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Joe Highsmith betting profile: Texas Children's Houston Open
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AVONDALE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 25: Andrew Putnam and Joe Highsmith of the United States plays their shots from the 11th tee during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 25, 2024 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Joe Highsmith placed 21st in the Texas Children's Houston Open in 2024, shooting a 6-under on the par-70 course. His sights are set higher March 27-30 in Houston at Memorial Park Golf Course .
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The Texas Children's Houston Open tournament and course info
- Date: March 27-30, 2025
- Location: Houston, Texas, USA
- Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
- Par: 70 / 7,475 yards
- Purse: $9.5M
- Previous winner: Stephan Jaeger
At the Texas Children's Houston Open
- Highsmith has played the Texas Children's Houston Open once of late, in 2024. He finished 21st, posting a score of 6-under.
- With numbers of 0.947 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (37th in field), 1.442 in SG: Approach the Green (38th), and 6.398 in SG: Putting (third), Stephan Jaeger won this tournament in 2024.
- In addition, Jaeger's average driving distance was 320.1 (11th in field), he hit 68.06% of greens in regulation (24th), and he averaged 27.25 putts per round (second).
Highsmith's recent history at the Texas Children's Houston Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/28/2024 | 21 | 65-70-72-67 | -6 |
Highsmith's recent performances
- Highsmith has won one of his last five appearances on TOUR.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five appearances.
- Highsmith has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score four times.
- He has an average score of 10-under across his last five events.
- Joe Highsmith has averaged 295.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Highsmith is averaging 3.206 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Highsmith is averaging 5.681 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Highsmith's advanced stats and rankings
- Highsmith has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.119 this season (77th on TOUR). His average driving distance (297.0 yards) ranks 124th, while his 61.5% driving accuracy average ranks 56th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Highsmith has a 0.389 mark (39th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Highsmith's 0.294 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 49th this season, while he averages 28.46 putts per round (57th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 124 | 297.0 | 295.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 119 | 65.48% | 64.20% |
| Putts Per Round | 57 | 28.46 | 27.9 |
| Par Breakers | 33 | 24.80% | 24.69% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 92 | 13.69% | 11.73% |
Highsmith's best finishes
- Highsmith has taken part in nine tournaments this season, and he has collected one win .
- In those nine events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 55.6%.
- Currently, Highsmith has 633 points, ranking him 18th in the FedExCup standings.
Highsmith's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Highsmith's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in February 2025 at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where he ranked 11th in the field with a mark of 2.960. He finished first in that event.
- Highsmith's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, where his 3.803 mark ranked 16th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Highsmith's best effort this season was at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, as he produced a 0.927 mark, which ranked him 28th in the field. He finished first in that event.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, Highsmith recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.956), which ranked seventh in the field.
- Highsmith posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.516) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (February 2025), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Highsmith's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 77 | 0.119 | 0.766 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 39 | 0.389 | 1.851 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 141 | -0.218 | -0.143 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 49 | 0.294 | 3.206 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 39 | 0.584 | 5.681 |
Highsmith's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 21 | 65-70-72-67 | -6 | 37 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 51 | 73-71-72-72 | E | 7 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 70-73 | -1 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-75 | -65 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 71-67 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 74-69 | +3 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 57 | 71-64-73-74 | -6 | 5 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-69 | -4 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | MC | 70-69 | -5 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 44 | 68-72-70-68 | -6 | 12 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 13 | 70-68-68-73 | -9 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 55 | 70-68-70-70 | -10 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 6 | 66-68-62-71 | -17 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 16 | 65-72-68-65 | -14 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 5 | 68-68-65-68 | -19 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 11 | 71-66-68-65 | -12 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 66 | 75-64-65-76 | -8 | 4 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-75 | +3 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 17 | 68-68-68-68 | -12 | 44 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 1 | 65-72-64-64 | -19 | 500 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 75-74 | +5 | -- |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 20 | 69-72-73-70 | -4 | 48 |
| March 20-23 | Valspar Championship | 22 | 73-67-69-72 | -3 | 37 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Highsmith as of the start of the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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