Eric Cole betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open

Eric Cole looks for a higher finish in the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open after he finished 60th shooting 1-under in this tournament in 2023.

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

• Cole finished 60th (with a score of 1-under) in his lone appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open in recent years (in 2023).
• When Rory McIlroy won this tournament in 2023, he had 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 his victory last year, McIlroy posted an average driving distance of 331.8 (first in field), hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (24th), and took 27.5 putts per round (ninth).

Cole's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open

Cole's recent performances

• Cole has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five tournaments.
• He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five events.
• Over his last five tournaments, Cole has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average twice.
• He has finished with an average score of -8 those four times he's made the cut.
• In terms of driving distance, Eric Cole has averaged 299.2 yards in his past five starts.
• Cole has an average of 1.628 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
• Cole is averaging 2.613 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.

Cole's advanced stats and rankings

• Cole has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.284, which ranks 142nd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (297.5 yards) ranks 100th, and his 64.2% driving accuracy average ranks 67th.
• In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Cole ranks 90th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.047, while he ranks 167th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 61.35%.
• On the greens, Cole's 0.207 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 53rd this season, while he averages 28.06 putts per round (12th).

Cole's best finishes

• Cole hasn't won any of the 24 tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has earned three top-10 finishes.
• In those 24 tournaments, he made the cut on 15 occasions.
• Currently, Cole has 831 points, placing him 52nd in the FedExCup standings.

Cole's best Strokes Gained performances

• This season, Cole's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 3.194. He finished 13th in that event.
• Cole's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valspar Championship, where he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 5.266 (he finished 33rd in that event).
• When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cole's best effort this season was in July 2024 at the John Deere Classic, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 4.317. He finished seventh in that event.
• At The Sentry in January 2024, Cole posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (4.188). That ranked seventh in the field.
• Cole recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.694) at the John Deere Classic (which ranked him seventh in the field). In that event, he finished seventh.

Cole's Strokes Gained rankings

Cole's past results

All stats in this article are accurate for Cole as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.

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