Mason Andersen betting profile: Valspar Championship
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In his last tournament at the Puerto Rico Open, Mason Andersen finished the weekend at 14-under, good for a 26th-place finish. He enters play in the 2025 Valspar Championship March 20-23 seeking a better finish.
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
- This is Andersen's first time competing at the Valspar Championship in the past five years.
- 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).
- 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.
Andersen's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Andersen has an average finish of 46th.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Andersen has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five events.
- He has carded an average score of 9-under over his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Mason Andersen has averaged 296.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Andersen is averaging -0.656 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Andersen is averaging -2.526 Strokes Gained: Total.
Andersen's advanced stats and rankings
- Andersen has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.781 this season, which ranks 176th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (298.3 yards) ranks 126th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Andersen ranks 174th on TOUR, posting an average of -0.836, while he ranks 183rd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 61.44%.
- On the greens, Andersen has delivered a 0.137 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 79th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks fifth with a putts-per-round average of 27.76, and he ranks 149th by breaking par 22.22% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 126 | 298.3 | 296.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 183 | 61.44% | 63.70% |
| Putts Per Round | 5 | 27.76 | 28.2 |
| Par Breakers | 149 | 22.22% | 23.33% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 78 | 14.38% | 14.44% |
Andersen's best finishes
- Andersen is still seeking his first top-10 finish this season (he has played six tournaments).
- In those six events, he made the cut two times (33.3%).
- Currently, Andersen ranks 170th in the FedExCup standings with 22 points.
Andersen's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Andersen's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in January 2025 at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of -0.307. He missed the cut in that event.
- Andersen's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in January 2025 at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.010. He missed the cut in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Andersen delivered his best mark this season at The American Express, ranking in the field at 1.451. In that tournament, he missed the cut.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2025, Andersen posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.992 (his best mark this season), which ranked in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Andersen posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (0.231) at The American Express in January 2025. That ranked in the field.
Andersen's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 176 | -0.781 | -1.839 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 174 | -0.836 | -1.171 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 49 | 0.239 | 1.140 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 79 | 0.137 | -0.656 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 166 | -1.242 | -2.526 |
Andersen's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 76-80 | +14 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 71-69 | E | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 72-73-68 | -3 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-75 | +4 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 65 | 68-68-74-71 | -3 | 4 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| March 6-9 | Puerto Rico Open | 26 | 67-68-68-71 | -14 | 18 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Andersen as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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