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Matti Schmid betting profile: Valspar Championship
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 13: Matti Schmid of Germany lines up a putt on the 17th green during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 13, 2025 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Matti Schmid looks to improve upon his 17th-place finish in 2024's tournament when he hits the links in the 2025 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) March 20-23.
Latest odds for Schmid at the Valspar Championship.
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
- Schmid's average finish has been 17th, and his average score 4-under, over his last two appearances at the Valspar Championship.
- In Schmid's most recent appearance at the Valspar Championship, in 2024, he finished 17th after posting a score of 4-under.
- Peter Malnati won this tournament 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).
- 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).
Schmid's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/2024 | 17 | 70-71-68-71 | -4 |
| 3/16/2023 | MC | 72-80 | +10 |
Schmid's recent performances
- Schmid has earned one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes over his last five appearances.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five appearances.
- Schmid has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 15-under over his last five appearances.
- Matti Schmid has averaged 312.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Schmid is averaging 1.423 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Schmid is averaging -1.122 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Schmid's advanced stats and rankings
- Schmid has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.035 this season (94th on TOUR). His average driving distance (311.7 yards) ranks 29th, while his 55.5% driving accuracy average ranks 129th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Schmid has a -0.125 average that ranks 120th on TOUR. He ranks 75th with a 69.58% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Schmid's 0.320 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 51st on TOUR this season, and his 29.05 putts-per-round average ranks 108th. He has broken par 26.72% of the time (77th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 29 | 311.7 | 312.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 75 | 69.58% | 59.92% |
| Putts Per Round | 108 | 29.05 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 77 | 26.72% | 26.19% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 85 | 14.55% | 13.49% |
Schmid's best finishes
- Schmid has not won any of the eight tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has earned one top-10 finish.
- In those eight events, he made the cut three times.
- As of now, Schmid has compiled 127 points, which ranks him 84th in the FedExCup standings.
Schmid's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Schmid's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2025, as he ranked 20th in the field with a mark of 1.412.
- Schmid posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, ranking 24th in the field at 2.370. In that tournament, he finished 18th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Schmid produced his best performance this season at The American Express (January 2025), ranking in the field with a mark of 1.442.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, Schmid delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.224, which was his best so far this season. That ranked sixth in the field.
- Schmid posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (5.516) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, a performance that ranked him 18th in the field.
Schmid's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 94 | 0.035 | -0.537 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 120 | -0.125 | -0.227 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 176 | -0.498 | -1.781 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 51 | 0.320 | 1.423 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 122 | -0.268 | -1.122 |
Schmid's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 70-71-68-71 | -4 | 43 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 21 | 68-69-70-67 | -6 | 37 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 69 | 69-72-73-76 | +2 | 3 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 11 | 70-70-67-67 | -14 | 35 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 70-68 | -72 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 68-69 | -5 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 73-69 | E | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 75-71 | +6 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 52 | 66-72-72-71 | -7 | 7 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 68-72 | E | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 12 | 70-70-65-68 | -11 | 56 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 26 | 68-75-69-67 | -5 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 64 | 68-67-75-70 | E | 4 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 58 | 68-69-78-71 | -2 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 70-66-67-68 | -17 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 5 | 70-67-67-62 | -18 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 3 | 64-65-70-66 | -19 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 61 | 70-64-73-75 | -2 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-72 | E | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 64-73-75 | -4 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 25 | 71-72-68-77 | E | 31 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 18 | 68-69-68-67 | -12 | 43 |
| March 6-9 | Puerto Rico Open | 6 | 66-69-69-66 | -18 | 53 |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 78-68 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Schmid as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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