Apr 3, 2024
Erik van Rooyen Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 14: Erik van Rooyen of South Africa plays his shot from the 18th tee during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 14, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Erik van Rooyen looks for better results in the 2024 Valero Texas Open having failed to make the cut at TPC San Antonio (Oaks) in 2023.
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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
- In his last two appearances at the Valero Texas Open, van Rooyen has an average finish of 14th, and an average score of -6.
- In van Rooyen's most recent appearance at the Valero Texas Open, in 2023, he missed the cut after posting a score of +6.
- 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.
- In addition, Conners' average driving distance was 300.6 (51st in field), he hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (first), and he averaged 29 putts per round (53rd).
van Rooyen's Recent History at the Valero Texas Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | MC | 75-75 | +6 |
| 4/1/2021 | 14 | 71-68-72-71 | -6 |
van Rooyen's Recent Performances
- van Rooyen has posted one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes over his last five appearances.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, van Rooyen has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average three times.
- He has an average score of -9 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Erik van Rooyen has averaged 301.5 yards in his past five starts.
- van Rooyen has an average of 1.501 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- van Rooyen is averaging 3.327 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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van Rooyen's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- van Rooyen's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.367 ranks 33rd on TOUR this season, and his 57.9% driving accuracy average ranks 92nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, van Rooyen ranks 56th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.249, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, van Rooyen has registered a 0.431 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 33rd on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 50 | 301.4 | 301.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 67.71% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.8 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.35% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 16.32% |
van Rooyen's Best Finishes
- van Rooyen has not won any of the nine tournaments he has played this season, though he has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those nine tournaments, he had a 77.8% success rate in terms of making the cut (seven cuts made).
- As of now, van Rooyen has collected 594 points, which ranks him 28th in the FedExCup standings.
van Rooyen's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season van Rooyen's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 3.532 mark ranked seventh in the field.
- van Rooyen delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii (January 2024), ranking 10th in the field with a mark of 4.456.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, van Rooyen's best performance this season was at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.010 (he finished 25th in that tournament).
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, van Rooyen delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (7.706). That ranked No. 1 in the field.
- van Rooyen recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.627) at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (February 2024), which ranked him second in the field. He finished second in that event.
van Rooyen's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 33 | 0.367 | 0.472 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 56 | 0.249 | 0.931 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 122 | -0.126 | 0.423 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 33 | 0.431 | 1.501 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 19 | 0.920 | 3.327 |
van Rooyen's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 33 | 64-66-72-74 | -8 | 21 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 76-72 | +8 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 76-77 | +9 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 72-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 68 | 72-63-73-73 | +1 | 3 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 68-71 | -3 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 73-67 | E | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 30 | 71-67-73-70 | -7 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 67-68-69-72 | -12 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 23 | 70-67-68-65 | -14 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 1 | 68-64-66-63 | -27 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 22 | 72-65-69-65 | -21 | 85 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 52 | 69-67-68-69 | -7 | 7 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 66-67-69-67 | -19 | 30 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 20 | 69-70-68 | -9 | 88 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 72-69 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 8 | 63-69-70-70 | -12 | 75 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 2 | 66-71-70-63 | -14 | 245 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 25 | 72-73-72-71 | E | 65 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-74 | +1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for van Rooyen as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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