Shane Lowry betting profile: BMW Championship
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Shane Lowry shot 8-under and took 12th the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at Castle Pines Golf Club Aug. 22-25 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 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
- Lowry's average finish has been 29th, and his average score 9-under, over his last three appearances at the BMW Championship.
- In Lowry's most recent appearance at the BMW Championship, in 2022, he finished 12th after posting a score of 8-under.
- 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).
Lowry's recent history at the BMW Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
8/18/2022 | 12 | 66-71-71-68 | -8 |
8/26/2021 | 26 | 71-68-71-65 | -13 |
8/15/2019 | 48 | 72-74-68-69 | -5 |
Lowry's recent performances
- Lowry has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five events.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five events, Lowry has finished within five shots of the leader two times and finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- He has carded an average score of 7-under over his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Shane Lowry has averaged 298.2 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Lowry is averaging -2.463 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Lowry is averaging 1.374 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Lowry's advanced stats and rankings
- Lowry's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.270 ranks 47th on TOUR this season, and his 71.1% driving accuracy average ranks ninth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Lowry sports a 0.600 average that ranks ninth on TOUR. He ranks 70th with a 66.94% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Lowry has delivered a -0.172 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 126th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 118th with a putts-per-round average of 29.18, and he ranks 42nd by breaking par 25.72% of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 106 | 298.0 | 298.2 |
Greens in Regulation % | 70 | 66.94% | 54.94% |
Putts Per Round | 118 | 29.18 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 42 | 25.72% | 22.22% |
Bogey Avoidance | 146 | 16.67% | 11.42% |
Lowry's best finishes
- Lowry has participated in 19 tournaments this season, earning one win along with three top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes.
- In those 19 tournaments, he had a 89.5% success rate in terms of making the cut (17 cuts made).
- As of now, Lowry has accumulated 1867 points, which ranks him 10th in the FedExCup standings.
Lowry's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Lowry posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, ranking eighth in the field at 3.037. In that tournament, he finished third.
- Lowry delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, ranking second in the field at 6.315. In that event, he finished fourth.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Lowry's best effort this season was at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2024, as he posted a 2.657 mark, which ranked him seventh in the field. He finished third in that event.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, Lowry delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (3.253, which ranked 19th in the field). In that event, he finished fourth.
- Lowry posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.492) at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2024. That ranked third in the field.
Lowry's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 47 | 0.270 | 0.821 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 9 | 0.600 | 3.202 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 113 | -0.055 | -0.186 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 126 | -0.172 | -2.463 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 38 | 0.643 | 1.374 |
Lowry's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 67-67-70 | -12 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 25 | 66-73-73-70 | -6 | 30 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 60 | 67-70-68-76 | -3 | 5 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 4 | 67-67-66-71 | -13 | 104 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 3 | 66-71-70-72 | -9 | 350 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 71-70-72-66 | -9 | 90 |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 43 | 73-74-75-74 | +8 | 18 |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 64 | 70-72-68-75 | +1 | 7 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 1 | 61-70-64-68 | -143 | 400 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 47 | 75-71-73-72 | +7 | 14 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 6 | 69-69-62-70 | -14 | 263 |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 33 | 72-68-68-68 | -4 | 23 |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 49 | 74-73-68-85 | +12 | 14 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 19 | 74-71-70-69 | +4 | 103 |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 9 | 69-62-65-67 | -17 | 174 |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 6 | 66-69-77-68 | -4 | 275 |
August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 26 | 71-71-66-71 | -5 | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 50 | 70-68-70-71 | -1 | 27 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Lowry as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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