Aug 19, 2024
Sepp Straka betting profile: BMW Championship
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Sepp Straka enters play Aug. 22-25 in the 2024 BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club following a 61st-place finish in the FedEx St. Jude Championship his last time in competition.
Latest odds for Straka at the BMW Championship.
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
- Straka's average finish has been 33rd, and his average score 1-under, over his last two appearances at the BMW Championship.
- Straka finished 37th (with a score of 2-over) in his most recent go-round at the BMW Championship (in 2023).
- 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).
- 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.
Straka's recent history at the BMW Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | 37 | 71-74-71-66 | +2 |
| 8/18/2022 | 28 | 72-72-68-68 | -4 |
Straka's recent performances
- In his last five events, Straka has an average finish of 45th.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Over his last five tournaments, Straka has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has an average score relative to par of 1-under in his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Sepp Straka has averaged 295.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Straka is averaging -2.649 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Straka has an average of -2.614 in his past five tournaments.
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Straka's advanced stats and rankings
- Straka has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.343 this season, which ranks 32nd on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (293.1 yards) ranks 139th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Straka owns a 0.336 mark (38th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Straka's -0.131 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 119th on TOUR this season, and his 29.07 putts-per-round average ranks 107th. He has broken par 22.64% of the time (128th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 139 | 293.1 | 295.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 55 | 67.58% | 52.16% |
| Putts Per Round | 107 | 29.07 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 128 | 22.64% | 19.75% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 91 | 14.76% | 13.58% |
Straka's best finishes
- Straka has played 22 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has earned three finishes in the top-five and four finishes in the top-10.
- In those 22 tournaments, he made the cut on 16 occasions.
- As of now, Straka has collected 1498 points, which ranks him 18th in the FedExCup standings.
Straka's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Straka's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 2.690 (he finished fifth in that tournament).
- Straka's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in May 2024 at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 4.704. He finished eighth in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Straka's best effort this season was at the Charles Schwab Challenge in May 2024, as he delivered a 3.515 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished fifth in that event.
- At the RBC Heritage in April 2024, Straka recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (3.849, which ranked eighth in the field). In that event, he finished fifth.
- Straka delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.339) at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2024. That ranked fifth in the field.
Straka's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 32 | 0.343 | 1.296 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 38 | 0.336 | 0.487 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 148 | -0.278 | -1.747 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 119 | -0.131 | -2.649 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 72 | 0.269 | -2.614 |
Straka's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 14 | 66-71-65-69 | -9 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 2 | 72-67-68-64 | -17 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 12 | 67-66-70-66 | -23 | 150 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-75 | +4 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 26 | 69-71-68 | -8 | 60 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 73-71 | +2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 68-74 | E | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 57 | 69-73-78-80 | +12 | 9 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 16 | 68-70-70-70 | -10 | 115 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 73-71-74-72 | +2 | 113 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 5 | 66-65-67-72 | -14 | 263 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 66-69-65-68 | -144 | 31 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 8 | 68-71-67-74 | -4 | 213 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 5 | 68-66-71-70 | -5 | 96 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 5 | 72-70-68-76 | -2 | 275 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 56 | 70-72-78-72 | +12 | 9 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 23 | 69-70-68-61 | -12 | 78 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 61 | 66-71-69-70 | -8 | 4 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 22 | 70-74-73-71 | +4 | 85 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 35 | 67-74-70-71 | -2 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 61 | 71-67-71-73 | +2 | 18 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Straka as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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