Luke Clanton betting profile: Valspar Championship
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Luke Clanton enters play March 20-23 in the 2025 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) following an 18th-place finish in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, which was his most recent tournament.
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
- Clanton is competing at the Valspar Championship for the first time in the past five years.
- 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).
- 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).
Clanton's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Clanton has finished in the top five once.
- He's made the cut in three of his last five events.
- Over his last five events, Clanton has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average three times.
- He has carded an average score of 9-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Luke Clanton has averaged 315.5 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Clanton is averaging 1.096 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Clanton is averaging 2.619 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Clanton's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 313.1 | 315.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 75.00% | 70.14% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 29.20 | 29.4 |
| Par Breakers | - | 28.70% | 26.39% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 13.33% | 14.93% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Clanton's best finishes
- Clanton last season played eight tournaments, earning three top-five finishes and collecting four finishes in the top 10.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on seven occasions.
- Last season Clanton had his best performance at The RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course). He shot 15-under and finished second (one shot back of the winner).
Clanton's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Clanton's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the ISCO Championship in July 2024, as he put up a 6.456 mark, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
- Clanton's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Wyndham Championship, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 6.910 (he finished fifth in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Clanton produced his best effort last season at the John Deere Classic, ranking 19th in the field at 2.085. In that tournament, he finished second.
- At the Rocket Mortgage Classic in June 2024, Clanton posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (3.521). That ranked 21st in the field.
- Clanton delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (14.694) at the John Deere Classic in July 2024, a performance that ranked him second in the field.
Clanton's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 2.040 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -0.263 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.254 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | 1.096 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | 2.619 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Clanton's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 41 | 76-69-69-74 | +8 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 10 | 69-68-65-72 | -14 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 2 | 63-67-67-63 | -24 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 37 | 70-65-69-71 | -13 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 5 | 68-67-62-69 | -14 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 50 | 70-68-72-75 | -3 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 2 | 68-65-68-66 | -15 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 69-70 | -1 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 15 | 70-72-72-73 | -1 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 74-67 | -1 | -- |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 18 | 67-66-70-69 | -12 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Clanton as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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