Jul 8, 2024
Mackenzie Hughes betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 21: Mackenzie Hughes of Canada plays his shot from the third tee during the second round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 21, 2024 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
In his last competition at the Travelers Championship, Mackenzie Hughes concluded the weekend at 9-under, good for a 36th-place finish. He competes in the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open July 10-13 trying for an improved score.
Latest odds for Hughes 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
- Hughes has missed the cut in his last two appearances at the Genesis Scottish Open.
- Hughes missed the cut (with a score of 1-under) in his most recent appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open in 2023.
- Rory McIlroy won this tournament 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).
- 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).
Hughes' recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/12/2023 | MC | 69-70 | -1 |
| 7/6/2022 | MC | 76-73 | +9 |
Hughes' recent performances
- Hughes has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five tournaments.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Hughes has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five appearances.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 10-under.
- Off the tee, Mackenzie Hughes has averaged 297.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Hughes is averaging 2.163 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Hughes is averaging -0.582 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Hughes' advanced stats and rankings
- Hughes owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.138 (124th) this season, while his average driving distance of 296.9 yards ranks 107th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Hughes ranks 146th on TOUR with a mark of -0.347.
- On the greens, Hughes' 0.560 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 13th this season, while he averages 27.78 putts per round (fourth).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 107 | 296.9 | 297.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 169 | 61.11% | 57.54% |
| Putts Per Round | 4 | 27.78 | 28.0 |
| Par Breakers | 149 | 21.75% | 21.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 26 | 13.09% | 17.06% |
Hughes' best finishes
- Hughes has played 17 tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes.
- In those 17 events, he made the cut 13 times (76.5%).
- Hughes, who has 832 points, currently sits 51st in the FedExCup standings.
Hughes' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Hughes' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.306 (he finished 26th in that tournament).
- Hughes put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Texas Children's Houston Open (March 2024), ranking 18th in the field with a mark of 3.136.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hughes' best performance this season was at The Genesis Invitational, where his 6.478 mark ranked second in the field.
- At the Valspar Championship in March 2024, Hughes delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 9.615 (his best mark this season), which ranked second in the field. He finished third in that event.
- Hughes delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.547) at the Valspar Championship (which ranked him third in the field). In that tournament, he finished third.
Hughes' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 124 | -0.138 | -0.863 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 146 | -0.347 | -1.496 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 21 | 0.306 | -0.386 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 13 | 0.560 | 2.163 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 63 | 0.381 | -0.582 |
Hughes' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 69-70 | -1 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 30 | 69-68-69-68 | -10 | 24 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-72 | +2 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 58 | 67-68-75-69 | -1 | 21 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 52 | 72-67-74-70 | -5 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-70 | -4 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 48 | 70-72-70-72 | +4 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 7 | 71-65-63-68 | -21 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 2 | 68-66-60-63 | -25 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 25 | 68-70-70-64 | -20 | 68 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 64 | 70-67-78-73 | E | 4 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 76-70-70 | E | 5 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 31 | 69-65-72-74 | -4 | 38 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 77-73 | +8 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 30 | 75-71-71-72 | +1 | 38 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 70-73-69-68 | -8 | 60 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 3 | 68-68-69-70 | -9 | 163 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 14 | 66-72-69-65 | -8 | 55 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 39 | 66-66-75-71 | -6 | 20 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 41 | 71-64-72-64 | -13 | 12 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 6 | 73-71-69-66 | -5 | 263 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 7 | 69-64-67-70 | -10 | 85 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 78-71 | +5 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 72-82 | +14 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 36 | 65-72-69-65 | -9 | 23 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hughes as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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