Chris Gotterup betting profile: Valspar Championship
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Chris Gotterup finished 61st in the Valspar Championship in 2024, shooting a 2-over on the par-71 course. His sights are set higher March 20-23 in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) .
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
- Gotterup has played the Valspar Championship once recently (in 2024), posting a score of 2-over and finishing 61st.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Peter Malnati posted numbers of 3.577 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in field), 2.456 in SG: Approach the Green (23rd), and 8.359 in SG: Putting (third).
- Malnati averaged 291.6 yards off the tee (59th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 65.28% (fifth), and attempted 26.5 putts per round (11th) in that victory a year ago.
Gotterup's recent history at the Valspar Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/21/2024 | 61 | 68-73-75-70 | +2 |
Gotterup's recent performances
- Gotterup has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five appearances.
- He's made the cut in one of his last five events.
- Gotterup has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He posted a final score of -15 relative to par in his only made cut in his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Chris Gotterup has averaged 314.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Gotterup has an average of 1.437 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Gotterup is averaging -1.260 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Gotterup's advanced stats and rankings
- Gotterup owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.187 (139th) this season, while his average driving distance of 312.0 yards ranks 27th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Gotterup owns a -0.236 mark (132nd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Gotterup has registered a 0.090 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 86th on TOUR, while he ranks 144th with a putts-per-round average of 29.35. He has broken par 24.40% of the time (111th on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 27 | 312.0 | 314.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 19 | 72.95% | 56.94% |
Putts Per Round | 144 | 29.35 | 28.1 |
Par Breakers | 111 | 24.40% | 21.30% |
Bogey Avoidance | 26 | 12.32% | 10.65% |
Gotterup's best finishes
- Gotterup has taken part in nine tournaments this season, but he has not registered a finish in the top 10.
- In those nine tournaments, he made the cut on three occasions.
- With 73 points, Gotterup currently sits 120th in the FedExCup standings.
Gotterup's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Gotterup's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2025, as he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.750.
- Gotterup's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked 30th in the field with a mark of 1.403 (he finished 25th in that tournament).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Gotterup's best performance this season was at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, where his 0.207 mark ranked in the field.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, Gotterup posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (3.881), which ranked in the field.
- Gotterup recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (0.115) in January 2025 at the Farmers Insurance Open. That ranked 49th in the field.
Gotterup's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 139 | -0.187 | -1.236 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 132 | -0.236 | -0.206 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 180 | -0.554 | -1.255 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 86 | 0.090 | 1.437 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 154 | -0.887 | -1.260 |
Gotterup's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 61 | 68-73-75-70 | +2 | 5 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 57 | 67-74-70-69 | E | 5 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 70-71 | -3 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 64-72-63-69 | -139 | 31 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 24 | 67-69-65-68 | -15 | 33 |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 1 | 66-64-65-67 | -22 | 300 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-71 | +3 | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 76-70 | +6 | -- |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 73-76 | +5 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 61 | 75-65-68-69 | -3 | 8 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 67 | 71-69-68-77 | -3 | 3 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 66-73 | -3 | -- |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 66-77 | +3 | -- |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | 59 | 69-69-71-72 | -3 | 5 |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 22 | 65-69-69-67 | -10 | 37 |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 74-68 | -2 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 71-70 | -3 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 45 | 71-67-71-67 | -8 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 71 | 72-69-77-66 | +4 | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | 46 | 72-69-71-68 | -12 | 15 |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 71-69 | E | -- |
January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 67-75-67 | -7 | -- |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 25 | 71-69-73-75 | E | 31 |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 73-69 | E | -- |
February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 72-66 | -4 | -- |
March 6-9 | Puerto Rico Open | 16 | 63-70-70-70 | -15 | 27 |
March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Gotterup as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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