May 28, 2024
Troy Merritt betting profile: RBC Canadian Open
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Troy Merritt seeks better fortunes this time around in the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. He took 50th at the par-72 Hamilton Golf & Country Club in 2018.
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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
- Over his last two trips to the RBC Canadian Open, Merritt has an average score of 8-under, with an average finish of 50th.
- In 2018, Merritt finished 50th (with a score of 8-under) in his most recent appearance at the RBC Canadian Open.
- When Nick Taylor won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.95 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (34th in the field), 5.835 SG: Approach the Green (sixth), and 4.831 SG: Putting (10th).
- Taylor also posted numbers of 294.5 in average driving distance (59th in field), 72.22% in terms of greens in regulation (ninth), and 27 putts per round (10th).
Merritt's recent history at the RBC Canadian Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/26/2018 | 50 | 71-68-68-73 | -8 |
Merritt's recent performances
- Merritt has finished in the top 10 once over his last five appearances.
- Over his last five appearances, Merritt has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has finished with an average score of -6 those four times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Troy Merritt has averaged 294.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Merritt is averaging 0.940 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Merritt is averaging 2.208 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Merritt's advanced stats and rankings
- Merritt has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.165 this season (130th on TOUR). His average driving distance (290.5 yards) ranks 149th, while his 66.2% driving accuracy average ranks 44th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Merritt sports a 0.039 mark (89th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Merritt has delivered a -0.113 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 119th on TOUR, while he ranks 57th with a putts-per-round average of 28.50. He has broken par 24.34% of the time (104th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 149 | 290.5 | 294.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 114 | 64.68% | 62.96% |
| Putts Per Round | 57 | 28.50 | 28.3 |
| Par Breakers | 104 | 24.34% | 20.06% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 67 | 14.15% | 11.42% |
Merritt's best finishes
- While Merritt has not won any of the 15 tournaments he has played this season, he has collected one top-10 finish.
- In those 15 events, he made the cut eight times, a success rate of 53.3%.
- Merritt, who has 161 points, currently ranks 133rd in the FedExCup standings.
Merritt's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Merritt put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking 21st in the field at 1.639. In that tournament, he finished 58th.
- Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in February 2024 at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where he ranked 15th in the field with a mark of 3.941. He finished 47th in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Merritt's best mark this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 4.076.
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Merritt recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.899), which ranked sixth in the field.
- Merritt recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (May 2024), which ranked him 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 | 130 | -0.165 | -0.627 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 89 | 0.039 | 0.922 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 38 | 0.236 | 0.974 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 119 | -0.113 | 0.940 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 103 | -0.003 | 2.208 |
Merritt's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 40 | 68-71-67-71 | -7 | 8 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 45 | 70-72-70-70 | +2 | 10 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Merritt as of the start of the RBC Canadian Open.
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