Matt Wallace betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JUNE 28: Matt Wallace of England plays his shot from the ninth tee during the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club on June 28, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
Matt Wallace looks for a higher finish in the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open after he placed 42nd shooting 3-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
- In his last two appearances at the Genesis Scottish Open, Wallace has an average finish of 42nd, and an average score of 3-under.
- In Wallace's most recent appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open, in 2023, he finished 42nd after posting a score of 3-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.
- 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).
Wallace's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
7/12/2023 | 42 | 72-65-69-71 | -3 |
7/6/2022 | MC | 75-73 | +8 |
Wallace's recent performances
- Wallace has finished in the top five in one of his last five events.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five appearances.
- Wallace has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 11-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Matt Wallace has averaged 298.1 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Wallace is averaging -0.213 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Wallace has an average of 4.068 in his past five tournaments.
Wallace's advanced stats and rankings
- Wallace has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.327, which ranks 147th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (299.4 yards) ranks 87th, and his 53.1% driving accuracy average ranks 165th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Wallace ranks 65th on TOUR with a mark of 0.216.
- On the greens, Wallace has registered a 0.151 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 66th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 107th with a putts-per-round average of 29.02, and he ranks fourth by breaking par 28.50% of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 87 | 299.4 | 298.1 |
Greens in Regulation % | 29 | 68.60% | 71.91% |
Putts Per Round | 107 | 29.02 | 29.1 |
Par Breakers | 4 | 28.50% | 24.69% |
Bogey Avoidance | 99 | 15.22% | 11.11% |
Wallace's best finishes
- Wallace has participated in 16 tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-five finish.
- In those 16 events, he made the cut 10 times.
- Currently, Wallace has 276 points, placing him 112th in the FedExCup standings.
Wallace's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Wallace put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (May 2024), ranking 20th in the field at 2.178.
- Wallace's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 5.573. He finished 27th in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Wallace's best effort this season was at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where his 4.490 mark ranked second in the field.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Wallace posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.826, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him sixth in the field (he finished 52nd in that event).
- Wallace recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (which ranked him fourth in the field). In that event, he finished fourth.
Wallace's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 147 | -0.327 | 0.125 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 65 | 0.216 | 1.994 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 24 | 0.279 | 2.162 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 66 | 0.151 | -0.213 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 71 | 0.319 | 4.068 |
Wallace's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 42 | 72-65-69-71 | -3 | 10 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-73 | +6 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 43 | 71-66-70-69 | -8 | 11 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 45 | 67-68-70-71 | -4 | 10 |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 69-66-71-66 | -12 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 68 | 69-77-71-71 | +8 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 40 | 68-70-69-69 | -16 | 20 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 52 | 67-67-69-70 | -7 | 7 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 67-72-65 | -12 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-70 | -1 | -- |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 53 | 75-64-74-67 | -4 | 6 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 33 | 66-65-71-74 | -8 | 21 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-74 | +2 | -- |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-74 | +3 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 69-72-68-71 | -4 | 43 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 74-74 | +8 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 36 | 64-71-64-73 | -16 | 3 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 4 | 63-66-67-68 | -20 | 109 |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 20 | 72-64-70-67 | -11 | 25 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 43 | 70-65-71-72 | -6 | 15 |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 27 | 68-72-65-70 | -5 | 29 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 69-75 | E | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Wallace as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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