Nick Taylor betting profile: U.S. Open
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DUBLIN, OHIO - JUNE 07: Nick Taylor of Canada plays his shot from the fifth tee during the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 07, 2024 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Nick Taylor hits the links in the 2024 U.S. Open June 13-16 coming off a 27th-place finish in the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in his last competition.
The U.S. Open tournament and course info
- Date: June 13-16, 2024
- Location: Village of Pinehurst, NC
- Course: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,548 yards
- Previous winner: Wyndham Clark
At the U.S. Open
- Over his last three trips to the U.S. Open, Taylor has an average score of 2-over, with an average finish of 43rd.
- In 2023, Taylor failed to make the cut (with a score of 4-over) in his most recent appearance at the U.S. Open.
- Wyndham Clark won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 5.756 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 1.058 in SG: Approach the Green (34th), and 7.252 in SG: Putting (fourth).
- En route to his victory last year, Clark posted an average driving distance of 325.3 (seventh in field), hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (ninth), and took 27.5 putts per round (first).
Taylor's recent history at the U.S. Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
6/15/2023 | MC | 72-72 | +4 |
6/16/2022 | MC | 73-72 | +5 |
6/13/2019 | 43 | 74-70-70-72 | +2 |
Taylor's recent performances
- Taylor has finished in the top 10 once over his last five tournaments.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Taylor has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score once.
- He has finished with an average score of -3 those three times he's made the cut.
- Nick Taylor has averaged 293.1 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Taylor has an average of -1.660 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Taylor is averaging -0.952 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Taylor's advanced stats and rankings
- Taylor has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.122 this season (120th on TOUR). His average driving distance (289.7 yards) ranks 153rd, while his 63.2% driving accuracy average ranks 72nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Taylor sports a 0.264 mark (54th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Taylor has registered a 0.242 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 50th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 23rd with a putts-per-round average of 28.20, and he ranks 48th by breaking par 26.19% of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 153 | 289.7 | 293.1 |
Greens in Regulation % | 162 | 61.56% | 40.63% |
Putts Per Round | 23 | 28.20 | 28.9 |
Par Breakers | 48 | 26.19% | 21.18% |
Bogey Avoidance | 148 | 17.35% | 18.06% |
Taylor's best finishes
- Taylor has taken part in 16 tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also come away with three finishes in the top-10.
- In those 16 tournaments, he made the cut on 12 occasions.
- With 945 points, Taylor currently sits 36th 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 tournament, he finished 64th.
- Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he produced a 5.655 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished seventh in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor produced his best effort this season at the RBC Canadian Open (May 2024), ranking in the field with a mark of 4.781.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Taylor posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (8.934), which ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Taylor delivered 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 | 120 | -0.122 | 0.068 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 54 | 0.264 | -1.460 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 103 | -0.023 | 2.100 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 50 | 0.242 | -1.660 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 62 | 0.361 | -0.952 |
Taylor's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 72-72 | +4 | -- |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 72-74 | +4 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 19 | 68-70-65-71 | -6 | 42 |
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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of the U.S. Open.
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