Aug 19, 2024
Austin Eckroat betting profile: BMW Championship
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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 17: Austin Eckroat of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 17, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Austin Eckroat hits the links in the 2024 BMW Championship Aug. 22-25 coming off an 18th-place finish in the FedEx St. Jude Championship in his most recent competition.
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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
- Eckroat is competing at the BMW Championship for the first time in the past five years.
- When Viktor Hovland won this tournament in 2023, he had 4.736 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 4.318 SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 6.178 SG: Putting (fourth).
- In addition, Hovland's average driving distance was 306 (12th in field), he hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), and he averaged 28.5 putts per round (13th).
Eckroat's recent performances
- Eckroat has finished in the top 20 twice over his last five events, 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.
- Over his last five tournaments, Eckroat has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has an average score relative to par of 3-under in his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Austin Eckroat has averaged 309.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Eckroat is averaging 2.196 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Eckroat is averaging 2.699 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Eckroat's advanced stats and rankings
- Eckroat owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.351 (28th) this season, while his average driving distance of 300.0 yards ranks 86th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Eckroat sports a 0.407 average that ranks 27th on TOUR. He ranks 132nd with a 64.26% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Eckroat has registered a -0.106 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 114th on TOUR, while he ranks 51st with a putts-per-round average of 28.69. He has broken par 24.10% of the time (92nd on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 86 | 300.0 | 309.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 132 | 64.26% | 62.15% |
| Putts Per Round | 51 | 28.69 | 27.5 |
| Par Breakers | 92 | 24.10% | 19.10% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 117 | 15.54% | 13.19% |
Eckroat's best finishes
- Eckroat has participated in 23 tournaments this season, securing one win and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 23 tournaments, he had a 78.3% success rate in terms of making the cut (18 cuts made).
- Currently, Eckroat sits 41st in the FedExCup standings with 1069 points.
Eckroat's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the RBC Heritage in April 2024, as he ranked third in the field with a mark of 3.983.
- Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 5.835.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Eckroat's best performance this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 4.230 mark ranked fifth in the field.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Eckroat delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.652, which was his best so far this season. That ranked eighth in the field.
- Eckroat posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.627) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (which ranked him No. 1 in the field). In that event, he finished first.
Eckroat's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 28 | 0.351 | 1.422 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 27 | 0.407 | 0.384 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 140 | -0.218 | -1.302 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 114 | -0.106 | 2.196 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 54 | 0.420 | 2.699 |
Eckroat's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 68 | 73-74-71-70 | +8 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 69-69-65-68 | -17 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 65-68-66-65 | -18 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 42 | 65-66-69-72 | -8 | 11 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 69-65-69-66 | -19 | 30 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 68-72-71-73 | -4 | 17 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 38 | 69-70-70-68 | -7 | 15 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 1 | 65-67-68-67 | -17 | 500 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 72-69-74-75 | +2 | 21 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 71-69-68-76 | -4 | 14 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 33 | 68-74-73-70 | -3 | 21 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 74-77 | +7 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 17 | 66-69-72-67 | -10 | 115 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 64-72-63-69 | -20 | 31 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 63 | 75-73-72-75 | +11 | 8 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 18 | 67-67-69-70 | -11 | 100 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-72 | +4 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 39 | 77-71-71-76 | +7 | 21 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 74 | 72-72-78-78 | +20 | 5 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 27 | 70-67-65-67 | -11 | 58 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 67-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 66 | 73-73-72-78 | +12 | 6 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 6 | 64-72-64-67 | -13 | 100 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 18 | 69-68-71-65 | -7 | 184 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Eckroat as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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