Dec 2, 2024
Jason Day betting profile: Hero World Challenge
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When he hits the links Dec. 5-8, Jason Day will look to build upon his last performance at the Hero World Challenge. In 2023, he shot 8-under and finished 11th at Albany.
Latest odds for Day at the Hero World Challenge.
The Hero World Challenge tournament and course info
- Date: Dec. 5-8, 2024
- Location: Albany, BAH
- Course: Albany
- Par: 72 / 7,449 yards
- Purse: $5M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Hero World Challenge
- Day's average finish has been 14th, and his average score 7-under, over his last two appearances at the Hero World Challenge.
- Day last played at the Hero World Challenge in 2023, finishing 11th with a score of 8-under.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with a final score of 20-under.
Day's recent history at the Hero World Challenge
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2023 | 11 | 71-69-66-74 | -8 |
Day's recent performances
- Day has finished in the top 20 twice over his last five appearances, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- Day has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five events.
- He has an average score of 6-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Jason Day has averaged 299.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Day is averaging 1.363 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Day is averaging 1.660 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Day's advanced stats and rankings
- Day owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.132 (74th) this season, while his average driving distance of 300.8 yards ranks 93rd on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Day ranks 152nd on TOUR with a mark of -0.343.
- On the greens, Day has registered a 0.541 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him ninth on TOUR. In addition, he ranks eighth with a putts-per-round average of 27.91, and he ranks 27th by breaking par 26.25% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 93 | 300.8 | 299.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 164 | 63.45% | 52.78% |
| Putts Per Round | 8 | 27.91 | 28.1 |
| Par Breakers | 27 | 26.25% | 24.44% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 82 | 13.93% | 12.78% |
Day's best finishes
- Day has taken part in 21 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has collected one finish in the top-five and five finishes in the top-10.
- In those 21 events, he made the cut 18 times, a success rate of 85.7%.
- As of now, Day has compiled 1345 points, which ranks him 26th in the FedExCup standings.
Day's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Day's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, as he ranked ninth in the field with a mark of 2.677.
- Day's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2024, as he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 2.449.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Day's best performance this season was at the Wells Fargo Championship, where his 4.994 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- At the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2024, Day delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (5.812, which ranked fourth in the field). In that event, he finished 33rd.
- Day posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.926) in May 2024 at the Wells Fargo Championship, which ranked fourth in the field. He finished fourth in that event.
Day's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 74 | 0.132 | 1.016 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 152 | -0.343 | -0.814 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 55 | 0.153 | 0.095 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 9 | 0.541 | 1.363 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 52 | 0.483 | 1.660 |
Day's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 8-10 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 1 | 58-66-66 | E | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 10 | 65-69-67-67 | -24 | 170 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 34 | 68-66-68-68 | -18 | 20 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-71 | +1 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 6 | 69-71-63 | -13 | 238 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 9 | 65-69-69-72 | -9 | 200 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 70-74-73-73 | +2 | 21 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 67-71-72-72 | -6 | 22 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 30 | 75-73-76-69 | +5 | 40 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 18 | 68-69-72-66 | -9 | 88 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 59 | 66-70-71-68 | -9 | 5 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 4 | 68-67-73-70 | -6 | 313 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 43 | 71-67-69-71 | -6 | 15 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 33 | 73-75-69-77 | +6 | 27 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 71-77 | +8 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 44 | 71-70-64-69 | -6 | 16 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 23 | 69-67-66-66 | -16 | 37 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 13 | 73-68-76-68 | +1 | 135 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 9 | 69-68-67-68 | -12 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 22 | 72-67-65-70 | -6 | 140 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 33 | 78-69-71-71 | +1 | 82 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Day as of the start of the Hero World Challenge.
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