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Aaron Rai betting profile: BMW Championship
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 05: Aaron Rai of England lines up a putt on the 14th green during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on May 05, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images)
Aaron Rai enters the 2024 BMW Championship Aug. 22-25 after a 16th-place finish in the FedEx St. Jude Championship in his last tournament.
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The BMW Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 22-25, 2024
- Location: Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
- Course: Castle Pines Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 8,130 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the BMW Championship
- In the past five years, this is Rai's first time competing at the BMW Championship.
- With numbers of 4.736 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 4.318 in SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 6.178 in SG: Putting (fourth), Viktor Hovland won this tournament in 2023.
- Hovland's average driving distance was 306 (12th in field), he hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), with 28.5 putts per round (13th) en route to his win last year.
Rai's recent performances
- Rai has finished first once while also posting two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes over his last five appearances.
- Over his last five tournaments, Rai has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner twice. He's carded a score that's better than average four times.
- He has finished with an average score of -9 those five times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Aaron Rai has averaged 293.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Rai has an average of 3.124 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Rai has an average of 9.552 in his past five tournaments.
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Rai's advanced stats and rankings
- Rai's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.323 ranks 36th on TOUR this season, and his 71.9% driving accuracy average ranks sixth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai ranks sixth on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.795. Additionally, he ranks third with a Greens in Regulation mark of 72.08%.
- On the greens, Rai has registered a 0.152 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 62nd on TOUR, while he ranks 139th with a putts-per-round average of 29.38. He has broken par 24.79% of the time (65th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 145 | 292.6 | 293.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 3 | 72.08% | 73.33% |
| Putts Per Round | 139 | 29.38 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 65 | 24.79% | 22.78% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 3 | 11.89% | 10.83% |
Rai's best finishes
- Rai has participated in 23 tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also collected four finishes in the top-five and six finishes in the top-10.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 19 times, a success rate of 82.6%.
- Rai, who has 1381 points, currently sits 25th in the FedExCup standings.
Rai's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Rai's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, as he produced a 5.069 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished 14th in that tournament.
- Rai's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Wyndham Championship, where his 8.780 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai's best effort this season was at the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2024, as he produced a 3.703 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished fourth in that tournament.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Rai delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 8.918, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
- Rai delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.902) at the Wyndham Championship in August 2024, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
Rai's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 36 | 0.323 | 0.709 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 6 | 0.795 | 4.381 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 36 | 0.206 | 1.339 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 62 | 0.152 | 3.124 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 4 | 1.476 | 9.552 |
Rai's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 71-66-69-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 73-70-70-67 | E | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 57 | 65-69-70-70 | -6 | 5 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-66 | -10 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 33 | 66-70-75-72 | -5 | 22 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 76-65 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 19 | 68-70-69-67 | -10 | 43 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 69-69-70-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 71-72-68-71 | -6 | 22 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 66-70-67-67 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 58 | 72-73-74-70 | +1 | 4 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 71-76 | +3 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 61-70-68-71 | -18 | 9 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 4 | 67-65-68-64 | -20 | 109 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 39 | 68-68-70-71 | -7 | 20 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 32 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 22 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 14 | 67-70-65-70 | -8 | 51 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 19 | 69-74-68-73 | +4 | 103 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 2 | 66-65-68-72 | -17 | 184 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 7 | 65-63-66-69 | -21 | 80 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 68-65-70-63 | -14 | 100 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 75 | 73-74-75-77 | +15 | 5 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 1 | 65-65-68-64 | -18 | 500 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 16 | 69-66-70-67 | -8 | 208 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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