Feb 27, 2024
Erik van Rooyen Betting Profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Last competition at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in Vallarta, Mexico, Erik van Rooyen carded an eighth-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches trying for better results.
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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
- In his last three appearances at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, van Rooyen has an average finish of 60th, and an average score of +5.
- In 2023, van Rooyen missed the cut (with a score of +14) 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).
- In addition, Kirk's average driving distance was 296 (54th in field), he hit 75% of greens in regulation (seventh), and he averaged 28.25 putts per round (18th).
van Rooyen's Recent Performances
- van Rooyen has finished in the top 20 twice over his last five events, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Over his last five events, van Rooyen has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has an average score of -12 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Erik van Rooyen has averaged 305.4 yards in his past five starts.
- van Rooyen is averaging -0.141 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- van Rooyen is averaging 2.900 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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van Rooyen's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- van Rooyen has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.581 this season, which ranks 17th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (303.2 yards) ranks 42nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, van Rooyen ranks 48th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.404, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, van Rooyen has delivered a 0.280 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 56th on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 42 | 303.2 | 305.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 56.54% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.2 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.49% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 10.13% |
van Rooyen's Best Finishes
- van Rooyen has played six tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has come away with one finish in the top-10.
- In those six events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 83.3%.
- Currently, van Rooyen sits 42nd in the FedExCup standings with 284 points.
van Rooyen's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, van Rooyen's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 3.532.
- van Rooyen's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 4.456. He finished 52nd in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, van Rooyen's best effort this season was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2024, as he put up a 1.174 mark, which ranked him 18th in the field. He finished 20th in that tournament.
- At The Sentry in January 2024, van Rooyen delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.042). That ranked second in the field.
- van Rooyen delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024. That ranked eighth in the field.
van Rooyen's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 17 | 0.581 | 1.714 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 48 | 0.404 | 2.227 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 156 | -0.386 | -0.901 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 56 | 0.280 | -0.141 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 32 | 0.879 | 2.900 |
van Rooyen's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2-5 | Puerto Rico Open | 32 | 71-68-72-69 | -8 | 16 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 10 | 70-73-71-67 | -3 | 64 |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 56 | 69-72-71-74 | -2 | 4 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-75 | +6 | -- |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 33 | 64-66-72-74 | -8 | 21 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 76-72 | +8 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 76-77 | +9 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 72-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 68 | 72-63-73-73 | +1 | 3 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 68-71 | -3 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 73-67 | E | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 30 | 71-67-73-70 | -7 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 67-68-69-72 | -12 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 23 | 70-67-68-65 | -14 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 1 | 68-64-66-63 | -27 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 22 | 72-65-69-65 | -21 | 85 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 52 | 69-67-68-69 | -7 | 7 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 66-67-69-67 | -19 | 30 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 20 | 69-70-68 | -9 | 88 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 72-69 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 8 | 63-69-70-70 | -12 | 75 |
All stats in this article are accurate for van Rooyen as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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