Jul 15, 2024
Aaron Rai betting profile: The Open Championship
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Aaron Rai qualified for The Open Championship with a T4 finish at The Renaissance Club. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Aaron Rai enters the 2024 Open Championship July 17-20 coming off a fourth-place finish in the Genesis Scottish Open in his most recent competition.
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The Open Championship tournament and course info
- Date: July 17-20, 2024
- Location: Troon, South Ayrshire, SCO
- Course: Royal Troon Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,385 yards
- Previous winner: Brian Harman
At The Open Championship
- Rai's average finish has been 19th, and his average score 4-under, over his last two appearances at The Open Championship.
- Rai last participated in The Open Championship in 2022, missing the cut with a score of 3-over.
- Brian Harman won this tournament in 2023, posting a driving average of 285.5 yards (51st in the field) with a 75% driving accuracy (first) and 27 putts per round (second).
Rai's recent history at The Open Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/13/2022 | MC | 75-72 | +3 |
| 7/14/2021 | 19 | 70-69-68-69 | -4 |
Rai's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Rai has two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes.
- Over his last five events, Rai has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner twice. He's carded a score that's better than average five times.
- He has an average score relative to par of 11-under in his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Aaron Rai has averaged 297.8 yards in his past five starts.
- Rai is averaging 3.833 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Rai is averaging 9.378 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Rai's advanced stats and rankings
- Rai's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.343 ranks 34th on TOUR this season, and his 73% driving accuracy average ranks seventh.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai ranks seventh on TOUR with a mark of 0.623.
- On the greens, Rai's 0.208 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 54th this season, while he averages 29.29 putts per round (139th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 138 | 293.3 | 297.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 3 | 72.47% | 76.11% |
| Putts Per Round | 139 | 29.29 | 29.4 |
| Par Breakers | 35 | 26.01% | 24.44% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 4 | 11.45% | 9.44% |
Rai's best finishes
- Although Rai has not won any of the 20 tournaments he has participated in this season, he has come away with three top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes.
- In those 20 events, he made the cut 16 times, a success rate of 80%.
- With 876 points, Rai currently sits 49th in the FedExCup standings.
Rai's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Rai's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the RBC Canadian Open, where his 5.069 mark ranked second in the field.
- Rai's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he ranked third in the field with a mark of 6.316.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai's best effort this season was at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.703 (he finished fourth in that tournament).
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Rai recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (8.918), which ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Rai delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.694) at the John Deere Classic (July 2024), which ranked him seventh in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
Rai's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 34 | 0.343 | 1.572 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 7 | 0.623 | 2.335 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 44 | 0.202 | 1.636 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 54 | 0.208 | 3.833 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 4 | 1.377 | 9.378 |
Rai's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 20 | 69-68-67-68 | -12 | 39 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-70 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 49 | 66-68-70-73 | -3 | 34 |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 71-66-69-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 73-70-70-67 | E | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 57 | 65-69-70-70 | -6 | 5 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-66 | -10 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 33 | 66-70-75-72 | -5 | 22 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 76-65 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 19 | 68-70-69-67 | -10 | 43 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 69-69-70-68 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 71-72-68-71 | -6 | 22 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 66-70-67-67 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 58 | 72-73-74-70 | +1 | 4 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 71-76 | +3 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 61-70-68-71 | -18 | 9 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 4 | 67-65-68-64 | -20 | 109 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 39 | 68-68-70-71 | -7 | 20 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 32 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 22 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 14 | 67-70-65-70 | -8 | 51 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 19 | 69-74-68-73 | +4 | 103 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 2 | 66-65-68-72 | -17 | 184 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 7 | 65-63-66-69 | -21 | 80 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 68-65-70-63 | -14 | 100 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of The Open Championship.
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