Luke Donald betting profile: Valspar Championship
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 16: Luke Donald of England tees off on the eighth hole on day one of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on January 16, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Luke Donald looks for a better result in the 2025 Valspar Championship having failed to make the cut at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) in 2024.
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
- In his last seven appearances at the Valspar Championship, Donald has an average finish of 36th, and an average score of 3-under.
- In 2024, Donald failed to make the cut (with a score of 4-over) in his most recent appearance at the Valspar Championship.
- 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.
- 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).
Donald's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/2024 | MC | 73-73 | +4 |
| 3/16/2023 | MC | 77-72 | +7 |
| 3/17/2022 | 16 | 68-71-67-68 | -10 |
| 4/29/2021 | 54 | 69-72-71-71 | -1 |
| 3/21/2019 | 9 | 67-70-70-73 | -4 |
Donald's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Donald finished outside the top 20.
- He has made one cut over his last five tournaments.
- Donald has not finished within five strokes of the winner or recorded a better-than-average score in any of his last five appearances.
- He posted a final score of -2 relative to par in his only made cut in his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Luke Donald has averaged 279.5 yards in his past five starts.
- Donald is averaging 0.915 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Donald is averaging -3.361 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Donald's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 279.0 | 279.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 55.93% | 47.44% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 28.21 | 27.9 |
| Par Breakers | - | 17.41% | 17.09% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 17.78% | 13.68% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Donald's best finishes
- Donald took part in seven tournaments last season, and he did not secure a top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut one time, a success rate of 14.3%.
- Last season Donald had his best performance at the PGA Championship, where he finished 68th with a score of 2-under (19 shots back of the winner).
- Donald's 6 points last season ranked him 225th in the FedExCup standings.
Donald's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -3.071 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -1.268 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.064 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | 0.915 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -3.361 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Donald's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-73 | +4 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 77-75 | +8 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-77 | -64 | -- |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 68 | 70-69-72-71 | -2 | 6 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 68-70 | -2 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | W/D | 72-69-52 | -3 | -- |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 75-72 | +5 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Donald as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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