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Sepp Straka betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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SILVIS, ILLINOIS - JULY 05: Sepp Straka of Austria hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 05, 2024 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
In his last competition at the John Deere Classic, Sepp Straka posted a 61st-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open aiming to improve on that finish.
Latest odds for Straka 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
- Straka has played the Genesis Scottish Open once recently, in 2022. He missed the cut after posting a score of 7-over.
- 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).
- McIlroy averaged 331.8 yards off the tee (first in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 69.44% (24th), and attempted 27.5 putts per round (ninth) in that victory a year ago.
Straka's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2022 | MC | 71-76 | +7 |
Straka's recent performances
- Straka has finished in the top five twice over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Straka has finished in the top 10 twice.
- He has finished with an average score of -3 those five times he's made the cut.
- Sepp Straka has averaged 295.3 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Straka has an average of -0.406 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Straka is averaging 3.405 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Straka's advanced stats and rankings
- Straka owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.333 (35th) this season, while his average driving distance of 292.6 yards ranks 140th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Straka ranks 37th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.338, while he ranks 35th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 68.13%.
- On the greens, Straka has delivered a -0.050 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 107th on TOUR, while he ranks 122nd with a putts-per-round average of 29.12. He has broken par 22.12% of the time (142nd on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 140 | 292.6 | 295.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 35 | 68.13% | 68.61% |
| Putts Per Round | 122 | 29.12 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 142 | 22.12% | 20.00% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 58 | 14.04% | 13.61% |
Straka's best finishes
- Straka has not won any of the 18 tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has secured three top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes.
- In those 18 events, he made the cut 13 times (72.2%).
- As of now, Straka has compiled 1413 points, which ranks him 16th in the FedExCup standings.
Straka's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Straka's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2024, as he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 2.690.
- Straka's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2024, as he put up a 4.704 mark, which ranked him seventh in the field. He finished eighth in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Straka produced his best mark this season at the Charles Schwab Challenge, ranking fifth in the field at 3.515. In that event, he finished fifth.
- At the RBC Heritage in April 2024, Straka recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.849, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him eighth in the field (he finished fifth in that tournament).
- Straka delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.339) in June 2024 at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, which ranked fifth in the field. He finished fifth in that event.
Straka's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 35 | 0.333 | 1.647 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 37 | 0.338 | 2.101 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 140 | -0.192 | 0.062 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 107 | -0.050 | -0.406 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 51 | 0.429 | 3.405 |
Straka's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 2 | 71-67-70-69 | -7 | 203 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 63 | 72-73-71-65 | +1 | 18 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 37 | 71-74-71-66 | +2 | 72 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 14 | 66-71-65-69 | -9 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 2 | 72-67-68-64 | -17 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 12 | 67-66-70-66 | -23 | 150 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-75 | +4 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 26 | 69-71-68 | -8 | 60 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 73-71 | +2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 68-74 | E | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 57 | 69-73-78-80 | +12 | 9 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 16 | 68-70-70-70 | -10 | 115 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 73-71-74-72 | +2 | 113 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 5 | 66-65-67-72 | -14 | 263 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 66-69-65-68 | -144 | 31 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 8 | 68-71-67-74 | -4 | 213 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 5 | 68-66-71-70 | -5 | 96 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 5 | 72-70-68-76 | -2 | 275 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 56 | 70-72-78-72 | +12 | 9 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 23 | 69-70-68-61 | -12 | 78 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 61 | 66-71-69-70 | -8 | 4 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Straka as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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