Joe Highsmith betting profile: ISCO Championship
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AVONDALE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 25: Andrew Putnam and Joe Highsmith of the United States plays their shots from the 11th tee during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 25, 2024 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
In his last tournament, Joe Highsmith missed the cut at the John Deere Classic. He'll be after better results July 11-14 in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA, at the 2024 ISCO Championship.
The ISCO Championship tournament and course info
- Date: July 11-14, 2024
- Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA
- Course: Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,328 yards
- Purse: $4M
- Previous winner: Vincent Norrman
At the ISCO Championship
- Highsmith is playing at the ISCO Championship for the first time in the past five years.
- With numbers of 5.184 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (third in field), 0.16 in SG: Approach the Green (49th), and 5.193 in SG: Putting (seventh), Vincent Norrman won this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Norrman's average driving distance was 315.9 (14th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (35th), and he averaged 26 putts per round (first).
Highsmith's recent performances
- In his last five events, Highsmith finished outside the top 20.
- He has made one cut over his last five tournaments.
- Highsmith has not finished within five strokes of the winner or posted a better-than-average score in any of his last five tournaments.
- He finished 6-under relative to par the only time he made the cut.
- Joe Highsmith has averaged 313.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Highsmith is averaging -2.415 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Highsmith is averaging -0.480 Strokes Gained: Total.
Highsmith's advanced stats and rankings
- Highsmith owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.220 (135th) this season, while his average driving distance of 301.7 yards ranks 60th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Highsmith ranks 127th on TOUR with a mark of -0.198.
- On the greens, Highsmith's -0.565 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 163rd this season, and his 29.37 putts-per-round average ranks 141st.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 60 | 301.7 | 313.8 |
Greens in Regulation % | 75 | 66.23% | 72.69% |
Putts Per Round | 141 | 29.37 | 30.8 |
Par Breakers | 54 | 25.29% | 21.30% |
Bogey Avoidance | 117 | 15.64% | 14.35% |
Highsmith's best finishes
- Highsmith has taken part in 16 tournaments this season, collecting one top-10 finish.
- In those 16 events, he made the cut six times (37.5%).
- With 146 points, Highsmith currently sits 153rd in the FedExCup standings.
Highsmith's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Highsmith delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Texas Children's Houston Open, ranking eighth in the field at 2.966. In that event, he finished 21st.
- Highsmith's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he ranked 12th in the field with a mark of 3.730 (he finished 21st in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Highsmith posted his best effort this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, ranking in the field at 2.599. In that event, he missed the cut.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Highsmith delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 2.022 (his best mark this season), which ranked 24th in the field. He finished 33rd in that event.
- Highsmith delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024. That ranked 21st in the field.
Highsmith's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 135 | -0.220 | 1.633 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 127 | -0.198 | 0.452 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 52 | 0.179 | -0.150 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 163 | -0.565 | -2.415 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 161 | -0.805 | -0.480 |
Highsmith's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 75-77 | +12 | -- |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 34 | 66-69-65-70 | -18 | 20 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 33 | 70-67-71-75 | -5 | 22 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 75-68 | +1 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-78 | +6 | -- |
March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 6 | 65-65-71-70 | -17 | 55 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 75-76 | +9 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 21 | 65-70-72-67 | -6 | 37 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 51 | 73-71-72-72 | E | 7 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 70-73 | -1 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-75 | -65 | -- |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 71-67 | -4 | -- |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 74-69 | +3 | -- |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 57 | 71-64-73-74 | -6 | 5 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-69 | -4 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Highsmith as of the start of the ISCO Championship.
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