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Nick Taylor betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 12: Nick Taylor of Canada chips onto the 13th green during a practice round prior to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 12, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Nick Taylor hits the links July 10-13 in the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club following a 42nd-place finish in the Travelers Championship, which was his last competition.
Latest odds for Taylor 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
- Over his last two trips to the Genesis Scottish Open, Taylor has an average score of 1-under, with an average finish of 37th.
- In Taylor's most recent appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open, in 2023, he finished 19th after posting a score of 6-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Rory McIlroy posted 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).
Taylor's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/12/2023 | 19 | 68-70-65-71 | -6 |
| 7/6/2022 | 55 | 75-68-70-72 | +5 |
Taylor's recent performances
- In his last five events, Taylor has an average finish of 35th.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five appearances.
- Taylor has not been in the hunt in any recent tournaments, as he's not posted a score better than the field average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five appearances.
- He has an average score relative to par of 1-under in his last five tournaments.
- Nick Taylor has averaged 293.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Taylor is averaging -2.035 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Taylor is averaging -1.010 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Taylor's advanced stats and rankings
- Taylor's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.178 ranks 129th on TOUR this season, and his 62.8% driving accuracy average ranks 83rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Taylor has a 0.259 mark (56th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Taylor's 0.094 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 74th this season, and his 28.44 putts-per-round average ranks 36th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 153 | 290.3 | 293.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 158 | 62.22% | 59.52% |
| Putts Per Round | 36 | 28.44 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 67 | 24.95% | 15.48% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 158 | 17.17% | 18.65% |
Taylor's best finishes
- Taylor has participated in 18 tournaments this season, coming away with one win and three top-10 finishes.
- In those 18 tournaments, he made the cut on 13 occasions.
- Taylor, who has 964 points, currently sits 43rd in the FedExCup standings.
Taylor's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Valspar Championship in March 2024, as he ranked 33rd in the field with a mark of 1.038.
- Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he produced a 5.655 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished seventh in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor's best performance this season was at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, as he posted a 4.781 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Taylor posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (8.934, which ranked No. 1 in the field). In that tournament, he finished first.
- Taylor recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (16.258) at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
Taylor's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 129 | -0.178 | -0.794 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 56 | 0.259 | -0.143 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 78 | 0.061 | 1.962 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 74 | 0.094 | -2.035 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 82 | 0.236 | -1.010 |
Taylor's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 19 | 68-70-65-71 | -6 | 42 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 71-68-68-66 | -7 | 130 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 47 | 71-72-74-73 | +10 | 40 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 25 | 71-67-69-72 | -1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 13 | 65-67-69-67 | -16 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 68-73-69-70 | E | -- |
| December 8-10 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 8 | 58-70-67 | E | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 52 | 69-69-73-70 | -11 | 11 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 7 | 69-67-65-65 | -14 | 85 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-67-70 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 71-77-68 | E | 5 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 1 | 60-70-68-65 | -23 | 500 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 70-69-70-74 | -1 | 20 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 69-71-74-71 | -3 | 133 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 66-68-76-70 | -8 | 60 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 64 | 68-74-75-70 | +3 | 4 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-81 | +14 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 49 | 71-70-69-71 | -3 | 12 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 10 | 63-69-64-71 | -21 | 46 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 43 | 71-69-75-75 | +6 | 17 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 73-73-74-73 | +5 | 53 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-74 | +8 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 42 | 68-73-65-67 | -7 | 18 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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