Jul 3, 2024
Ben Griffin betting profile: John Deere Classic
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JUNE 27: Ben Griffin of the United States lines up a putt on the eighth green during the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club on June 27, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Ben Griffin enters play July 4-7 in the 2024 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run following a 31st-place finish in the Rocket Mortgage Classic his last time in competition.
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The John Deere Classic tournament and course info
- Date: July 4-7, 2024
- Location: Silvis, Illinois, USA
- Course: TPC Deere Run
- Par: 71 / 7,289 yards
- Purse: $8M
- Previous winner: Sepp Straka
At the
- This is Griffin's first time playing at the John Deere Classic in the past five years.
- With numbers of 3.33 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (sixth in field), 3.324 in SG: Approach the Green (19th), and 6.771 in SG: Putting (fourth), Sepp Straka won this tournament in 2023.
- Straka averaged 307.6 yards off the tee (31st in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 84.72% (first), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (15th) in that victory a year ago.
Griffin's recent performances
- Griffin has finished in the top five in one of his last five appearances.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut three times.
- Over his last five appearances, Griffin has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average once.
- He has carded an average score of 8-under over his last five events.
- Ben Griffin has averaged 293.3 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Griffin is averaging -0.361 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Griffin is averaging 0.907 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Griffin's advanced stats and rankings
- Griffin has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.169, which ranks 127th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (294.1 yards) ranks 125th, and his 56.4% driving accuracy average ranks 143rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Griffin ranks 72nd on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.165, while he ranks 87th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.67%.
- On the greens, Griffin's 0.277 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 41st this season, and his 28.45 putts-per-round average ranks 36th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 125 | 294.1 | 293.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 87 | 65.67% | 69.44% |
| Putts Per Round | 36 | 28.45 | 29.4 |
| Par Breakers | 88 | 24.05% | 20.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 15 | 12.52% | 13.19% |
Griffin's best finishes
- Although Griffin has not won any of the 22 tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 22 events, he made the cut 15 times, a success rate of 68.2%.
- Currently, Griffin sits 61st in the FedExCup standings with 668 points.
Griffin's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Griffin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the RBC Canadian Open, ranking 29th in the field at 1.047. In that event, he finished second.
- Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the RBC Canadian Open, where his 7.006 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Griffin's best performance this season was at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 3.129 (he finished 36th in that tournament).
- At the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, Griffin recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.186, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 14th in the field (he finished second in that event).
- Griffin recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (14.875) at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024. That ranked second in the field.
Griffin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 127 | -0.169 | -0.378 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 72 | 0.165 | 2.205 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 53 | 0.172 | -0.559 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 41 | 0.277 | -0.361 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 50 | 0.446 | 0.907 |
Griffin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 25 | 69-67-69-70 | -5 | 29 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 68-69-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 69-66-68-70 | -7 | 130 |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 2 | 67-63-66-74 | -22 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 64 | 70-73-70-74 | +7 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 68-70-67-66 | -17 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 37 | 71-63-69-69 | -12 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 67-67-69-61 | -18 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 | 21 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 9 | 66-68-64-66 | -24 | 78 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 74-67-72 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 72-67-68-69 | -8 | 24 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-69-66-75 | -2 | 23 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 55 | 71-68-71-70 | -8 | 4 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-71 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 71-68-70-71 | -4 | 43 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 72-68-69-68 | -3 | 16 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 69-74-74-69 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 72-68-68-67 | -13 | 30 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-73 | -68 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 13 | 69-64-67-67 | -17 | 53 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 29 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | W/D | 73-65 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 2 | 70-65-65-65 | -15 | 300 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 67 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 67-71-71-70 | -9 | 19 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of the .
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