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Zach Johnson betting profile: Valspar Championship
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 28: Zach Johnson of the United States plays his shot from the fifth tee during the second round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2025 at PGA National Resort And Spa on February 28, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Zach Johnson hits the links in the 2025 Valspar Championship March 20-23 after a 42nd-place finish in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in his most recent competition.
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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 six appearances at the Valspar Championship, Johnson has an average finish of 23rd, and an average score of 3-under.
- In 2024, Johnson missed the cut (with a score of 4-over) in his most recent appearance at the Valspar Championship.
- 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).
Johnson's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/2024 | MC | 70-76 | +4 |
| 3/16/2023 | MC | 74-78 | +10 |
| 3/17/2022 | MC | 73-69 | E |
| 4/29/2021 | 29 | 68-67-74-71 | -4 |
| 3/21/2019 | 24 | 71-72-70-70 | -1 |
Johnson's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Johnson has an average finish of 37th.
- He's qualified for the weekend in three of his last five events.
- Johnson has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five appearances, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 5-under.
- Off the tee, Zach Johnson has averaged 285.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Johnson has an average of 1.391 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Johnson is averaging 0.340 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Johnson's advanced stats and rankings
- Johnson posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.099 last season (124th on TOUR). His average driving distance (284.1 yards) ranked 178th, while his 69.2% driving accuracy average ranked 16th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Johnson ranked 126th on TOUR with an average of -0.121 per round. Additionally, he ranked 115th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 66.20%.
- On the greens, Johnson's 0.420 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 22nd on TOUR last season, and his 28.85 putts-per-round average ranked 70th. He broke par 26.74% of the time (26th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 178 | 284.1 | 285.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 115 | 66.20% | 66.01% |
| Putts Per Round | 70 | 28.85 | 28.3 |
| Par Breakers | 26 | 26.74% | 21.24% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 146 | 15.97% | 11.76% |
Johnson's best finishes
- Johnson played 18 tournaments last season, and he did not finish in the top 10 in any event.
- In those 18 tournaments, he had a 55.6% success rate in terms of making the cut (10 cuts made).
- Last season Johnson's best performance came at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he shot 19-under and finished 19th.
- Johnson's 202 points last season ranked him 145th in the FedExCup standings.
Johnson's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Johnson's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 2.892 (he finished 21st in that tournament).
- Johnson posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, ranking 10th in the field at 3.802. In that event, he finished 20th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Johnson's best mark last season was at the 3M Open in July 2024, as he posted a 4.090 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished 53rd in that tournament.
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Johnson recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (5.637, which ranked eighth in the field). In that event, he finished 20th.
- Johnson posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (5.694) at the John Deere Classic (July 2024), which ranked him 26th in the field. He finished 26th in that event.
Johnson's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 124 | -0.099 | -0.402 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 126 | -0.121 | -1.417 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 67 | 0.117 | 0.768 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 22 | 0.420 | 1.391 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 69 | 0.318 | 0.340 |
Johnson's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-76 | +4 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 70-76 | +2 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 76-75 | +7 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 19 | 63-69-65-72 | -19 | 16 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 20 | 66-67-67-68 | -16 | 42 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 45 | 68-70-71-73 | +2 | 10 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 63 | 68-68-74-73 | -5 | 4 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 26 | 65-67-71-66 | -15 | 32 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 76-75 | +9 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 53 | 68-71-69-72 | -4 | 6 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 33 | 68-67-68-69 | -8 | 21 |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-72 | -2 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 21 | 66-66-70-68 | -10 | 36 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 69-67-73 | -7 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 48 | 66-77-71-78 | +4 | 9 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 42 | 66-66-70-74 | -8 | 12 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Johnson as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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