Ben Martin betting profile: Valspar Championship
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Ben Martin shot 4-over and took 67th the last time he played in this tournament. He'll tee off at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) March 20-23 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2025 Valspar Championship.
The Valspar Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 20-23, 2025
- Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
- Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
- Par: 71 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Peter Malnati
At the Valspar Championship
- Martin's average finish has been 53rd, and his average score 2-over, over his last four appearances at the Valspar Championship.
- Martin last played at the Valspar Championship in 2024, finishing 67th with a score of 4-over.
- When Peter Malnati won this tournament in 2024, he had 3.577 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in the field), 2.456 SG: Approach the Green (23rd), and 8.359 SG: Putting (third).
- In addition, Malnati's average driving distance was 291.6 (59th in field), he hit 65.28% of greens in regulation (fifth), and he averaged 26.5 putts per round (11th).
Martin's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/2024 | 67 | 68-71-76-73 | +4 |
| 3/16/2023 | 45 | 69-71-73-73 | +2 |
Martin's recent performances
- In his last five events, Martin has an average finish of 43rd.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Martin has an average finishing position of 43rd in his last five appearances.
- He has an average score of 3-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Ben Martin has averaged 295.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Martin is averaging -0.838 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Martin is averaging -0.967 Strokes Gained: Total.
Martin's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 294.5 | 295.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 66.93% | 53.33% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 28.88 | 29.7 |
| Par Breakers | - | 23.28% | 20.37% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 14.02% | 11.11% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Martin's best finishes
- Martin took part in 15 tournaments last season, earning one top-10 finishes.
- In those 15 tournaments, he made the cut on nine occasions.
- Last season Martin's best performance came at the Valero Texas Open, where he shot 8-under and finished seventh.
- Martin earned 183 points last season, which placed him 151st in the FedExCup standings.
Martin's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Martin's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he ranked 22nd in the field with a mark of 2.351.
- Martin's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season came at the Valspar Championship in March 2024, as he delivered a 4.653 mark, which ranked him 11th in the field. He finished 67th in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Martin's best performance last season was at the Valero Texas Open, where his 1.179 mark ranked 32nd in the field.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Martin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 4.080, which ranked him 15th in the field. He finished 31st in that event.
- Martin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.154) at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), which ranked him seventh in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
Martin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -0.585 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 0.397 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.059 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.838 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -0.967 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Martin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 67 | 68-71-76-73 | +4 | 3 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 7 | 71-71-70-68 | -8 | 85 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 55 | 67-70-71-75 | -5 | 4 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-77 | -64 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 48 | 67-69-71-65 | -12 | 9 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 37 | 69-70-69-73 | +1 | 16 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-75 | +7 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 59 | 67-67-69-72 | -5 | 5 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 66-75-69 | -6 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 45 | 68-70-68-70 | -8 | 10 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-70 | -2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Martin as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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