranking him 105th in the FedExCup standings.
Kuchar's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 2.269 (he missed the cut in that tournament).
- Kuchar put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the 3M Open (July 2024), ranking No. 1 in the field with a mark of 10.053.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kuchar put up his best performance this season at the Shriners Children's Open (October 2024), ranking third in the field with a mark of 4.763.
- At the Wyndham Championship in August 2024, Kuchar recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.411, which was his best so far this season. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Kuchar posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.922) at the 3M Open (July 2024), which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that event.
Kuchar's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 138 | -0.223 | 0.494 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 130 | -0.190 | 2.586 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 27 | 0.249 | 1.356 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 22 | 0.449 | 1.589 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 77 | 0.284 | 6.025 |
Kuchar's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 2 | 65-65-67-66 | -25 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 53 | 65-68-69-70 | -10 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-73 | +1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 73-67-65 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 39 | 69-70-71 | -6 | 18 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-72 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 49 | 75-67-70-72 | E | 8 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-74 | +3 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-72 | -6 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 69-69 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 34 | 69-72-75-71 | +3 | 26 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 17 | 68-69-73-68 | -2 | 45 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 75-73 | +8 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 33 | 75-71-74-74 | +6 | 27 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 50 | 72-71-75-71 | +9 | 12 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 25 | 70-68-71-69 | -10 | 32 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-70 | -3 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 3 | 68-67-63-71 | -15 | 163 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 12 | 64-64-70-71 | -11 | 53 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 13 | 70-64-72-73 | -9 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-72 | -2 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 14 | 67-66-67-69 | -15 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kuchar as of the start of the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP.
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