Russell Henley betting profile: BMW Championship
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Russell Henley hits the links Aug. 22-25 in the 2024 BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club after a 30th-place finish in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which was his last tournament.
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, Henley has an average finish of 35th, and an average score of 3-under.
- In Henley's most recent appearance at the BMW Championship, in 2023, he finished eighth after posting a score of 9-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Viktor Hovland posted 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).
- 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).
Henley's recent history at the BMW Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
8/17/2023 | 8 | 69-69-70-63 | -9 |
8/18/2022 | 35 | 67-71-72-72 | -2 |
8/26/2021 | 60 | 72-73-73-67 | -3 |
8/27/2020 | 25 | 74-69-70-73 | +6 |
Henley's recent performances
- Henley has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes over his last five events.
- Over his last five events, Henley has finished within five shots of the leader twice. He's carded a score that's better than average three times.
- He has an average score of 2-under across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Russell Henley has averaged 292.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Henley is averaging 1.673 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Henley is averaging 2.445 Strokes Gained: Total.
Henley's advanced stats and rankings
- Henley's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.009 ranks 99th on TOUR this season, and his 73.7% driving accuracy average ranks fourth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Henley ranks 33rd on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.363, while he ranks 124th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.70%.
- On the greens, Henley's 0.338 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 32nd this season, while he averages 27.98 putts per round (10th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 158 | 288.9 | 292.5 |
Greens in Regulation % | 124 | 64.70% | 63.61% |
Putts Per Round | 10 | 27.98 | 28.1 |
Par Breakers | 156 | 21.28% | 18.61% |
Bogey Avoidance | 14 | 12.74% | 13.89% |
Henley's best finishes
- Henley has taken part in 17 tournaments this season, collecting four top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes.
- In those 17 events, he made the cut 16 times.
- With 1671 points, Henley currently ranks 13th in the FedExCup standings.
Henley's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Henley's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he ranked 19th in the field with a mark of 1.499 (he finished 30th in that event).
- Henley's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he delivered a 7.877 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished fourth in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Henley's best effort this season was at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.338.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, Henley delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.147 (his best mark this season), which ranked third in the field. He finished 41st in that event.
- Henley posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.154) at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024. That ranked fourth in the field.
Henley's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 99 | 0.009 | 0.242 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 33 | 0.363 | 1.277 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 34 | 0.216 | -0.747 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 32 | 0.338 | 1.673 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 18 | 0.926 | 2.445 |
Henley's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 14 | 65-71-72-66 | -6 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 13 | 72-66-65-62 | -17 | -- |
December 8-10 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 13 | 64-70-66 | E | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 52 | 69-72-72-68 | -11 | 11 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 4 | 69-66-66-63 | -16 | 123 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 72-73-68 | -3 | 8 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 24 | 70-69-69-71 | -5 | 65 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 41 | 71-69-65-72 | -7 | 13 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 4 | 68-69-72-72 | -7 | 313 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 4 | 69-69-71-69 | -10 | 135 |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 38 | 73-77-74-71 | +7 | 20 |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 12 | 67-69-69-68 | -11 | 136 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 10 | 68-73-73-67 | -3 | 165 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 23 | 70-69-66-69 | -10 | 80 |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 73-71-74-75 | +5 | 53 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 7 | 70-70-72-67 | -1 | 238 |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 48 | 70-73-67-65 | -5 | 13 |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 5 | 69-75-66-69 | -5 | 300 |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 30 | 68-68-73-66 | -5 | 106 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Henley as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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