Davis Riley betting profile: Valspar Championship
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Davis Riley will compete March 20-23 in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, at the 2025 Valspar Championship. In his most recent tournament he finished 38th in THE PLAYERS Championship, shooting 1-under at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium 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
- Riley's average finish has been 11th, and his average score 13-under, over his last three appearances at the Valspar Championship.
- Riley missed the cut (with a score of 2-over) in his most recent go-round at the Valspar Championship in 2024.
- With 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), Peter Malnati won this tournament in 2024.
- En route to his victory last year, Malnati posted an average driving distance of 291.6 (59th in field), hit 65.28% of greens in regulation (fifth), and took 26.5 putts per round (11th).
Riley's recent history at the Valspar Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/21/2024 | MC | 72-72 | +2 |
3/16/2023 | 19 | 69-68-72-74 | -1 |
3/17/2022 | 2 | 65-68-62-72 | -24 |
Riley's recent performances
- Riley has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five appearances.
- He's made the cut in three of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Riley has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- He has an average score of 9-under across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Davis Riley has averaged 317.9 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Riley has an average of 1.345 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Riley is averaging -2.789 Strokes Gained: Total.
Riley's advanced stats and rankings
- Riley's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -1.228 ranks 184th on TOUR this season, and his 53.4% driving accuracy average ranks 158th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Riley ranks 180th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -1.146. Additionally, he ranks 152nd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.28%.
- On the greens, Riley's 0.222 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 67th this season, and his 28.75 putts-per-round average ranks 78th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 77 | 304.1 | 317.9 |
Greens in Regulation % | 152 | 65.28% | 49.65% |
Putts Per Round | 78 | 28.75 | 28.3 |
Par Breakers | 59 | 27.50% | 23.96% |
Bogey Avoidance | 168 | 18.06% | 13.89% |
Riley's best finishes
- Riley has taken part in eight tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has secured one finish in the top-10.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on three occasions.
- Currently, Riley has 60 points, placing him 132nd in the FedExCup standings.
Riley's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Riley's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Farmers Insurance Open, where his 0.617 mark ranked in the field.
- Riley's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in February 2025 at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.252. He missed the cut in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Riley's best performance this season was in February 2025 at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where he ranked 30th in the field with a mark of 0.797. He finished 48th in that event.
- At the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February 2025, Riley posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (2.844, which ranked in the field). In that tournament, he missed the cut.
- Riley posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (2.566) at the Farmers Insurance Open (which ranked him in the field). In that tournament, he missed the cut.
Riley's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 184 | -1.228 | -1.171 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 180 | -1.146 | -1.133 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 175 | -0.484 | -1.830 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 67 | 0.222 | 1.345 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 185 | -2.636 | -2.789 |
Riley's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 14 | 65-71-71-65 | -8 | 55 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-75 | +6 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 28 | 66-70-65-70 | -140 | 5 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 30 | 64-67-72-67 | -14 | 21 |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 66 | 69-71-73-71 | E | 2 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 1 | 66-64-66-70 | -14 | 500 |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 75-76 | +7 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 48 | 71-71-67-66 | -5 | 13 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 57 | 70-70-71-71 | -6 | 5 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 73-74 | +5 | -- |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-72 | +2 | -- |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | 46 | 70-70-70-69 | -5 | 9 |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 38 | 69-66-68-70 | -7 | 17 |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 75-65 | -4 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 41 | 67-71-66-71 | -9 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 73 | 74-73-70-71 | +8 | -- |
November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 68-74 | E | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | W/D | 73-80-74 | +8 | -- |
January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 80-75-65 | +4 | -- |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 75-73 | +4 | -- |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 74-73 | +5 | -- |
February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | MC | 68-73 | -1 | -- |
February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 48 | 64-71-75-67 | -7 | 8 |
March 6-9 | Puerto Rico Open | 6 | 64-66-72-68 | -18 | 53 |
March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 38 | 74-66-73-74 | -1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Riley as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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