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Troy Merritt betting profile: Sanderson Farms Championship
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Troy Merritt looks for better results in the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship after he placed ninth shooting 16-under in this tournament in 2023.
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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
- Over his last four trips to the Sanderson Farms Championship, Merritt has an average score of 14-under, with an average finish of 10th.
- In 2023, Merritt finished ninth (with a score of 16-under) in his most recent appearance at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
- Luke List finished with 2.173 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (19th in the field), 0.109 SG: Approach the Green (47th), and 6.002 SG: Putting (seventh) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- List averaged 312.9 yards off the tee (10th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 77.78% (seventh), and attempted 27.75 putts per round (16th) in that victory a year ago.
Merritt's recent history at the Sanderson Farms Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2023 | 9 | 68-65-71-68 | -16 |
| 10/1/2020 | MC | 73-72 | +1 |
Merritt's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Merritt has not finished in the top 20.
- He's qualified for the weekend in one of his last five events.
- Merritt hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five events, with an average finish of 59th.
- He finished with a score of 8-under in his only made cut over his last five appearances.
- Troy Merritt has averaged 297.5 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Merritt is averaging -1.240 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Merritt has an average of -2.041 in his past five tournaments.
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Merritt's advanced stats and rankings
- Merritt's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.185 ranks 128th on TOUR this season, and his 65.2% driving accuracy average ranks 43rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Merritt owns a 0.230 average that ranks 57th on TOUR. He ranks 107th with a 65.65% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Merritt's -0.151 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 120th this season, and his 28.78 putts-per-round average ranks 63rd.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 146 | 292.7 | 297.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 107 | 65.65% | 66.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 63 | 28.78 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | 57 | 25.09% | 25.00% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 112 | 15.28% | 16.67% |
Merritt's best finishes
- Although Merritt has not won any of the 22 tournaments he has participated in this season, he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those 22 events, he made the cut 10 times (45.5%).
- Currently, Merritt ranks 142nd in the FedExCup standings with 213 points.
Merritt's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he ranked 21st in the field with a mark of 1.639.
- Merritt's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Procore Championship, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 4.185 (he missed the cut in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Merritt's best performance this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 4.076 (he finished 58th in that tournament).
- At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, Merritt recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (5.899, which ranked sixth in the field). In that event, he finished ninth.
- Merritt delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (which ranked him ninth in the field). In that tournament, he finished ninth.
Merritt's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 128 | -0.185 | -0.838 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 57 | 0.230 | 1.028 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 84 | 0.040 | -0.991 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 120 | -0.151 | -1.240 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 112 | -0.066 | -2.041 |
Merritt's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 67-77 | E | -- |
| 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 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-69 | +1 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 17 | 69-64-70-73 | -12 | 49 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 59 | 67-68-70-75 | -8 | 3 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 69-73 | -2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Merritt as of the start of the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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