Niklas Norgaard betting profile: Valspar Championship
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COLLEGE GROVE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 17: A PGA Tour flag near the putting green during the final round of the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove on September 17, 2023 in College Grove, Tennessee. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Niklas Norgaard hits the links March 20-23 in the 2025 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) after a 34th-place finish in the Puerto Rico Open, which was his most recent competition.
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 the past five years, this is Norgaard's first time playing at the Valspar Championship.
- Peter Malnati finished with 3.577 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in the field), 2.456 SG: Approach the Green (23rd), and 8.359 SG: Putting (third) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- 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.
Norgaard's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Norgaard has finished in the top 20 once.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five tournaments, Norgaard has carded a score that's better than average in four of those outings.
- He has finished with an average score of -11 those four times he's made the cut.
- Niklas Norgaard has averaged 321.1 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Norgaard is averaging -0.026 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Norgaard is averaging 4.226 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Norgaard's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 317.9 | 321.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 83.33% | 75.00% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 30.50 | 29.7 |
| Par Breakers | - | 26.39% | 28.09% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 11.11% | 13.27% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Norgaard's best finishes
- Norgaard played one tournament last season, and he didn't finish in the top 10.
- Last season Norgaard put up his best performance at the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. He shot 12-under and finished 15th (six shots back of the winner).
Norgaard's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Norgaard's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in July 2024 at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.519. He finished 15th in that event.
- Norgaard's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked 18th in the field with a mark of 3.391 (he finished 15th in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Norgaard put up his best performance last season at the Genesis Scottish Open, ranking 49th in the field at -0.169. In that event, he finished 15th.
- At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2024, Norgaard posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of -2.913, his best mark last season. That ranked him 68th in the field (he finished 15th in that tournament).
- Norgaard delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (6.828) at the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2024, a performance that ranked him 15th in the field.
Norgaard's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 2.274 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 2.221 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.243 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.026 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | 4.226 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Norgaard's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 15 | 66-67-70-65 | -12 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 70-78 | +4 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 34 | 70-67-70-68 | -9 | 17 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 25 | 67-70-69-67 | -11 | 31 |
| March 6-9 | Puerto Rico Open | 34 | 67-72-67-69 | -13 | 12 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Norgaard as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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