Nov 28, 2023
Sepp Straka Betting Profile: Hero World Challenge
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 16: Sepp Straka of Austria lines up a putt on the first green during Day One of the DP World Tour Championship on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 16, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Sepp Straka enters play in the 2023 Hero World Challenge from November 30 - December 3 after a 14th-place finish in Atlanta, Georgia at the TOUR Championship.
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The Hero World Challenge Tournament & Course Info
- Date: November 30 - December 3, 2023
- Location: Nassau, Bahamas
- Course: Albany
- Par: 72 / 7,449 yards
- Purse: $4.5M
- Previous Winner: Viktor Hovland
At the Hero World Challenge
- Straka has entered the Hero World Challenge once of late, in 2022. He finished 10th, posting a score of -4.
- Viktor Hovland won this tournament in 2022 with a final score of -16.
Straka's Recent Performances
- Over his last five events, Straka has finished in the top five once.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Straka has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of -3 over his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Sepp Straka has averaged 302.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Straka is averaging 0.797 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Straka has an average of -2.327 in his past five tournaments.
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Straka's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Straka has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.010 this season, which ranks 100th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (299.5 yards) ranks 103rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Straka owns a 0.509 mark (23rd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Straka's 0.216 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 58th this season, and his 29.02 putts-per-round average ranks 99th.
| Category | Last 5 Starts | Overall | Overall TOUR Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 302.8 | 299.5 | 103 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 69.14% | 68.24% | 63 |
| Putts Per Round | 29.0 | 29.02 | 99 |
| Par Breakers | 23.15% | 23.01% | 43 |
| Bogey Avoidance | 15.12% | 15.22% | 163 |
Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.
Straka's Best Finishes
- Straka has participated in 29 tournaments this season, and he has secured one win along with four top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes.
- In those 29 events, he made the cut 21 times (72.4%).
Straka's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Straka produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the John Deere Classic, ranking 10th in the field at 2.765. In that event, he finished first.
- Straka's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at The Honda Classic, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 7.567 (he finished fifth in that tournament).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Straka's best performance this season was at the Charles Schwab Challenge, where he ranked 21st in the field with a mark of 1.276 (he finished 29th in that event).
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2023, Straka recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.771 (his best mark this season), which ranked fourth in the field. He finished in that event.
- Straka delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.166) at the John Deere Classic in July 2023, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
Straka's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Last 5 Starts | Overall | Overall TOUR Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | -0.991 | -0.010 | 100 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 1.274 | 0.509 | 23 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | -3.036 | -0.242 | 165 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 0.797 | 0.216 | 58 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | -2.327 | 0.474 | 56 |
Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.
Straka's Results This Season
| Date | Tournament Name | Position | Round Scores | Score | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 - October 2 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 2 | 69-66-69-67 | 275 | -31 | 300 |
| October 12-15 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 45 | 72-68-68-70 | 278 | -2 | 9 |
| October 20-23 | THE CJ CUP in South Carolina | 62 | 71-70-73-73 | 287 | +3 | 5 |
| November 3-6 | World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba | MC | 69-74 | 143 | +1 | -- |
| November 10-13 | Cadence Bank Houston Open | MC | 78-67 | 145 | +5 | -- |
| November 17-20 | The RSM Classic | MC | 69-75 | 144 | +2 | -- |
| December 1-4 | Hero World Challenge | 10 | 69-74-70-71 | 284 | -4 | -- |
| December 9-11 | QBE Shootout | 8 | 60-69-62 | 191 | E | -- |
| January 5-8 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | 21 | 71-70-68-67 | 276 | -16 | 45 |
| February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 45 | 70-71-70-72 | 283 | -1 | 11 |
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | 5 | 69-68-66-68 | 271 | -9 | 93 |
| March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 70-77 | 147 | +3 | -- |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 65 | 74-72-74-69 | 289 | +1 | 4 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 22 | 73-70-70-69 | 282 | -6 | 37 |
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 46 | 70-73-74-78 | 295 | +7 | 12 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 76-71 | 147 | +5 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 72-74 | 146 | +4 | -- |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 7 | 69-71-73-65 | 278 | -2 | 97 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 29 | 69-71-70-70 | 280 | E | 23 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 16 | 71-69-73-75 | 288 | E | 51 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 70-74 | 144 | +4 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 38 | 69-67-68-66 | 270 | -10 | 15 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 64 | 68-66-76-71 | 281 | -7 | 4 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 1 | 73-63-65-62 | 263 | -21 | 500 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 2 | 71-67-70-69 | 277 | -7 | 203 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 71-71 | 142 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 63 | 72-73-71-65 | 281 | +1 | 18 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 37 | 71-74-71-66 | 282 | +2 | 72 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 14 | 66-71-65-69 | 271 | -9 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Straka as of the start of the Hero World Challenge.
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