Jul 8, 2024
Aaron Rai betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 05: Aaron Rai of England lines up a putt on the 14th green during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on May 05, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images)
Aaron Rai will play July 10-13 in North Berwick, SCO, at the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open. In his last tournament he placed seventh in the John Deere Classic, shooting 21-under at TPC Deere Run.
Latest odds for Rai at the Genesis Scottish Open.
The Genesis Scottish Open tournament and course info
- Date: July 10-13, 2024
- Location: North Berwick, SCO
- Course: The Renaissance Club
- Par: 70 / 7,237 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous winner: Rory McIlroy
At the Genesis Scottish Open
- Rai has missed the cut in his last two appearances at the Genesis Scottish Open.
- In Rai's most recent appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open, in 2023, he missed the cut after posting a score of 1-under.
- Rory McIlroy finished with 5.615 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 5.532 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.5 SG: Putting (34th) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- McIlroy also posted numbers of 331.8 in average driving distance (first in field), 69.44% in terms of greens in regulation (24th), and 27.5 putts per round (ninth).
Rai's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/12/2023 | MC | 71-68 | -1 |
| 7/6/2022 | MC | 71-77 | +8 |
Rai's recent performances
- Rai has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five events, finishing as high as the top five in one of those outings.
- Over his last five tournaments, Rai has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average five times.
- He has carded an average score of 8-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Aaron Rai has averaged 297.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Rai has an average of 1.772 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Rai has an average of 8.279 in his past five tournaments.
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Rai's advanced stats and rankings
- Rai owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.351 (31st) this season, while his average driving distance of 292.8 yards ranks 139th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai ranks seventh on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.696, while he ranks third with a Greens in Regulation mark of 72.31%.
- On the greens, Rai has delivered a 0.120 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 70th on TOUR, while he ranks 139th with a putts-per-round average of 29.34. He has broken par 25.99% of the time (36th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 139 | 292.8 | 297.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 3 | 72.31% | 74.72% |
| Putts Per Round | 139 | 29.34 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | 36 | 25.99% | 21.39% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 5 | 11.74% | 10.28% |
Rai's best finishes
- Rai has taken part in 19 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has earned two finishes in the top-five and four finishes in the top-10.
- In those 19 tournaments, he had a 78.9% success rate in terms of making the cut (15 cuts made).
- With 776 points, Rai currently sits 57th in the FedExCup standings.
Rai's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Rai's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 5.069. He finished 14th in that event.
- Rai's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 6.316 mark ranked third in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai's best performance this season was at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 2.234 (he finished 14th in that tournament).
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Rai recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 8.918, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
- Rai recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.694) at the John Deere Classic in July 2024. That ranked seventh in the field.
Rai's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 31 | 0.351 | 2.249 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 7 | 0.696 | 3.158 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 57 | 0.149 | 1.101 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 70 | 0.120 | 1.772 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 5 | 1.316 | 8.279 |
Rai's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-68 | -1 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 69-68-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-70 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 49 | 66-68-70-73 | -3 | 34 |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 71-66-69-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 73-70-70-67 | E | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 57 | 65-69-70-70 | -6 | 5 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-66 | -10 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 33 | 66-70-75-72 | -5 | 22 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 76-65 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 19 | 68-70-69-67 | -10 | 43 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 69-69-70-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 71-72-68-71 | -6 | 22 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 66-70-67-67 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 58 | 72-73-74-70 | +1 | 4 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 71-76 | +3 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 61-70-68-71 | -18 | 9 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 4 | 67-65-68-64 | -20 | 109 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 39 | 68-68-70-71 | -7 | 20 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 32 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 22 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 14 | 67-70-65-70 | -8 | 51 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 19 | 69-74-68-73 | +4 | 103 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 2 | 66-65-68-72 | -17 | 184 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 7 | 65-63-66-69 | -21 | 80 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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