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Aaron Rai betting profile: PGA Championship
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 05: Aaron Rai of England lines up a putt on the 14th green during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on May 05, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images)
In his last competition at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Aaron Rai carded a fourth-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 PGA Championship looking for a better finish.
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The PGA Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 16-19, 2024
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Course: Valhalla Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,609 yards
- Previous winner: Brooks Koepka
At the PGA Championship
- Rai has played the PGA Championship once in recent years (in 2021), posting a score of 12-over and missing the cut.
- Brooks Koepka won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 4.78 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 5.32 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 4.191 in SG: Putting (13th).
- In addition, Koepka's average driving distance was 319 (fourth in field), he hit 61.11% of greens in regulation (29th), and he averaged 26 putts per round (first).
Rai's recent history at the PGA Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/20/2021 | MC | 81-75 | +12 |
Rai's recent performances
- Over his last five appearances, Rai has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five tournaments, Rai has finished within three shots of the leader twice and carded a score that's better than average twice.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 10-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Aaron Rai has averaged 292.3 yards in his past five starts.
- Rai has an average of 0.972 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Rai is averaging 4.393 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Rai's advanced stats and rankings
- Rai owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.246 (55th) this season, while his average driving distance of 291.3 yards ranks 146th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai sports a 0.637 mark (11th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Rai's -0.023 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 104th on TOUR this season, and his 29.24 putts-per-round average ranks 142nd. He has broken par 28.95% of the time (20th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 146 | 291.3 | 292.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 8 | 71.35% | 68.40% |
| Putts Per Round | 142 | 29.24 | 29.4 |
| Par Breakers | 20 | 28.95% | 20.49% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 21 | 12.57% | 10.07% |
Rai's best finishes
- Rai has participated in 13 tournaments this season, and he has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 13 events, he made the cut nine times, a success rate of 69.2%.
- Currently, Rai has 316 points, placing him 83rd in the FedExCup standings.
Rai's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Rai's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in May 2024 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where he ranked 12th in the field with a mark of 2.648. He finished fourth in that event.
- Rai's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 6.316 (he finished 19th in that event).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai's best mark this season was at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he put up a 1.494 mark, which ranked him 20th in the field. He finished 57th in that event.
- At the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, Rai delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.718 (his best mark this season), which ranked 16th in the field. He finished seventh in that tournament.
- Rai posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, a performance that ranked him seventh in the field.
Rai's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 55 | 0.246 | 0.578 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 11 | 0.637 | 2.613 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 93 | 0.005 | 0.230 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 104 | -0.023 | 0.972 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 19 | 0.866 | 4.393 |
Rai's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 12 | 71-68-67-71 | -3 | 59 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 74-79 | +9 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 3 | 67-69-69-67 | -16 | 145 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 67-66-68-66 | -13 | 34 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 9 | 65-68-66-71 | -18 | 70 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-68 | -1 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 69-68-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-70 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 49 | 66-68-70-73 | -3 | 34 |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 71-66-69-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 73-70-70-67 | E | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 57 | 65-69-70-70 | -6 | 5 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-66 | -10 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 33 | 66-70-75-72 | -5 | 22 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 76-65 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 19 | 68-70-69-67 | -10 | 43 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 69-69-70-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 71-72-68-71 | -6 | 22 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 66-70-67-67 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 58 | 72-73-74-70 | +1 | 4 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 71-76 | +3 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 4 | 67-65-68-64 | -20 | 109 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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