Billy Horschel Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 31: Billy Horschel of the United States watches his shot from the first tee during the final round of the Texas Children's Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
Last tournament at the Texas Children's Houston Open in Houston, Texas, Billy Horschel posted a seventh-place finish, and he enters the 2024 Valero Texas Open trying to improve on that finish.
The Valero Texas Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: April 4-7, 2024
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
- Par: 72 / 7,438 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous Winner: Corey Conners
At the Valero Texas Open
- Horschel's average finish has been 11th, and his average score -9, over his last three appearances at the Valero Texas Open.
- Horschel missed the cut (with a score of +6) in his most recent go-round at the Valero Texas Open in 2019.
- Corey Conners finished with 3.959 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (eighth in the field), 9.539 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 0.376 SG: Putting (41st) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Conners posted an average driving distance of 300.6 (51st in field), hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (first), and took 29 putts per round (53rd).
Horschel's Recent History at the Valero Texas Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
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4/4/2019 | MC | 73-77 | +6 |
4/19/2018 | 11 | 68-71-70-70 | -9 |
Horschel's Recent Performances
- Horschel has posted two top-10 finishes and three top-20 finishes over his last five tournaments.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Horschel 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 three times.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been -8.
- Off the tee, Billy Horschel has averaged 294.4 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Horschel has an average of 1.855 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Horschel has an average of 4.844 in his past five tournaments.
Horschel's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Horschel has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.344 this season, which ranks 39th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.3 yards) ranks 98th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Horschel sports a 0.240 average that ranks 58th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Horschel's 0.631 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 14th this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 98 | 295.3 | 294.4 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 71.91% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.5 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 21.60% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 10.49% |
Horschel's Best Finishes
- Horschel has taken part in eight tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has come away with two finishes in the top-10.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- Currently, Horschel sits 71st in the FedExCup standings with 262 points.
Horschel's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Horschel's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024, as he delivered a 2.618 mark, which ranked him 15th in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
- Horschel produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, ranking 21st in the field at 3.092. In that tournament, he finished ninth.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Horschel posted his best effort this season at the Texas Children's Houston Open, ranking eighth in the field at 3.533. In that tournament, he finished seventh.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Horschel posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 4.803, which ranked him ninth in the field. He finished 41st in that tournament.
- Horschel recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open (which ranked him seventh in the field). In that event, he finished seventh.
Horschel's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 39 | 0.344 | 1.328 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 58 | 0.240 | 0.992 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 62 | 0.142 | 0.670 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 14 | 0.631 | 1.855 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 6 | 1.357 | 4.844 |
Horschel's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 52 | 73-74-74-79 | +12 | 9 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-75 | +6 | -- |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 40 | 67-74-70-70 | +1 | 13 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 84-72 | +12 | -- |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 43 | 73-67-71-74 | +5 | 12 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 65 | 69-69-69-73 | E | 4 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 13 | 66-67-68-70 | -13 | 53 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 4 | 67-62-63-72 | -16 | 135 |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 18 | 68-68-68-65 | -11 | 44 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 72-68-65 | -11 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-71 | +1 | -- |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 41 | 72-67-66-73 | -6 | 12 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 66-71-69-66 | -12 | 66 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-74 | +1 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 12 | 69-72-71-67 | -5 | 58 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 71-68-67-64 | -10 | 83 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Horschel as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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