Camilo Villegas Betting Profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 08: Camilo Villegas of Colombia looks on from the 12th tee during the first round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 08, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
Camilo Villegas hits the links February 29 - March 3 in the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches after missing the cut in the same event in 2023.
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 29 - March 3, 2024
- Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Course: PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion)
- Par: 71 / 7,147 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous Winner: Chris Kirk
At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- Over his last five trips to the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Villegas has an average score of -5, with an average finish of eighth.
- In 2023, Villegas failed to make the cut (with a score of +11) in his most recent appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Chris Kirk posted numbers of 2.274 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (15th in field), 6.287 in SG: Approach the Green (eighth), and 5.575 in SG: Putting (ninth).
- Kirk's average driving distance was 296 (54th in field), he hit 75% of greens in regulation (seventh), with 28.25 putts per round (18th) en route to his win last year.
Villegas' Recent Performances
- In his last five tournaments, Villegas has an average finish of 57th.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Villegas has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score of -11 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Camilo Villegas has averaged 282.2 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Villegas is averaging -0.302 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Villegas is averaging -2.869 Strokes Gained: Total.
Villegas' Advanced Stats and Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 285.6 | 282.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 66.24% | 52.78% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 28.44 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | - | 23.93% | 24.65% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 14.39% | 13.54% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Villegas' Best Finishes
- Villegas took part in 13 tournaments last season, picking up one win with two top-five finishes.
- In those 13 events, he made the cut six times.
- Last season Villegas' best performance came at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, where he won the title with a score of -24.
- Villegas ranked 230th in the FedExCup standings with 14 points last season.
Villegas' Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Villegas' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at The RSM Classic in November 2023, as he ranked 57th in the field with a mark of -0.535.
- Villegas' best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came in October 2023 at the Sanderson Farms Championship, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 3.964. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Villegas put up his best effort last season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, ranking in the field at 2.556. In that event, he missed the cut.
- At the RBC Canadian Open in June 2023, Villegas posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (4.552). That ranked in the field.
- Villegas recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (0.384) in June 2023 at the RBC Canadian Open, which ranked in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
Villegas' Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -2.051 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -1.304 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.779 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.302 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -2.869 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Villegas' Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2-5 | Puerto Rico Open | 48 | 68-71-72-73 | -4 | 5 |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 64 | 71-72-73-73 | +1 | 2 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 75-69 | E | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 71-69 | -4 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 2 | 64-64-69-66 | -25 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 1 | 67-63-65-65 | -24 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 58 | 67-70-68-68 | -9 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 50 | 65-71-74-70 | -12 | 13 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 62 | 69-68-65-74 | -12 | 4 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Villegas as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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