Erik Barnes Betting Profile: Mexico Open At Vidanta
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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - MAY 12: Erik Barnes reacts after missing a putt on the seventh green during the first round of the Visit Knoxville Open at Holston Hills Country Club on May 12, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
Erik Barnes enters play February 22-25 in the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta at Vidanta Vallarta following a 43rd-place finish in the Farmers Insurance Open, which was his last competition.
The Mexico Open at Vidanta Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 22-25, 2024
- Location: Vallarta, Mexico
- Course: Vidanta Vallarta
- Par: 71 / 7,456 yards
- Purse: $8.1M
- Previous Winner: Tony Finau
At the Mexico Open at Vidanta
- This is Barnes' first time competing at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in the past five years.
- Tony Finau won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 3.754 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 4.741 in SG: Approach the Green (11th), and 4.865 in SG: Putting (eighth).
- Finau's average driving distance was 329 (11th in field), he hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), with 27 putts per round (fifth) en route to his win last year.
Barnes' Recent Performances
- In his last five tournaments, Barnes has an average finish of 48th.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Barnes has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five appearances.
- He has finished with an average score of -9 those two times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Erik Barnes has averaged 293.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Barnes has an average of 0.510 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Barnes is averaging -0.716 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Barnes' Advanced Stats and Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 305.8 | 293.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 65.61% | 44.44% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 29.17 | 28.8 |
| Par Breakers | - | 22.62% | 21.43% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 16.93% | 14.68% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Barnes' Best Finishes
- Barnes last season participated in 16 tournaments, collecting one finish in the top 10.
- In those 16 events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 31.2%.
- Last season Barnes' best performance came when he shot -3 and finished 43rd at the Farmers Insurance Open.
- Barnes' 149 points last season ranked him 176th in the FedExCup standings.
Barnes' Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Barnes' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in January 2023 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.629. He missed the cut in that event.
- Barnes' best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at The Honda Classic, where his 3.734 mark ranked 26th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Barnes' best effort last season was at the Cadence Bank Houston Open, where his 3.359 mark ranked ninth in the field.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023, Barnes delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (6.718), which ranked second in the field.
- Barnes posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (10.215) at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023, a performance that ranked him sixth in the field.
Barnes' Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.379 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -1.341 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.265 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | 0.510 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -0.716 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Barnes' Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | 49 | 72-67-69-71 | -1 | 8 |
| March 2-5 | Puerto Rico Open | MC | 71-75 | +2 | -- |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-76 | +6 | -- |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 52 | 68-65-68-72 | -15 | 7 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 43 | 72-69-73-71 | -3 | 11 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Barnes as of the start of the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
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