Erik Barnes betting profile: John Deere Classic
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Erik Barnes takes to the links in the 2024 July 4-7. He is aiming for better results than his last time out when he missed the cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The tournament and course info
- Date: July 4-7, 2024
- Location: Silvis, Illinois, USA
- Course: TPC Deere Run
- Par: 71 / 7,289 yards
- Purse: $8M
- Previous winner: Sepp Straka
At the
- Barnes is playing at the for the first time in the past five years.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Sepp Straka posted numbers of 3.33 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (sixth in field), 3.324 in SG: Approach the Green (19th), and 6.771 in SG: Putting (fourth).
- Straka averaged 307.6 yards off the tee (31st in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 84.72% (first), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (15th) in that victory a year ago.
Barnes' recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Barnes has not finished in the top 20.
- He has made one cut over his last five tournaments.
- Barnes hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five tournaments, with an average finish of 65th.
- He finished 3-over relative to par the only time he made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Erik Barnes has averaged 297.0 yards in his past five starts.
- Barnes has an average of -2.265 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Barnes has an average of -6.821 in his past five tournaments.
Barnes' advanced stats and rankings
- Barnes has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.802 this season, which ranks 168th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (301.1 yards) ranks 67th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Barnes ranks 132nd on TOUR with a mark of -0.237.
- On the greens, Barnes has registered a -0.339 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 141st on TOUR, while he ranks 118th with a putts-per-round average of 29.14. He has broken par 23.65% of the time (103rd on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 67 | 301.1 | 297.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 130 | 64.13% | 63.89% |
| Putts Per Round | 118 | 29.14 | 30.5 |
| Par Breakers | 103 | 23.65% | 15.74% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 127 | 16.35% | 18.52% |
Barnes' best finishes
- Barnes has participated in 14 tournaments this season, collecting one top-five finish.
- In those 14 events, he made the cut seven times, a success rate of 50%.
- Barnes, who has 248 points, currently sits 115th in the FedExCup standings.
Barnes' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Barnes' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in March 2024 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he ranked 51st in the field with a mark of 0.150. He finished 17th in that tournament.
- Barnes' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 2.695 mark ranked 20th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Barnes' best performance this season was at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked 17th in the field with a mark of 1.952 (he finished 65th in that event).
- At the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, Barnes recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.660, which was his best so far this season. That ranked second in the field.
- Barnes delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, a performance that ranked him 17th in the field.
Barnes' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 168 | -0.802 | -3.423 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 132 | -0.237 | -1.133 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 86 | 0.026 | 0.000 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 141 | -0.339 | -2.265 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 167 | -1.352 | -6.821 |
Barnes' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 52 | 68-65-68-72 | -15 | 7 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 43 | 72-69-73-71 | -3 | 11 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 58 | 70-70-70-71 | -3 | 5 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 2 | 66-66-69-68 | -44 | 165 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | W/D | 79 | +8 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 17 | 72-68-66-67 | -7 | 48 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 58 | 71-70-70-72 | -1 | 8 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 67-73 | -4 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 75-74 | +7 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 76-73 | +9 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 65 | 70-69-74-70 | +3 | 4 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 76-77 | +9 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Barnes as of the start of the .
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