Mar 5, 2024
Nick Taylor Betting Profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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Nick Taylor enters play March 7-10 in the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge following a 39th-place finish in The Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, California his last time in competition.
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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
- Over his last four trips to the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Taylor has an average score of +8, with an average finish of 44th.
- Taylor last played at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2023, missing the cut with a score of +4.
- Kurt Kitayama finished with 0.432 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in the field), 3.246 SG: Approach the Green (19th), and 5.618 SG: Putting (third) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Kitayama's average driving distance was 300.6 (30th in field), he hit 70.83% of greens in regulation (first), and he averaged 28.25 putts per round (34th).
Taylor's Recent Performances
- Taylor has finished first once while also posting two top-10 finishes over his last five events.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Taylor has finished within three shots of the leader in two of his last five tournaments. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has carded an average score of -10 over his last five events.
- Off the tee, Nick Taylor has averaged 292.9 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Taylor is averaging 3.059 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Taylor is averaging 5.842 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Taylor's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Taylor has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.314, which ranks 144th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (289.5 yards) ranks 148th, and his 57.8% driving accuracy average ranks 115th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Taylor has a 0.636 mark (18th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Taylor's 0.667 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 17th this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 148 | 289.5 | 292.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 56.79% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.9 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 26.85% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 10.19% |
Taylor's Best Finishes
- Taylor has taken part in six tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also earned two finishes in the top-10.
- In those six tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- Currently, Taylor has 621 points, placing him 12th in the FedExCup standings.
Taylor's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he ranked 42nd in the field with a mark of 0.112.
- Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 5.655. He finished seventh in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor's best effort this season was in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 2.095. He finished first in that event.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Taylor recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (8.934, which ranked No. 1 in the field). In that event, he finished first.
- Taylor delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (16.258) in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Taylor's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 144 | -0.314 | -0.808 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 18 | 0.636 | 3.160 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 123 | -0.109 | 0.431 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 17 | 0.667 | 3.059 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 28 | 0.879 | 5.842 |
Taylor's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-75 | +5 | -- |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 10 | 72-70-69-70 | -3 | 64 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 15 | 69-71-70-71 | -7 | 49 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 41 | 70-70-67-71 | -6 | 12 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-76 | +7 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-73 | +4 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 1 | 75-67-63-66 | -23 | 500 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 72-72 | +4 | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 72-74 | +4 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 19 | 68-70-65-71 | -6 | 42 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 71-68-68-66 | -7 | 130 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 47 | 71-72-74-73 | +10 | 40 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 25 | 71-67-69-72 | -1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 13 | 65-67-69-67 | -16 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 68-73-69-70 | E | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 52 | 69-69-73-70 | -11 | 11 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 7 | 69-67-65-65 | -14 | 85 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-67-70 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 71-77-68 | E | 5 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 1 | 60-70-68-65 | -23 | 500 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 70-69-70-74 | -1 | 20 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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