May 8, 2024
Troy Merritt betting profile: Myrtle Beach Classic
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Troy Merritt hits the links in the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic May 9-12 after a ninth-place finish in THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in his most recent tournament.
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The Myrtle Beach Classic tournament and course info
- Date: May 9-12, 2024
- Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Course: The Dunes Golf and Beach Club
- Par: 71 / 7,347 yards
- Purse: $4M
Merritt's recent performances
- Merritt has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five tournaments.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five tournaments, Merritt has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average once.
- He has an average score of -9 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Troy Merritt has averaged 291.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Merritt is averaging -0.293 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Merritt is averaging -0.208 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Merritt's advanced stats and rankings
- Merritt's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.235 ranks 139th on TOUR this season, and his 67.9% driving accuracy average ranks 38th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Merritt sports a 0.073 average that ranks 83rd on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Merritt's -0.228 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 133rd this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 156 | 289.6 | 291.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 60.32% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.3 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 21.43% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 13.49% |
Merritt's best finishes
- While Merritt hasn't won any of the 13 tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has secured one top-10 finish.
- In those 13 tournaments, he had a 46.2% success rate in terms of making the cut (six cuts made).
- As of now, Merritt has compiled 142 points, which ranks him 126th in the FedExCup standings.
Merritt's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he posted a 1.639 mark, which ranked him 21st in the field. He finished 58th in that event.
- Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he ranked 15th in the field with a mark of 3.941.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Merritt's best effort this season was in February 2024 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 4.076. He finished 58th in that event.
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Merritt delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.899 (his best mark this season), which ranked sixth in the field. He finished ninth in that tournament.
- Merritt recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.433) in May 2024 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, which ranked ninth in the field. He finished ninth in that event.
Merritt's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 139 | -0.235 | -1.073 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 83 | 0.073 | 1.091 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 39 | 0.252 | 0.068 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 133 | -0.228 | -0.293 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 115 | -0.138 | -0.208 |
Merritt's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 74-74 | +6 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 68-75 | +3 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-78 | +10 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 72-69 | +1 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 17 | 68-68-67-69 | -16 | 48 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 17 | 69-67-69-65 | -14 | 48 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 58 | 70-63-70-75 | -2 | 5 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 7 | 74-67-69-65 | -13 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 9 | 68-65-71-68 | -16 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 64 | 68-71-71-72 | -2 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 65 | 71-68-73-65 | -11 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 72 | 69-67-71-72 | -5 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 77-64 | -1 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 24 | 68-66-66-70 | -10 | 33 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 70-64-70 | -12 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 70-77 | +3 | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 58 | 71-69-69-72 | -3 | 5 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 47 | 68-72-69-69 | -6 | 9 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 68-71-69-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-77 | +5 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 71-77 | +4 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 67 | 66-74-71-77 | E | 2 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 9 | 67-62-70-67 | -18 | 73 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Merritt as of the start of the Myrtle Beach Classic.
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