Hideki Matsuyama Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays his shot from the 17th tee during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 17, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Hideki Matsuyama looks for a better result in the 2024 Valero Texas Open after he finished 15th shooting -7 in this tournament in 2023.
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
- Over his last three trips to the Valero Texas Open, Matsuyama has an average score of -5, with an average finish of 23rd.
- In 2023, Matsuyama finished 15th (with a score of -7) in his most recent appearance at the Valero Texas Open.
- With numbers of 3.959 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (eighth in field), 9.539 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 0.376 in SG: Putting (41st), Corey Conners won this tournament in 2023.
- Conners' average driving distance was 300.6 (51st in field), he hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (first), with 29 putts per round (53rd) en route to his win last year.
Matsuyama's Recent History at the Valero Texas Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
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3/30/2023 | 15 | 70-72-68-71 | -7 |
3/31/2022 | MC | 74 | +2 |
4/1/2021 | 30 | 67-74-73-71 | -3 |
Matsuyama's Recent Performances
- Over his last five events, Matsuyama has one win and two top-10 finishes.
- Over his last five appearances, Matsuyama 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 four times.
- He has an average score relative to par of -9 in his last five tournaments.
- In terms of driving distance, Hideki Matsuyama has averaged 292.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Matsuyama is averaging 0.466 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Matsuyama is averaging 6.322 Strokes Gained: Total.
Matsuyama's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Matsuyama's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.289 ranks 49th on TOUR this season, and his 57.8% driving accuracy average ranks 95th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Matsuyama sports a 0.397 mark (38th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Matsuyama has delivered a -0.378 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 142nd on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of , and he ranks first by breaking par % of the time.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 94 | 296.1 | 292.9 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 69.59% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.7 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 24.85% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 10.82% |
Matsuyama's Best Finishes
- Matsuyama has played eight tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also earned two finishes in the top-10.
- In those eight events, he made the cut eight times, a success rate of 100%.
- As of now, Matsuyama has accumulated 1220 points, which ranks him third in the FedExCup standings.
Matsuyama's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where his 4.658 mark ranked second in the field.
- Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 6.436. He finished sixth in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Matsuyama produced his best effort this season at The Genesis Invitational, ranking third in the field at 5.833. In that event, he finished first.
- At The Genesis Invitational in February 2024, Matsuyama delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.297, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him third in the field (he finished first in that tournament).
- Matsuyama delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.284) in February 2024 at The Genesis Invitational, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Matsuyama's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 49 | 0.289 | 1.528 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 38 | 0.397 | 1.974 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 1 | 0.674 | 2.352 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 142 | -0.378 | 0.466 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 15 | 0.981 | 6.322 |
Matsuyama's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 71-70-70-75 | -2 | 53 |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 23 | 66-67-70-66 | -15 | 34 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 29 | 72-71-70-72 | +5 | 26 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 16 | 72-65-75-76 | E | 51 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 32 | 72-69-67-75 | +3 | 24 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 13 | 69-64-65-66 | -16 | 59 |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 75-68 | -1 | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 13 | 70-72-69-70 | -3 | 63 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 30 | 64-70-73-67 | -10 | 24 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-74 | +5 | -- |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 16 | 67-69-70-65 | -9 | 200 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | MC | 71 | +1 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 51 | 69-76-68-72 | +5 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 58 | 71-68-76-69 | -8 | 9 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-68-67-66 | -9 | 21 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 66-71-76-67 | -8 | 53 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 75-71-70 | E | 5 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 22 | 69-68-68-70 | -9 | 37 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 1 | 69-68-68-62 | -17 | 700 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 67-70-72-76 | -3 | 133 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 6 | 69-69-68-67 | -15 | 263 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Matsuyama as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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