Emiliano Grillo Betting Profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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Last competition at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in Vallarta, Mexico, Emiliano Grillo carded a 33rd-place finish, and he enters the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard aiming to improve on that finish.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 7-10, 2024
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Course: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Par: 72 / 7,466 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous Winner: Kurt Kitayama
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
- Over his last four trips to the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Grillo has an average score of -2, with an average finish of 22nd.
- Grillo last played at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2023, finishing 39th with a score of +1.
- With numbers of 0.432 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in field), 3.246 in SG: Approach the Green (19th), and 5.618 in SG: Putting (third), Kurt Kitayama won this tournament in 2023.
- Kitayama's average driving distance was 300.6 (30th in field), he hit 70.83% of greens in regulation (first), with 28.25 putts per round (34th) en route to his win last year.
Grillo's Recent Performances
- Grillo has made the cut and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard twice over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five tournaments, Grillo has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has an average score of -7 across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Emiliano Grillo has averaged 289.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Grillo is averaging 1.364 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Grillo is averaging 1.245 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Grillo's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Grillo owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.172 (74th) this season, while his average driving distance of 288.6 yards ranks 151st on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Grillo ranks 77th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.160. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Grillo's 0.642 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 19th this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 151 | 288.6 | 289.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 66.96% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.2 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 23.68% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.28% |
Grillo's Best Finishes
- Grillo hasn't won any of the seven tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut seven times, a success rate of 100%.
- With 335 points, Grillo currently sits 34th in the FedExCup standings.
Grillo's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Grillo posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at The Sentry, ranking ninth in the field at 2.493. In that event, he finished 43rd.
- Grillo delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking fourth in the field at 5.960. In that tournament, he finished 22nd.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Grillo's best performance this season was at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked 47th in the field with a mark of -0.164 (he finished 22nd in that tournament).
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Grillo recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (8.869, which ranked No. 1 in the field). In that event, he finished seventh.
- Grillo posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024. That ranked seventh in the field.
Grillo's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 74 | 0.172 | 0.637 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 77 | 0.160 | 0.995 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 171 | -0.517 | -1.750 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 19 | 0.642 | 1.364 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 63 | 0.457 | 1.245 |
Grillo's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 70-77 | +3 | -- |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 70 | 71-71-74-75 | +3 | 2 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 53 | 70-72-72-74 | E | 7 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 7 | 68-67-68-68 | -13 | 83 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 5 | 68-68-67-65 | -16 | 100 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 23 | 67-73-68-71 | -5 | 36 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 78-71 | +9 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 1 | 67-65-72-68 | -21 | 500 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 48 | 71-73-73-76 | +5 | 10 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-71 | +5 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 15 | 67-65-69-64 | -15 | 52 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 6 | 66-74-70-68 | -6 | 105 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 10 | 65-68-71-66 | -14 | 70 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 20 | 65-67-69-71 | -8 | 168 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 31 | 73-69-71-67 | E | 100 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 29 | 73-72-70-71 | +6 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 10 | 65-71-68-71 | -5 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 74-70 | E | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 43 | 66-68-72-71 | -15 | 18 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 7 | 71-66-63-66 | -14 | 85 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 20 | 67-69-73-72 | -7 | 41 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 14 | 66-69-71 | -10 | 118 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 22 | 71-68-73-63 | -9 | 37 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 44 | 70-71-74-69 | E | 16 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 33 | 69-67-67-73 | -8 | 21 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Grillo as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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