Ben Kohles betting profile: John Deere Classic
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 05: Ben Kohles hits a tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on May 05, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images for The CJ Cup)
In his most recent tournament at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Ben Kohles finished the weekend at 11-under, good for a 20th-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 John Deere Classic July 4-7 looking for better results.
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
- Kohles missed the cut in his lone recent appearance at the John Deere Classic in 2022.
- 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 also posted numbers of 307.6 in average driving distance (31st in field), 84.72% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 28.25 putts per round (15th).
Kohles' recent history at the
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
6/30/2022 | MC | 73-67 | -2 |
Kohles' recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Kohles has finished in the top 20 once.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Kohles has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score of even-par across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Ben Kohles has averaged 291.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Kohles is averaging 2.147 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kohles has an average of 0.428 in his past five tournaments.
Kohles' advanced stats and rankings
- Kohles has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.116, which ranks 119th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (286.4 yards) ranks 161st, and his 69.6% driving accuracy average ranks 17th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kohles ranks 112th on TOUR with a mark of -0.095.
- On the greens, Kohles' -0.006 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 96th on TOUR this season, and his 29.19 putts-per-round average ranks 125th. He has broken par 23.76% of the time (100th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 161 | 286.4 | 291.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 110 | 64.89% | 62.65% |
Putts Per Round | 125 | 29.19 | 28.9 |
Par Breakers | 100 | 23.76% | 18.83% |
Bogey Avoidance | 148 | 17.02% | 17.90% |
Kohles' best finishes
- Kohles has not won any of the 18 tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has secured one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 18 tournaments, he had a 55.6% success rate in terms of making the cut (10 cuts made).
- Currently, Kohles ranks 78th in the FedExCup standings with 485 points.
Kohles' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Kohles' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Valero Texas Open, where his 3.224 mark ranked 11th in the field.
- Kohles' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 4.408 (he finished second in that event).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kohles' best effort this season was at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where his 2.826 mark ranked eighth in the field.
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Kohles posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (3.901), which ranked 12th in the field.
- Kohles posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (May 2024), which ranked him second in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
Kohles' Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 119 | -0.116 | -0.726 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 112 | -0.095 | 0.452 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 161 | -0.383 | -1.444 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 96 | -0.006 | 2.147 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 156 | -0.600 | 0.428 |
Kohles' past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 5 | 66-67-67-63 | -19 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 52 | 66-69-71-67 | -7 | 7 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 47 | 66-66-71-69 | -16 | 9 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 71-77 | +4 | -- |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-69 | +2 | -- |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | W/D | 76 | +5 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 69-77 | +4 | -- |
March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 6 | 69-66-63-73 | -17 | 55 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 80-73 | +9 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 78-71 | +7 | -- |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 78 | 74-71-76-73 | +6 | 2 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 73-70 | -1 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 28 | 61-72-65-73 | -17 | 5 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 2 | 65-66-65-66 | -22 | 300 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 58 | 71-71-73-78 | +9 | 9 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 26 | 67-73-67-68 | -9 | 50 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 56 | 77-68-76-71 | +12 | 9 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 20 | 67-70-70-70 | -11 | 41 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kohles as of the start of the .
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