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Sepp Straka betting profile: Valspar Championship
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Sepp Straka will play March 20-23 in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, at the 2025 Valspar Championship. In his most recent tournament he took 14th in THE PLAYERS Championship, shooting 5-under at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course).
Latest odds for Straka 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
- Straka's average finish has been 46th, and his average score 3-over, over his last two appearances at the Valspar Championship.
- In Straka's most recent appearance at the Valspar Championship, in 2024, he failed to make the cut after posting a score of 2-over.
- 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).
Straka's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/2024 | MC | 72-72 | +2 |
| 3/21/2019 | 46 | 66-76-69-76 | +3 |
Straka's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Straka has finished in the top five once.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Over his last five appearances, Straka has finished within five shots of the leader two times and finished with a better-than-average score four times.
- He has an average score relative to par of 9-under in his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Sepp Straka has averaged 294.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Straka is averaging 1.235 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Straka has an average of 3.740 in his past five tournaments.
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Straka's advanced stats and rankings
- Straka owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.228 (62nd) this season, while his average driving distance of 295.5 yards ranks 151st on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Straka ranks ninth on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.907. Additionally, he ranks second with a Greens in Regulation mark of 75.00%.
- On the greens, Straka has registered a 0.321 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 50th on TOUR, while he ranks 61st with a putts-per-round average of 28.60. He has broken par 32.59% of the time (eighth on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 151 | 295.5 | 294.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 2 | 75.00% | 55.56% |
| Putts Per Round | 61 | 28.60 | 29.4 |
| Par Breakers | 8 | 32.59% | 24.38% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 11 | 11.48% | 11.73% |
Straka's best finishes
- Straka has taken part in nine tournaments this season, and he has secured one win along with two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes.
- In those nine events, he made the cut eight times, a success rate of 88.9%.
- As of now, Straka has compiled 1200 points, which ranks him first in the FedExCup standings.
Straka's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Straka's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, as he ranked 15th in the field with a mark of 2.594.
- Straka's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, as he posted a 5.668 mark, which ranked him third in the field. He finished 15th in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Straka's best effort this season was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in January 2025, as he put up a 3.677 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
- At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2025, Straka delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (6.199, which ranked third in the field). In that event, he finished fifth.
- Straka posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.985) at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (which ranked him sixth in the field). In that tournament, he finished seventh.
Straka's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 62 | 0.228 | 0.437 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 9 | 0.907 | 2.629 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 99 | -0.028 | -0.561 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 50 | 0.321 | 1.235 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 9 | 1.428 | 3.740 |
Straka's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 73-71-74-72 | +2 | 113 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 5 | 66-65-67-72 | -14 | 263 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 66-69-65-68 | -144 | 31 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 8 | 68-71-67-74 | -4 | 213 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 5 | 68-66-71-70 | -5 | 96 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 5 | 72-70-68-76 | -2 | 275 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 56 | 70-72-78-72 | +12 | 9 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 23 | 69-70-68-61 | -12 | 78 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 61 | 66-71-69-70 | -8 | 4 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 22 | 70-74-73-71 | +4 | 85 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 35 | 67-74-70-71 | -2 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 61 | 71-67-71-73 | +2 | 18 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 13 | 72-70-69-72 | -5 | 204 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 27 | 68-70-71-73 | -2 | 0 |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 9 | 69-68-72-71 | -8 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 15 | 69-65-67-70 | -21 | 63 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 66-66-72-67 | -9 | 24 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 1 | 65-64-64-70 | -25 | 500 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 7 | 65-65-70-72 | -16 | 213 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 15 | 70-68-68-66 | -12 | 55 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 78-76 | +10 | -- |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 11 | 67-67-67-70 | -13 | 59 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 5 | 77-66-69-69 | -7 | 288 |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 14 | 70-68-71-74 | -5 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Straka as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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