Austin Eckroat Betting Profile: The American Express
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Austin Eckroat hits the links January 18-21 in the 2024 The American Express at La Quinta Country Club following a 42nd-place finish in the Sony Open in Hawaii, which was his last tournament.
The American Express Tournament & Course Info
- Date: January 18-21, 2024
- Location: La Quinta, California
- Course: La Quinta Country Club
- Par: 72 / 7,060 yards
- Purse: $8.4M
- Previous Winner: Jon Rahm
At The American Express
- Eckroat has played The American Express once in recent years (in 2023), posting a score of -2 and missing the cut.
- With numbers of 1.727 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (13th in field), 4.03 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and -2.228 in SG: Putting (61st), Jon Rahm won this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Rahm's average driving distance was 315.8 (11th in field), he hit 83.33% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 27 putts per round (25th).
Eckroat's Recent Performances
- Eckroat has finished in the top 10 once over his last five events.
- Eckroat has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five events.
- In his last five events, his average score has been -9.
- In terms of driving distance, Austin Eckroat has averaged 308.6 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Eckroat is averaging -0.525 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Eckroat is averaging 1.548 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Eckroat's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Eckroat posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.363 last season, which ranked 34th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (301.1 yards) ranked 88th, and his 64.3% driving accuracy average ranked 34th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Eckroat had a 0.015 mark (102nd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Eckroat registered a 0.103 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which ranked him 76th on TOUR. In addition, he ranked 100th with a putts-per-round average of 29.02, and he ranked 121st by breaking par 21.43% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 88 | 301.1 | 308.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 93 | 67.35% | 75.62% |
| Putts Per Round | 100 | 29.02 | 30.5 |
| Par Breakers | 121 | 21.43% | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 53 | 13.21% | 10.49% |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Eckroat's Best Finishes
- Eckroat took part in 31 tournaments last season, earning two top-five finishes and collecting four finishes in the top 10.
- In those 31 events, he made the cut 17 times.
- Last season Eckroat's best performance came at the AT&T Byron Nelson. He shot -22 and finished second in that event.
- With 594 points last season, Eckroat ranked 74th in the FedExCup standings.
Eckroat's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Eckroat produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking eighth in the field at 3.684. In that tournament, he finished 49th.
- Eckroat delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season at the Sanderson Farms Championship, ranking 14th in the field at 4.338. In that event, he finished 54th.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Eckroat's best effort last season was in May 2023 at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he ranked 15th in the field with a mark of 2.251. He finished 64th in that tournament.
- At the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2023, Eckroat posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.340, his best mark last season. That ranked him No. 1 in the field (he finished second in that tournament).
- Eckroat delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (12.637) at the AT&T Byron Nelson (May 2023), which ranked him second in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
Eckroat's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 34 | 0.363 | 1.903 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 102 | 0.015 | 0.871 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 131 | -0.049 | -0.700 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 76 | 0.103 | -0.525 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 65 | 0.432 | 1.548 |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Eckroat's Results Last Season
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15-18 | Fortinet Championship | 64 | 69-70-71-77 | -1 | 4 |
| September 29 - October 2 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 54 | 71-71-70-71 | -5 | 6 |
| October 6-9 | Shriners Children's Open | 60 | 71-66-68-70 | -9 | 5 |
| October 27-30 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | MC | 68-72 | -2 | -- |
| November 3-6 | World Wide Technology Championship | 38 | 69-68-67-69 | -11 | 17 |
| November 10-13 | Cadence Bank Houston Open | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| January 12-15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 12 | 66-66-68-68 | -12 | 54 |
| January 19-22 | The American Express | MC | 72-74-68 | -2 | -- |
| January 25-28 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 71-75 | +2 | -- |
| February 2-5 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | MC | 72-71-74 | +2 | -- |
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | MC | 74-69 | +3 | -- |
| March 2-5 | Puerto Rico Open | MC | 72-73 | +1 | -- |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 5 | 69-69-66-68 | -16 | 65 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-72 | +3 | -- |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 49 | 72-67-72-68 | -5 | 8 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 64 | 70-70-75-72 | +3 | 4 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 2 | 69-65-63-65 | -22 | 245 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 16 | 69-66-72-71 | -2 | 49 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 30 | 69-72-72-77 | +2 | 26 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 10 | 71-68-73-65 | -3 | 75 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 67-65-68-67 | -13 | 34 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 74-70 | E | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 65 | 71-67-72-70 | E | 4 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 68 | 73-74-71-70 | +8 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 69-69-65-68 | -17 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 65-68-66-65 | -18 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Eckroat as of the start of The American Express.
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