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Ben Griffin betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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SILVIS, ILLINOIS - JULY 04: Ben Griffin of the United States hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 04, 2024 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Ben Griffin looks for better results in the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open after he took 25th shooting 5-under in this tournament in 2023.
Latest odds for Griffin 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
- Griffin finished 25th (with a score of 5-under) in his only appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open in recent years (in 2023).
- With numbers of 5.615 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 5.532 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.5 in SG: Putting (34th), Rory McIlroy won this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, McIlroy's average driving distance was 331.8 (first in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (24th), and he averaged 27.5 putts per round (ninth).
Griffin's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/12/2023 | 25 | 69-67-69-70 | -5 |
Griffin's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Griffin has finished in the top five twice.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Griffin has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five tournaments. Over that span, he's finished within five shots of the winner two times and finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has an average score of 12-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Ben Griffin has averaged 296.8 yards in his past five starts.
- Griffin is averaging 0.592 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Griffin has an average of 3.928 in his past five tournaments.
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Griffin's advanced stats and rankings
- Griffin has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.159, which ranks 127th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (294.9 yards) ranks 123rd, and his 56.5% driving accuracy average ranks 148th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Griffin has a 0.201 mark (67th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Griffin's 0.387 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 28th this season, while he averages 28.31 putts per round (21st).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 123 | 294.9 | 296.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 81 | 66.04% | 71.60% |
| Putts Per Round | 21 | 28.31 | 29.0 |
| Par Breakers | 76 | 24.65% | 24.69% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 10 | 12.13% | 11.11% |
Griffin's best finishes
- Griffin has played 23 tournaments this season, and he has earned two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes.
- In those 23 tournaments, he made the cut on 16 occasions.
- With 773 points, Griffin currently ranks 58th in the FedExCup standings.
Griffin's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, as he delivered a 1.047 mark, which ranked him 29th in the field. He finished second in that event.
- Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.006.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Griffin's best effort this season was in July 2024 at the John Deere Classic, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 3.268. He finished fifth in that tournament.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Griffin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 7.711, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished fifth in that tournament.
- Griffin posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.875) at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, a performance that ranked him second in the field.
Griffin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 127 | -0.159 | -0.441 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 67 | 0.201 | 3.117 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 43 | 0.215 | 0.660 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 28 | 0.387 | 0.592 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 37 | 0.644 | 3.928 |
Griffin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 25 | 69-67-69-70 | -5 | 29 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 68-69-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 69-66-68-70 | -7 | 130 |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 2 | 67-63-66-74 | -22 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 64 | 70-73-70-74 | +7 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 68-70-67-66 | -17 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 37 | 71-63-69-69 | -12 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 67-67-69-61 | -18 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 | 21 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 9 | 66-68-64-66 | -24 | 78 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 74-67-72 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 72-67-68-69 | -8 | 24 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-69-66-75 | -2 | 23 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 55 | 71-68-71-70 | -8 | 4 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-71 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 71-68-70-71 | -4 | 43 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 72-68-69-68 | -3 | 16 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 69-74-74-69 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 72-68-68-67 | -13 | 30 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-73 | -68 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 13 | 69-64-67-67 | -17 | 53 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 29 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | W/D | 73-65 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 2 | 70-65-65-65 | -15 | 300 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 67 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 67-71-71-70 | -9 | 19 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 5 | 68-67-64-62 | -23 | 105 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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