Zac Blair betting profile: U.S. Open
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PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 10: Zac Blair of the United States hits a tee shot during a practice round prior to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 10, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Zac Blair enters the 2024 U.S. Open June 13-16 after a 24th-place finish in the RBC Canadian Open 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
- Blair has entered the U.S. Open once in recent years (in 2019), posting a score of 13-over and missing the cut.
- Wyndham Clark finished with 5.756 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 1.058 SG: Approach the Green (34th), and 7.252 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Clark's average driving distance was 325.3 (seventh in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (ninth), and he averaged 27.5 putts per round (first).
Blair's recent history at the U.S. Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
6/13/2019 | MC | 83-72 | +13 |
Blair's recent performances
- Blair has finished in the top five once over his last five appearances.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Blair has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five events. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 11-under.
- Zac Blair has averaged 281.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Blair is averaging 1.955 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Blair is averaging -0.249 Strokes Gained: Total.
Blair's advanced stats and rankings
- Blair has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.438 this season, which ranks 160th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (276.3 yards) ranks 177th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Blair ranks 128th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.219. Additionally, he ranks 143rd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 62.65%.
- On the greens, Blair has delivered a -0.009 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 94th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 90th with a putts-per-round average of 28.86, and he ranks 52nd by breaking par 25.93% of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 177 | 276.3 | 281.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 143 | 62.65% | 47.57% |
Putts Per Round | 90 | 28.86 | 28.8 |
Par Breakers | 52 | 25.93% | 24.65% |
Bogey Avoidance | 127 | 16.36% | 11.46% |
Blair's best finishes
- Blair has participated in 14 tournaments this season, earning one top-five finish.
- In those 14 events, he made the cut eight times, a success rate of 57.1%.
- As of now, Blair has compiled 164 points, which ranks him 134th in the FedExCup standings.
Blair's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Blair's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Valspar Championship in March 2024, as he posted a 1.070 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Blair's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 6.919. He finished 30th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Blair posted his best performance this season at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking fourth in the field at 4.057. In that tournament, he finished 49th.
- At the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, Blair posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (5.934, which ranked 10th in the field). In that event, he finished 24th.
- Blair recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (5.875) at the RBC Canadian Open (May 2024), which ranked him 24th in the field. He finished 24th in that event.
Blair's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 160 | -0.438 | -1.060 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 128 | -0.219 | -1.201 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 32 | 0.242 | 0.057 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 94 | -0.009 | 1.955 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 142 | -0.423 | -0.249 |
Blair's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 2 | 65-65-68-62 | -20 | 245 |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 74-72 | +2 | -- |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 68-71 | -3 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 13 | 69-66-72-64 | -13 | 53 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 69-74 | +3 | -- |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 52 | 66-73-69-75 | -5 | -- |
October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 73-67 | -4 | -- |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 42 | 71-66-68-69 | -10 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 38 | 66-72-73-71 | +2 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 71-69 | -4 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-65-68-68 | -9 | 21 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 62 | 67-67-67-75 | -12 | 4 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 73 | 69-68-79-74 | +2 | 3 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 69-68-73-69 | -5 | 8 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 73-70-70-73 | -2 | 9 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 69-75 | +2 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 73-73 | +6 | -- |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 78-75 | +9 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 4 | 63-70-60-72 | -23 | 73 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 71-70 | -1 | -- |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 53 | 73-66-68-72 | -5 | 10 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 74-73 | +7 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 24 | 67-68-71-68 | -6 | 36 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Blair as of the start of the U.S. Open.
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