Austin Smotherman betting profile: Sanderson Farms Championship
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COLUMBUS, OH - AUGUST 28: Austin Smotherman of the United States hits a tee shot during the third round of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at The Ohio State University Golf Club on August 28, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
Austin Smotherman enters the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship Oct. 3-6 coming off a seventh-place finish in the Procore Championship in his last tournament.
The Sanderson Farms Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Oct. 3-6, 2024
- Location: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Course: The Country Club of Jackson
- Par: 72 / 7,461 yards
- Purse: $7.6M
- Previous winner: Luke List
At the Sanderson Farms Championship
- Smotherman's average finish has been 67th, and his average score 3-under, over his last two appearances at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
- In 2023, Smotherman failed to make the cut (with a score of 4-under) in his most recent appearance at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
- Luke List won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 2.173 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (19th in field), 0.109 in SG: Approach the Green (47th), and 6.002 in SG: Putting (seventh).
- List also posted numbers of 312.9 in average driving distance (10th in field), 77.78% in terms of greens in regulation (seventh), and 27.75 putts per round (16th).
Smotherman's recent history at the Sanderson Farms Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2023 | MC | 70-70 | -4 |
| 9/29/2022 | 67 | 70-70-70-75 | -3 |
Smotherman's recent performances
- Smotherman has finished in the top 10 once over his last five appearances.
- Over his last five events, Smotherman has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 8-under over his last five events.
- Austin Smotherman has averaged 305.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Smotherman is averaging 0.091 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Smotherman is averaging 4.966 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Smotherman's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 301.1 | 305.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 70.76% | 70.49% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 29.63 | 29.3 |
| Par Breakers | - | 21.64% | 22.57% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 12.72% | 12.50% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Smotherman's best finishes
- Although Smotherman has not won any of the 11 tournaments he has participated in this season, he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those 11 tournaments, he had a 90.9% success rate in terms of making the cut (10 cuts made).
Smotherman's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 2.462 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 2.420 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.007 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | 0.091 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | 4.966 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Smotherman's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-70 | -4 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 35 | 70-66-70-67 | -11 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 69-67-71-64 | -17 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 59 | 64-68-69-74 | -9 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 53 | 71-65-68-68 | -10 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 52 | 71-67-73-69 | -4 | 6 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 68 | 69-70-73-72 | -4 | 2 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 50 | 69-70-72-71 | -6 | 5 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 63-70-65-72 | -138 | 9 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 68-70 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 70 | 68-71-72-76 | +3 | 2 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 65 | 72-69-72-74 | +7 | 4 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 61 | 66-68-70-72 | -8 | 4 |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 21 | 67-68-66-71 | -16 | 25 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 53 | 71-68-71-70 | -4 | 6 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 7 | 69-71-67-69 | -12 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Smotherman as of the start of the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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