Jul 22, 2024
Martin Laird betting profile: 3M Open
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After he finished second in this tournament in 2023, Martin Laird has a different result in mind as he readies for play in the 2024 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, USA, July 25-28.
Latest odds for Laird at the 3M Open.
The 3M Open tournament and course info
- Date: July 25-28, 2024
- Location: Blaine, Minnesota, USA
- Course: TPC Twin Cities
- Par: 71 / 7,431 yards
- Purse: $8.1M
- Previous winner: Lee Hodges
At the 3M Open
- Over his last three trips to the 3M Open, Laird has an average score of 14-under, with an average finish of 22nd.
- Laird last participated in the 3M Open in 2023, finishing second with a score of 17-under.
- When Lee Hodges won this tournament in 2023, he had 1.885 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (24th in the field), 9.219 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 6.196 SG: Putting (fourth).
- Hodges' average driving distance was 310.9 (25th in field), he hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (ninth), with 28 putts per round (fourth) en route to his win last year.
Laird's recent history at the 3M Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/27/2023 | 2 | 68-68-67-64 | -17 |
| 7/21/2022 | MC | 73-71 | +2 |
| 7/4/2019 | 42 | 70-67-71-65 | -11 |
Laird's recent performances
- In his last five events, Laird has not finished in the top 20.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut once.
- Laird hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five events, with an average finish of 37th.
- In his last five appearances, he finished 1 relative to par in his only made cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Martin Laird has averaged 292.4 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Laird is averaging 0.157 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Laird is averaging -1.409 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Laird's advanced stats and rankings
- Laird has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.396, which ranks 158th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (288.8 yards) ranks 162nd, and his 60.5% driving accuracy average ranks 108th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Laird owns a -0.273 mark (132nd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Laird has delivered a 0.191 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 56th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 104th with a putts-per-round average of 28.98, and he ranks 130th by breaking par 22.73% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 162 | 288.8 | 292.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 49 | 67.55% | 62.04% |
| Putts Per Round | 104 | 28.98 | 29.1 |
| Par Breakers | 130 | 22.73% | 15.28% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 25 | 13.13% | 12.96% |
Laird's best finishes
- While Laird has not won any of the 16 tournaments he has played this season, he has collected two top-10 finishes.
- In those 16 events, he made the cut eight times (50%).
- As of now, Laird has collected 196 points, which ranks him 141st in the FedExCup standings.
Laird's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Laird's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in January 2024 at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 0.302. He missed the cut in that event.
- Laird's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valero Texas Open, where his 4.889 mark ranked 12th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Laird produced his best performance this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, ranking second in the field at 5.607. In that event, he finished ninth.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Laird posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (3.943). That ranked 18th in the field.
- Laird recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.627) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024. That ranked ninth in the field.
Laird's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 158 | -0.396 | -1.245 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 132 | -0.273 | -1.526 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 10 | 0.398 | 1.206 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 56 | 0.191 | 0.157 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 115 | -0.080 | -1.409 |
Laird's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 2 | 68-68-67-64 | -17 | 208 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 58 | 66-72-68-72 | -2 | 5 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 19 | 70-69-72-68 | -9 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 56 | 68-68-72-74 | -6 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-69 | -1 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 31 | 69-69-69-65 | -16 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 59 | 67-69-69-70 | -9 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 75-68 | +3 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-70-68 | -9 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 76-72 | +4 | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 53 | 69-69-73-69 | -4 | 6 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 68-69-66-69 | -12 | 66 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 10 | 67-68-70-68 | -15 | 35 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 70-73-70-73 | -2 | 9 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 31 | 69-71-68-68 | -4 | 24 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 51 | 71-71-73-73 | E | 7 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 68-75 | -65 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 48 | 67-66-72-67 | -12 | 9 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 37 | 66-73-69-73 | +1 | 16 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 73-70 | +3 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-75 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Laird as of the start of the 3M Open.
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