Aug 19, 2024
Collin Morikawa betting profile: BMW Championship
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Collin Morikawa hits the links Aug. 22-25 in the 2024 BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club following a 22nd-place finish in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which was his last 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
- In his last five appearances at the BMW Championship, Morikawa has an average finish of 40th, and an average score of 1-under.
- Morikawa finished 25th (with a score of 3-under) in his most recent appearance at the BMW Championship (in 2023).
- Viktor Hovland finished with 4.736 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 4.318 SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 6.178 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Hovland posted an average driving distance of 306 (12th in field), hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), and took 28.5 putts per round (13th).
Morikawa's recent history at the BMW Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | 25 | 67-70-72-68 | -3 |
| 8/18/2022 | 44 | 67-72-65-79 | -1 |
| 8/26/2021 | 63 | 72-75-70-69 | -2 |
| 8/27/2020 | 20 | 76-73-68-68 | +5 |
| 8/15/2019 | 48 | 67-73-72-71 | -5 |
Morikawa's recent performances
- Morikawa has finished in the top five in one of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five appearances, Morikawa has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average five times.
- He has an average score relative to par of 8-under in his last five appearances.
- Collin Morikawa has averaged 292.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Morikawa is averaging 2.389 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Morikawa has an average of 5.709 in his past five tournaments.
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Morikawa's advanced stats and rankings
- Morikawa's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.434 ranks 16th on TOUR this season, and his 74.8% driving accuracy average ranks second.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Morikawa owns a 0.259 mark (53rd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Morikawa's 0.188 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 54th this season, while he averages 27.85 putts per round (fourth).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 134 | 293.8 | 292.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 123 | 64.76% | 55.00% |
| Putts Per Round | 4 | 27.85 | 28.2 |
| Par Breakers | 19 | 26.78% | 22.50% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 6 | 12.19% | 7.50% |
Morikawa's best finishes
- While Morikawa has not won any of the 20 tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has collected six top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes.
- In those 20 tournaments, he had a 90% success rate in terms of making the cut (18 cuts made).
- As of now, Morikawa has compiled 2456 points, which ranks him fourth in the FedExCup standings.
Morikawa's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Morikawa's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Charles Schwab Challenge in May 2024, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.812.
- Morikawa's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at The Sentry in January 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.244.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Morikawa's best performance this season was in August 2024 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 3.779. He finished 22nd in that tournament.
- At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2024, Morikawa recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 4.089, which ranked him 17th in the field. He finished fourth in that event.
- Morikawa delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.339) in June 2024 at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. That ranked second in the field.
Morikawa's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 16 | 0.434 | 0.167 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 53 | 0.259 | 0.897 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 7 | 0.425 | 2.256 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 54 | 0.188 | 2.389 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 6 | 1.307 | 5.709 |
Morikawa's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 6 | 61-64-73-72 | -10 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 1 | 64-73-66-63 | -14 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 7 | 69-69-70-68 | -12 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 5 | 65-67-70-65 | -25 | 250 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 67-75 | -2 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 14 | 67-70-69 | -10 | 118 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 19 | 70-71-70-67 | -6 | 95 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 70-80 | +6 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 71-69-70-74 | -4 | 14 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 75 | 70-74-75-74 | +5 | 2 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 3 | 71-70-69-74 | -4 | 325 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 9 | 65-66-68-72 | -13 | 200 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 66-70-64-70 | -18 | 9 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 16 | 67-70-72-74 | -1 | 110 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 4 | 66-65-67-71 | -15 | 313 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 4 | 68-69-67-68 | -8 | 135 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 2 | 68-74-68-71 | -7 | 400 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 14 | 70-74-66-72 | +2 | 130 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 13 | 66-63-66-69 | -16 | 140 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 65-66-66-69 | -14 | 100 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 16 | 73-70-72-71 | +2 | 115 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 24 | 70-68-70-70 | -6 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 22 | 68-71-68-67 | -6 | 140 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Morikawa as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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