Jul 15, 2024
Nick Taylor betting profile: The Open Championship
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NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND - JULY 11: Nick Taylor of Canada tees off on the fourth hole during day one of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 11, 2024 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
In his last tournament at the Genesis Scottish Open, Nick Taylor posted a 57th-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 Open Championship looking to improve on that finish.
Latest odds for Taylor at The Open Championship.
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
- Taylor has entered The Open Championship once recently, in 2023. He missed the cut after posting a score of 6-over.
- When Brian Harman won this tournament in 2023, he finished with a driving average of 285.5 (51st in the field), 75% driving accuracy (first), and 27 putts per round (second).
Taylor's recent history at The Open Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/19/2023 | MC | 73-75 | +6 |
Taylor's recent performances
- In his last five events, Taylor has an average finish of 42nd.
- He's qualified for the weekend in three of his last five events.
- Taylor has not been in contention in any recent tournaments, as he's not posted a score better than the field average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five events.
- He has finished with an average score of -3 those three times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Nick Taylor has averaged 294.4 yards in his past five starts.
- Taylor is averaging -2.423 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Taylor is averaging -0.710 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Taylor's advanced stats and rankings
- Taylor owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.211 (136th) this season, while his average driving distance of 290.7 yards ranks 156th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Taylor ranks 51st on TOUR with a mark of 0.291.
- On the greens, Taylor's 0.061 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 85th this season, and his 28.53 putts-per-round average ranks 42nd.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 156 | 290.7 | 294.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 154 | 62.90% | 62.50% |
| Putts Per Round | 42 | 28.53 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | 87 | 24.48% | 16.32% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 152 | 16.67% | 16.67% |
Taylor's best finishes
- Taylor has played 19 tournaments this season, winning one of them. He has also earned three finishes in the top-10.
- In those 19 events, he made the cut 14 times (73.7%).
- Taylor, who has 969 points, currently sits 43rd in the FedExCup standings.
Taylor's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Taylor produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Valspar Championship, ranking 33rd in the field at 1.038. In that event, he finished 64th.
- Taylor produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking fourth in the field at 5.655. In that tournament, he finished seventh.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor produced his best performance this season at the RBC Canadian Open, ranking in the field at 4.781. In that tournament, he missed the cut.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Taylor delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (8.934), which ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Taylor recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (16.258) at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
Taylor's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 136 | -0.211 | -1.520 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 51 | 0.291 | 0.794 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 69 | 0.093 | 2.439 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 85 | 0.061 | -2.423 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 81 | 0.234 | -0.710 |
Taylor's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 71-68-68-66 | -7 | 130 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 47 | 71-72-74-73 | +10 | 40 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 25 | 71-67-69-72 | -1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 13 | 65-67-69-67 | -16 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 68-73-69-70 | E | -- |
| December 8-10 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 8 | 58-70-67 | E | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 52 | 69-69-73-70 | -11 | 11 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 7 | 69-67-65-65 | -14 | 85 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-67-70 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 71-77-68 | E | 5 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 1 | 60-70-68-65 | -23 | 500 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 70-69-70-74 | -1 | 20 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 69-71-74-71 | -3 | 133 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 66-68-76-70 | -8 | 60 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 64 | 68-74-75-70 | +3 | 4 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-81 | +14 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 49 | 71-70-69-71 | -3 | 12 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 10 | 63-69-64-71 | -21 | 46 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 43 | 71-69-75-75 | +6 | 17 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 73-73-74-73 | +5 | 53 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-74 | +8 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 42 | 68-73-65-67 | -7 | 18 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 57 | 65-71-69-69 | -6 | 5 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of The Open Championship.
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