Ryan Palmer Betting Profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Ryan Palmer enters play February 29 - March 3 in the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion) following a 52nd-place finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta in Vallarta, Mexico his last time in competition.
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
- Palmer's average finish has been 41st, and his average score +2, over his last four appearances at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
- In Palmer's most recent appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, in 2023, he missed the cut after posting a score of +5.
- With 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), Chris Kirk won this tournament in 2023.
- 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.
Palmer's Recent Performances
- Palmer has finished in the top 10 once over his last five events.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Palmer has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of -11 in his last five tournaments.
- In terms of driving distance, Ryan Palmer has averaged 294.4 yards in his past five starts.
- Palmer is averaging -0.462 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Palmer has an average of -1.680 in his past five tournaments.
Palmer's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Palmer posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.210 (56th) last season, while his average driving distance of 301.2 yards ranked 87th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Palmer ranked 60th on TOUR, putting up an average mark of 0.223, while he ranked 75th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 67.93%.
- On the greens, Palmer's -0.343 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 168th on TOUR last season, and his 29.19 putts-per-round average ranked 131st. He broke par 22.64% of the time (70th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 87 | 301.2 | 294.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 75 | 67.93% | 51.85% |
| Putts Per Round | 131 | 29.19 | 27.9 |
| Par Breakers | 70 | 22.64% | 23.70% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 98 | 13.99% | 8.52% |
Palmer's Best Finishes
- Palmer took part in 28 tournaments last season, earning two top-five finishes and collecting four finishes in the top 10.
- In those 28 events, he made the cut 13 times (46.4%).
- Last season Palmer put up his best performance at the World Wide Technology Championship, where he finished fifth with a score of -22 (five shots back of the winner).
- Palmer's 193 points last season ranked him 161st in the FedExCup standings.
Palmer's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Palmer's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Travelers Championship, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.597 (he finished 33rd in that event).
- Palmer put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season at the AT&T Byron Nelson, ranking 11th in the field at 4.386. In that tournament, he finished eighth.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Palmer's best performance last season was at the Cadence Bank Houston Open, where his 2.282 mark ranked in the field.
- At THE CJ CUP in South Carolina in October 2022, Palmer delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.261, which was his best last season. That ranked 12th in the field.
- Palmer recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.637) at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2023, a performance that ranked him eighth in the field.
Palmer's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 56 | 0.210 | -0.379 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 60 | 0.223 | -0.810 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 154 | -0.158 | -0.029 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 168 | -0.343 | -0.462 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 112 | -0.068 | -1.680 |
Palmer's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 53 | 71-73-73-73 | +2 | 7 |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 69-78 | +3 | -- |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 35 | 66-72-70-73 | -3 | 19 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 8 | 64-65-68-68 | -19 | 80 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 33 | 68-67-66-68 | -11 | 21 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 33 | 70-67-67-72 | -12 | 20 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 71-68 | -3 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 74-70 | +4 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 72-73 | +1 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 68 | 69-68-70-78 | -3 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 5 | 71-66-65-64 | -22 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 8 | 67-68-66-66 | -17 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 73-74 | +5 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 73-66 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-69-69 | -10 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 52 | 71-67-69-73 | -4 | 6 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Palmer as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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