Erik Barnes betting profile: RBC Canadian Open
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Erik Barnes takes the course in the 2024 RBC Canadian Open May 30 - June 2. He is aiming for better results than his last competition when he missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
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
- Barnes is competing at the RBC Canadian Open for the first time in the past five years.
- With numbers of 0.950 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (34th in field), 5.835 in SG: Approach the Green (sixth), and 4.831 in SG: Putting (10th), Nick Taylor won this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Taylor posted an average driving distance of 294.5 (59th in field), hit 72.22% of greens in regulation (ninth), and took 27.00 putts per round (10th).
Barnes' recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Barnes has not finished in the top 20.
- He's made the cut in one of his last five appearances.
- Barnes hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five appearances, with an average finish of 58th.
- He finished with a score of 1-under in his only made cut over his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Erik Barnes has averaged 308.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Barnes is averaging -1.353 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Barnes is averaging -4.882 Strokes Gained: Total.
Barnes' advanced stats and rankings
- Barnes owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.603 (173rd) this season, while his average driving distance of 302.3 yards ranks 56th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Barnes ranks 123rd on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.156. Additionally, he ranks 120th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.18%.
- On the greens, Barnes has delivered a -0.258 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 133rd on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 89th with a putts-per-round average of 28.76, and he ranks 102nd by breaking par 24.52% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 56 | 302.3 | 308.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 120 | 64.18% | 59.72% |
| Putts Per Round | 89 | 28.76 | 29.3 |
| Par Breakers | 102 | 24.52% | 14.35% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 102 | 15.13% | 16.20% |
Barnes' best finishes
- While Barnes hasn't won any of the 12 tournaments he has played this season, he has earned one top-five finish.
- In those 12 tournaments, he had a 50% success rate in terms of making the cut (six cuts made).
- Currently, Barnes has 244 points, placing him 107th in the FedExCup standings.
Barnes' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Barnes produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Texas Children's Houston Open, ranking 51st in the field at 0.150. In that tournament, he finished 17th.
- Barnes put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (February 2024), ranking 20th in the field with a mark of 2.695.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Barnes' best performance this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 1.596 mark ranked 21st in the field.
- At the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, Barnes delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 6.660, which ranked him second in the field. He finished 17th in that tournament.
- Barnes recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open (March 2024), which ranked him 17th in the field. He finished 17th in that tournament.
Barnes' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 173 | -0.603 | -2.059 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 123 | -0.156 | -0.892 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 101 | -0.039 | -0.578 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 133 | -0.258 | -1.353 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 170 | -1.055 | -4.882 |
Barnes' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 58 | 70-70-70-71 | -3 | 5 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 2 | 66-66-69-68 | -44 | 165 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | W/D | 79 | +8 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 17 | 72-68-66-67 | -7 | 48 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 58 | 71-70-70-72 | -1 | 8 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 75-74 | +7 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 76-73 | +6 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Barnes as of the start of the RBC Canadian Open.
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