Joe Highsmith Betting Profile: Texas Children's Houston Open
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Joe Highsmith enters play in Houston, Texas looking for better results March 28-31 in the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open after failing to make the cut in his most recent competition, the Valspar Championship.
The Texas Children's Houston Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 28-31, 2024
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
- Par: 70 / 7,435 yards
- Purse: $9.1M
- Previous Winner: Tony Finau
At the Texas Children's Houston Open
- Highsmith is playing at the Texas Children's Houston Open for the first time in the past five years.
- Tony Finau finished with 4.236 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 5.299 SG: Approach the Green (ninth), and 7.931 SG: Putting (second) en route to winning this tournament in 2022.
- Finau's average driving distance was 302.4 (20th in field), he hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (first), with 28 putts per round (seventh) en route to his win last year.
Highsmith's Recent Performances
- Highsmith has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five tournaments.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Highsmith has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average twice.
- He has carded an average score of -11 over his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Joe Highsmith has averaged 297.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Highsmith is averaging -0.736 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Highsmith is averaging -3.991 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Highsmith's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Highsmith owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -1.368 (181st) this season, while his average driving distance of 294.2 yards ranks 102nd on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Highsmith ranks 177th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -1.181. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Highsmith's -0.515 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 152nd this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 102 | 294.2 | 297.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 65.48% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.8 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 23.02% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.30% |
Highsmith's Best Finishes
- Highsmith has taken part in seven tournaments this season, collecting one top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut three times.
- Currently, Highsmith ranks 115th in the FedExCup standings with 97 points.
Highsmith's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Highsmith's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where he ranked in the field with a mark of -0.915 (he missed the cut in that event).
- Highsmith's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he delivered a 0.425 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Highsmith posted his best effort this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (February 2024), ranking in the field with a mark of 2.599.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Highsmith delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (2.022), which ranked 24th in the field.
- Highsmith posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (1.367) at the Farmers Insurance Open (which ranked him 41st in the field). In that tournament, he finished 33rd.
Highsmith's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 181 | -1.368 | -1.812 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 177 | -1.181 | -2.811 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 16 | 0.370 | 1.367 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 152 | -0.515 | -0.736 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 179 | -2.694 | -3.991 |
Highsmith's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 75-77 | +12 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 34 | 66-69-65-70 | -18 | 20 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 33 | 70-67-71-75 | -5 | 22 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 75-68 | +1 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-78 | +6 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 6 | 65-65-71-70 | -17 | 55 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 75-76 | +9 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Highsmith as of the start of the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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