Nick Taylor betting profile: The American Express
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Nick Taylor heads into the 2025 The American Express after shooting 38-under to win the Sony Open in Hawaii in his last 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
- Taylor's average finish has been 35th, and his average score 11-under, over his last eight appearances at The American Express.
- Taylor last participated in The American Express in 2024, missing the cut with a score of 11-under.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
Taylor's recent history at The American Express
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
1/18/2024 | MC | 68-67-70 | -11 |
1/19/2023 | MC | 70-71-69 | -6 |
1/20/2022 | 33 | 69-69-71-68 | -11 |
1/21/2021 | 47 | 68-66-74-73 | -7 |
1/16/2020 | MC | 67-68-74 | -7 |
1/17/2019 | 40 | 70-66-67-72 | -13 |
Taylor's recent performances
- Taylor has won one of his last five appearances on TOUR.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Taylor has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 15-under in his last five tournaments.
- In terms of driving distance, Nick Taylor has averaged 290.6 yards in his past five starts.
- Taylor is averaging -2.287 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Taylor is averaging 0.878 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Taylor's advanced stats and rankings
- Taylor put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.120 last season (130th on TOUR). His average driving distance (293.2 yards) ranked 154th, while his 63.2% driving accuracy average ranked 77th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Taylor ranked 55th on TOUR with an average of 0.243 per round. Additionally, he ranked 152nd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.79%.
- On the greens, Taylor's -0.042 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 109th last season, and his 28.94 putts-per-round average ranked 81st.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 154 | 293.2 | 290.6 |
Greens in Regulation % | 152 | 64.79% | 75.62% |
Putts Per Round | 81 | 28.94 | 30.1 |
Par Breakers | 91 | 24.43% | 24.69% |
Bogey Avoidance | 163 | 16.87% | 12.04% |
Taylor's best finishes
- Taylor participated in 28 tournaments last season, picking up one win and three finishes in the top 10.
- In those 28 tournaments, he had a 67.9% success rate in terms of making the cut (19 cuts made).
- Last season Taylor's best performance came at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He shot 38-under and won the title (his only win last season).
- Taylor placed 51st in the FedExCup standings with 969 points last season.
Taylor's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Black Desert Championship in October 2024, as he ranked 25th in the field with a mark of 2.115.
- Taylor produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking fourth in the field at 5.655. In that tournament, he finished seventh.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor's best mark last season was at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, as he ranked in the field with a mark of 4.781.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Taylor recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (8.934). That ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Taylor recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (16.258) at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
Taylor's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 130 | -0.120 | 0.700 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 55 | 0.243 | 2.553 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 90 | 0.051 | -0.089 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 109 | -0.042 | -2.287 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 95 | 0.133 | 0.878 |
Taylor's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-67-70 | -11 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 71-77-68 | E | 5 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 1 | 60-70-68-65 | -23 | 500 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 70-69-70-74 | -1 | 20 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 69-71-74-71 | -3 | 133 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 66-68-76-70 | -8 | 60 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 64 | 68-74-75-70 | +3 | 4 |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-81 | +14 | -- |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 49 | 71-70-69-71 | -3 | 12 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 10 | 63-69-64-71 | -21 | 46 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 43 | 71-69-75-75 | +6 | 17 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 73-73-74-73 | +5 | 53 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-74 | +8 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 42 | 68-73-65-67 | -7 | 18 |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 57 | 65-71-69-69 | -6 | 5 |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-75 | +8 | -- |
August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 30 | 70-73-68-69 | -4 | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 63-74 | -3 | -- |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 65 | 68-68-70-77 | +3 | 16 |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 70-73 | -1 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 25 | 69-67-66-69 | -13 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 54 | 68-69-71-72 | -4 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 33 | 68-67-71-67 | -7 | -- |
November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | 48 | 73-73-66-69 | -11 | 14 |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 1 | 66-68-65-65 | -38 | 500 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of The American Express.
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