Jake Knapp betting profile: The American Express
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HONOLULU, HAWAII - JANUARY 08: Jake Knapp of the United States plays his shot from the second tee prior to the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025 at Waialae Country Club on January 08, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Jake Knapp hits the links Jan. 16-19 in the 2025 The American Express at La Quinta Country Club after a 56th-place finish in The Sentry, which was his most recent tournament.
The American Express tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 16-19, 2025
- Location: La Quinta, California, USA
- Course: La Quinta Country Club
- Par: 72 / 7,060 yards
- Purse: $8.8M
- Previous winner: Nick Dunlap
At The American Express
- Knapp has played The American Express once recently, in 2024. He missed the cut after posting a score of 2-over.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
Knapp's recent history at The American Express
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
1/18/2024 | MC | 71-73-74 | +2 |
Knapp's recent performances
- Knapp has won one of his last five appearances on TOUR.
- Over his last five tournaments, Knapp has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average once.
- He has an average score of 1-over across his last five events.
- Jake Knapp has averaged 302.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Knapp has an average of -2.288 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Knapp is averaging -9.408 Strokes Gained: Total.
Knapp's advanced stats and rankings
- Knapp put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.045 last season, which ranked 117th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (309.5 yards) ranked 24th, and his 59.4% driving accuracy average ranked 132nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Knapp ranked 108th on TOUR with a mark of 0.001.
- On the greens, Knapp's -0.082 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 115th last season, and his 29.07 putts-per-round average ranked 99th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 24 | 309.5 | 302.8 |
Greens in Regulation % | 136 | 65.41% | 55.25% |
Putts Per Round | 99 | 29.07 | 29.6 |
Par Breakers | 133 | 23.11% | 18.52% |
Bogey Avoidance | 159 | 16.74% | 14.81% |
Knapp's best finishes
- Knapp took part in 23 tournaments last season, picking up two wins with four top-five finishes and five finishes in the top 10.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 17 times.
- Last season Knapp had two wins, with one of them coming at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he shot 19-under.
- Knapp accumulated 970 points last season, which ranked him 50th in the FedExCup standings.
Knapp's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Knapp's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.518 (he finished 31st in that tournament).
- Knapp's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 8.709 (he finished first in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Knapp delivered his best effort last season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking 10th in the field at 2.169. In that event, he finished 70th.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Knapp posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.018, his best mark last season. That ranked him 16th in the field (he finished 45th in that event).
- Knapp posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (14.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
Knapp's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 117 | -0.045 | -3.021 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 108 | 0.001 | -3.834 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 145 | -0.197 | -0.265 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 115 | -0.082 | -2.288 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 143 | -0.323 | -9.408 |
Knapp's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 71-73-74 | +2 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 3 | 69-69-70-69 | -11 | 145 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 68-68-71-69 | -8 | 24 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 1 | 67-64-63-71 | -19 | 500 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 4 | 68-66-71-66 | -13 | 104 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 57 | 77-70-81-72 | +12 | 9 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 71-72-68-73 | -4 | 14 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 74-71 | +5 | -- |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 55 | 74-76-78-73 | +13 | 10 |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 62 | 74-70-69-71 | E | 8 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 8 | 64-64-67-70 | -19 | 85 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 58 | 71-75-71-76 | +9 | 9 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 75-69 | +2 | -- |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 78-72 | +6 | -- |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 75-77 | +12 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 48 | 70-70-64-71 | -5 | 13 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 70-65-70-74 | -9 | 19 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 52 | 66-71-68-70 | -9 | 6 |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | W/D | 71-68-81 | +7 | -- |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 67 | 70-75-71-70 | +6 | 14 |
November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 68 | 69-71-73-72 | +3 | -- |
December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 1 | 58-66-65 | E | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | 56 | 72-73-70-71 | -6 | 10 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Knapp as of the start of The American Express.
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