Mar 5, 2024
Eric Cole Betting Profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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Eric Cole enters play March 7-10 in the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard after missing the cut in the same event in 2023.
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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
- Cole has entered the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard once recently, in 2023. He missed the cut after posting a score of +8.
- 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.
Cole's Recent Performances
- Cole has finished in the top 20 twice over his last five appearances, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- He's qualified for the weekend in three of his last five appearances.
- Cole has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five events.
- He has an average score of -8 across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Eric Cole has averaged 288.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Cole has an average of 0.247 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Cole is averaging -0.051 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Cole's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Cole's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.072 ranks 91st on TOUR this season, and his 63.8% driving accuracy average ranks 51st.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Cole ranks 66th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.231. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Cole has registered a 0.427 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 39th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of , and he ranks first by breaking par % of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 138 | 291.5 | 288.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 66.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.7 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 23.33% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 13.70% |
Cole's Best Finishes
- Cole has not won any of the eight tournaments he has participated in this season, though he has secured one top-10 finish.
- In those eight events, he made the cut six times.
- As of now, Cole has collected 485 points, which ranks him 23rd in the FedExCup standings.
Cole's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Cole's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he delivered a 3.194 mark, which ranked him 13th in the field. He finished 13th in that tournament.
- Cole's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2024, as he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.460.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cole's best performance this season was at The Sentry, where his 0.525 mark ranked 26th in the field.
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Cole posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.188, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him seventh in the field (he finished 14th in that tournament).
- Cole recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024. That ranked 13th in the field.
Cole's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 91 | 0.072 | 0.233 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 66 | 0.231 | 0.290 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 142 | -0.256 | -0.822 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 39 | 0.427 | 0.247 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 59 | 0.474 | -0.051 |
Cole's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 27 | 73-73-69-68 | -5 | 31 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 71-67-75-72 | -3 | 15 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 5 | 65-68-69-66 | -16 | 100 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 23 | 66-68-70-65 | -15 | 34 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 15 | 67-74-70-70 | +1 | 59 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 69-74 | +3 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 24 | 75-70-70-74 | +1 | 38 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 6 | 69-73-69-63 | -14 | 95 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 39 | 69-70-71-74 | +4 | 18 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 64-65-73-65 | -13 | 34 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 42 | 69-67-68-71 | -9 | 11 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 60 | 67-69-64-79 | -1 | 5 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 30 | 70-66-68-70 | -10 | 24 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-65-66-70 | -10 | 51 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 31 | 66-70-68-70 | -6 | 92 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 25 | 72-68-68-69 | -3 | 133 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 4 | 68-66-68-70 | -16 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 35 | 71-68-71-69 | -9 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 3 | 71-66-67-62 | -18 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 2 | 65-71-66-70 | -8 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 3 | 66-66-61-67 | -22 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 14 | 70-66-69-65 | -22 | 113 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 13 | 66-72-64-66 | -12 | 55 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 21 | 66-64-66-72 | -20 | 40 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 14 | 68-71-67 | -10 | 118 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 70-69-70-70 | -5 | 8 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 10 | 73-69-65-69 | -8 | 150 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 78-71 | +7 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cole as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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