May 28, 2024
Aaron Rai betting profile: RBC Canadian Open
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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)
Aaron Rai enters play May 30 - June 2 in the 2024 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club after a 32nd-place finish in the Charles Schwab Challenge, which was his last competition.
Latest odds for Rai at the RBC Canadian Open.
The RBC Canadian Open tournament and course info
- Date: May 30 - June 2, 2024
- Location: Hamilton, ON, CAN
- Course: Hamilton Golf & Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,084 yards
- Purse: $9.4M
- Previous winner: Nick Taylor
At the RBC Canadian Open
- Rai's average finish has been eighth, and his average score 12-under, over his last two appearances at the RBC Canadian Open.
- Rai last played at the RBC Canadian Open in 2023, finishing third with a score of 16-under.
- Nick Taylor finished with 0.95 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (34th in the field), 5.835 SG: Approach the Green (sixth), and 4.831 SG: Putting (10th) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Taylor's average driving distance was 294.5 (59th in field), he hit 72.22% of greens in regulation (ninth), and he averaged 27 putts per round (10th).
Rai's recent history at the RBC Canadian Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8/2023 | 3 | 67-69-69-67 | -16 |
| 6/9/2022 | 13 | 69-70-67-66 | -8 |
Rai's recent performances
- Rai has finished in the top five once over his last five appearances.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five tournaments.
- Rai has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five events, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- He has an average score of 7-under across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Aaron Rai has averaged 293.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Rai is averaging -0.816 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Rai is averaging 4.265 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Rai's advanced stats and rankings
- Rai's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.317 ranks 36th on TOUR this season, and his 72.1% driving accuracy average ranks 10th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai sports a 0.643 mark (ninth on TOUR).
- On the greens, Rai has delivered a -0.176 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 127th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 144th with a putts-per-round average of 29.26, and he ranks 58th by breaking par 26.33% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 146 | 291.3 | 293.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 5 | 70.89% | 67.59% |
| Putts Per Round | 144 | 29.26 | 29.3 |
| Par Breakers | 58 | 26.33% | 18.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 9 | 11.71% | 8.95% |
Rai's best finishes
- While Rai hasn't won any of the 15 tournaments he has participated in this season, he has secured one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 15 events, he made the cut 11 times, a success rate of 73.3%.
- Currently, Rai has 358 points, ranking 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 Charles Schwab Challenge, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.307. He finished 32nd in that event.
- Rai posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking third in the field at 6.316. In that event, he finished 19th.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai produced his best mark this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking 20th in the field at 1.494. In that tournament, he finished 57th.
- At the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, Rai posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.718, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 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 (March 2024), which ranked him seventh in the field. He finished seventh in that tournament.
Rai's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 36 | 0.317 | 1.530 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 9 | 0.643 | 2.983 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 70 | 0.096 | 0.567 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 127 | -0.176 | -0.816 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 19 | 0.880 | 4.265 |
Rai's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 39 | 68-68-70-71 | -7 | 20 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 32 | 71-71-67-71 | -2 | 22 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of the RBC Canadian Open.
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