Jun 25, 2024
Thorbjørn Olesen betting profile: Rocket Mortgage Classic
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HAMILTON, ONTARIO - JUNE 01: Thorbjørn Olesen of Denmark plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club on June 01, 2024 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
In his last competition at the RBC Canadian Open, Thorbjørn Olesen concluded the weekend at 5-under, good for a 27th-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic June 27-30 aiming for a higher finish.
Latest odds for Olesen at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic tournament and course info
- Date: June 27-30, 2024
- Location: Detroit, MI
- Course: Detroit Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 7,370 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Rickie Fowler
At the Rocket Mortgage Classic
- Olesen is playing at the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the first time in the past five years.
- With numbers of 1.2 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (30th in field), 7.526 in SG: Approach the Green (second), and 4.521 in SG: Putting (12th), Rickie Fowler won this tournament in 2023.
- Fowler also posted numbers of 309.8 in average driving distance (22nd in field), 84.72% in terms of greens in regulation (second), and 28 putts per round (16th).
Olesen's recent performances
- Olesen has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five tournaments.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five appearances.
- Olesen has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 40-under over his last five appearances.
- Thorbjørn Olesen has averaged 303.6 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Olesen is averaging 3.272 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Olesen is averaging 3.605 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Olesen's advanced stats and rankings
- Olesen has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.418, which ranks 153rd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (299.3 yards) ranks 86th, and his 63% driving accuracy average ranks 73rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Olesen sports a 0.252 mark (57th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Olesen's 0.334 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 31st on TOUR this season, and his 28.91 putts-per-round average ranks 89th. He has broken par 23.09% of the time (117th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 86 | 299.3 | 303.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 132 | 63.37% | 54.01% |
| Putts Per Round | 89 | 28.91 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 117 | 23.09% | 21.91% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 131 | 16.67% | 10.80% |
Olesen's best finishes
- Olesen has played 11 tournaments this season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those 11 tournaments, he made the cut on seven occasions.
- As of now, Olesen has accumulated 137 points, which ranks him 147th in the FedExCup standings.
Olesen's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Olesen's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, as he delivered a 1.237 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- Olesen's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 3.916. He finished 27th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Olesen's best performance this season was at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.508 (he finished 14th in that event).
- At the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, Olesen posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (4.706, which ranked 12th in the field). In that event, he finished 16th.
- Olesen delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.007) at the Myrtle Beach Classic (May 2024), which ranked him 16th in the field. He finished 16th in that event.
Olesen's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 153 | -0.418 | -1.125 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 57 | 0.252 | 1.218 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 49 | 0.181 | 0.241 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 31 | 0.334 | 3.272 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 62 | 0.350 | 3.605 |
Olesen's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 25 | 67-68-68-72 | -5 | -- |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-77 | +8 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 46 | 66-70-71-71 | -6 | 10 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-76 | +4 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 74-75 | +9 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 14 | 72-69-71-71 | -5 | 47 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 58 | 71-79-77-75 | +14 | 9 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 36 | 64-71-64-73 | -137 | 3 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 69-68 | -5 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 71-69-71-61 | -12 | 29 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 53 | 69-71-69-70 | -5 | 10 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 27 | 68-68-72-67 | -5 | 29 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Olesen as of the start of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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