Jan 16, 2024
Jason Day Betting Profile: The American Express
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Jason Day seeks better fortunes this time around in the 2024 The American Express. He finished 18th at the par-72 La Quinta Country Club in 2023.
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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
- In his last two appearances at The American Express, Day has an average finish of 34th, and an average score of -15.
- Day last played at The American Express in 2023, finishing 18th with a score of -20.
- Jon Rahm finished with 1.727 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (13th in the field), 4.03 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and -2.228 SG: Putting (61st) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Rahm posted an average driving distance of 315.8 (11th in field), hit 83.33% of greens in regulation (second), and took 27 putts per round (25th).
Day's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, Day has one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes.
- Day has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five appearances, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
- He has carded an average score of -5 over his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Jason Day has averaged 303.7 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Day is averaging -0.899 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Day is averaging -4.127 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Day's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Day had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.346 last season, which ranked 37th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (304.2 yards) ranked 66th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Day sported a -0.020 mark (110th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Day's 0.336 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 37th last season, while he averaged 28.38 putts per round (26th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 66 | 304.2 | 303.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 109 | 66.74% | 53.89% |
| Putts Per Round | 26 | 28.38 | 29.3 |
| Par Breakers | 31 | 24.03% | 23.33% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 19 | 12.29% | 15.00% |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Day's Best Finishes
- Day last season participated in 26 tournaments, picking up two wins with four top-five finishes and nine finishes in the top 10.
- In those 26 events, he made the cut 20 times.
- Last season, one of Day's two wins came when he shot -23 at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
- Day placed 11th in the FedExCup standings with 1506 points last season.
Day's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Day posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Shriners Children's Open, ranking fifth in the field at 3.992. In that event, he finished eighth.
- Day's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2023, as he ranked third in the field with a mark of 6.297.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Day's best effort last season was at THE PLAYERS Championship, where his 6.366 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023, Day posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.820 (his best mark last season), which ranked third in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
- Day delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.637) in May 2023 at the AT&T Byron Nelson. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
Day's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 37 | 0.346 | 0.240 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 110 | -0.020 | -3.459 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 45 | 0.192 | -0.368 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 37 | 0.336 | -0.899 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 26 | 0.855 | -4.127 |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Day's Results Last Season
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15-18 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| October 6-9 | Shriners Children's Open | 8 | 66-71-66-63 | -18 | 83 |
| October 20-23 | THE CJ CUP in South Carolina | 11 | 69-69-69-67 | -10 | 68 |
| November 3-6 | World Wide Technology Championship | 21 | 73-64-67-66 | -14 | 38 |
| November 10-13 | Cadence Bank Houston Open | 16 | 69-69-69-68 | -5 | 48 |
| November 17-20 | The RSM Classic | MC | 74-67 | -1 | -- |
| December 9-11 | QBE Shootout | 10 | 61-61-70 | E | -- |
| January 19-22 | The American Express | 18 | 67-64-70-67 | -20 | 46 |
| January 25-28 | Farmers Insurance Open | 7 | 68-71-73-68 | -8 | 88 |
| February 9-12 | WM Phoenix Open | 5 | 65-71-68-68 | -12 | 110 |
| February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 9 | 72-67-71-65 | -9 | 78 |
| March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 10 | 71-73-69-70 | -5 | 71 |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 70-70-70-72 | -6 | 46 |
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 39 | 67-72-74-80 | +5 | 18 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 1 | 64-69-66-62 | -23 | 500 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 76-72 | +8 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-72 | +4 | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 73-76 | +9 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 45 | 71-64-66-70 | -9 | 10 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 2 | 72-67-69-69 | -7 | 203 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 52 | 68-72-72-66 | -2 | 26 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 45 | 69-74-74-70 | +7 | 43 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 28 | 67-70-74-73 | +4 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 11 | 71-69-66-74 | -8 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Day as of the start of The American Express.
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