Vince Whaley Betting Profile: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
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In his last competition at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, DOM, Vince Whaley concluded the weekend at -11, good for a 23rd-place finish. He heads into the 2024 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson May 2-5 trying for a better finish.
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Tournament & Course Info
- Date: May 2-5, 2024
- Location: McKinney, TX
- Course: TPC Craig Ranch
- Par: 71 / 7,414 yards
- Purse: $9.5M
- Previous Winner: Jason Day
At THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
- Over his last three trips to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Whaley has an average score of -12, with an average finish of 43rd.
- Whaley last played at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in 2023, finishing 79th with a score of -4.
- Jason Day won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 3.251 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (16th in field), 6.297 in SG: Approach the Green (third), and 2.692 in SG: Putting (28th).
- In addition, Day's average driving distance was 306.8 (23rd in field), he hit % of greens in regulation (), and he averaged 27.25 putts per round (13th).
Whaley's Recent History at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/11/2023 | 79 | 73-65-71-71 | -4 |
| 5/12/2022 | 25 | 69-69-66-67 | -17 |
| 5/13/2021 | 26 | 69-65-71-69 | -14 |
Whaley's Recent Performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Whaley has finished in the top 20 once.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five appearances, Whaley has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average twice.
- He has carded an average score of -5 over his last five events.
- Off the tee, Vince Whaley has averaged 299.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Whaley has an average of 0.750 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Whaley has an average of -1.501 in his past five tournaments.
Whaley's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Whaley has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.615 this season, which ranks 174th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (300.0 yards) ranks 74th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Whaley has a -0.311 average that ranks 143rd on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Whaley has registered a -0.462 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 160th on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 74 | 300.0 | 299.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 56.48% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.6 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 20.99% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 15.43% |
Whaley's Best Finishes
- Whaley has participated in 10 tournaments this season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those 10 tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- As of now, Whaley has collected 76 points, which ranks him 157th in the FedExCup standings.
Whaley's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Whaley posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Farmers Insurance Open (January 2024), ranking in the field at 1.224.
- Whaley's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked 21st in the field with a mark of 3.640 (he finished 69th in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Whaley's best effort this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.721.
- At the Valspar Championship in March 2024, Whaley recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.380, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 14th in the field (he finished 54th in that tournament).
- Whaley posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (0.547) at the Valspar Championship (which ranked him 54th in the field). In that event, he finished 54th.
Whaley's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 174 | -0.615 | -2.448 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 143 | -0.311 | -0.240 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 71 | 0.083 | 0.436 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 160 | -0.462 | 0.750 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 174 | -1.306 | -1.501 |
Whaley's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 79 | 73-65-71-71 | -4 | 2 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 72 | 73-69-76-72 | +2 | 3 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 40 | 69-69-66-73 | -11 | 13 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 72-69 | -1 | -- |
| July 13-16 | Barbasol Championship | MC | 75-72 | +3 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 25 | 69-70-69-72 | -8 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 28 | 68-70-70-70 | -10 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 13 | 68-66-65-69 | -16 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 59 | 73-66-68-69 | -12 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 8 | 63-70-65-69 | -17 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 13 | 66-69-64-66 | -17 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 76-67 | +3 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 34 | 67-68-66-69 | -18 | 20 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 73-77 | +8 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 18 | 69-66-70-70 | -13 | 28 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 54 | 70-72-71-72 | +1 | 6 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 72-74 | +6 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 69 | 73-71-69-77 | +2 | 3 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 23 | 71-68-73-65 | -11 | 20 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Whaley as of the start of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
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