Matt Kuchar Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 15: Matt Kuchar of the United States plays his shot from the 17th tee during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 15, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Matt Kuchar shot -13 and took third the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at TPC San Antonio (Oaks) April 4-7 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 Valero Texas Open.
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
- Kuchar's average finish has been 19th, and his average score -7, over his last six appearances at the Valero Texas Open.
- In Kuchar's most recent appearance at the Valero Texas Open, in 2023, he finished third after posting a score of -13.
- 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.
- Conners averaged 300.6 yards off the tee (51st in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 77.78% (first), and attempted 29 putts per round (53rd) in that victory a year ago.
Kuchar's Recent History at the Valero Texas Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/30/2023 | 3 | 68-70-69-68 | -13 |
3/31/2022 | 2 | 67-69-72-69 | -11 |
4/1/2021 | 12 | 70-70-70-71 | -7 |
4/4/2019 | 7 | 69-71-67-69 | -12 |
4/19/2018 | 51 | 71-72-73-72 | E |
Kuchar's Recent Performances
- In his last five appearances, Kuchar finished outside the top 20.
- He has made one cut over his last five tournaments.
- Kuchar hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five tournaments, with an average finish of 49th.
- He finished with a score of even par in his only made cut over his last five tournaments.
- Matt Kuchar has averaged 282.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kuchar is averaging 0.469 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Kuchar is averaging -2.609 Strokes Gained: Total.
Kuchar's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kuchar's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.065 ranks 110th on TOUR this season, and his 61.1% driving accuracy average ranks 61st.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kuchar sports a -1.194 average that ranks 181st on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Kuchar's 0.026 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 97th this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 169 | 284.9 | 282.2 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 56.48% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.3 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 17.59% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 15.28% |
Kuchar's Best Finishes
- Kuchar is still looking for his first top-10 finish this season (he has participated in eight tournaments).
- In those eight events, he made the cut two times, a success rate of 25%.
- Currently, Kuchar has 26 points, ranking him 175th in the FedExCup standings.
Kuchar's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, as he posted a 2.269 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked in the field with a mark of -0.159. He missed the cut in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kuchar's best effort this season was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 3.091 (he finished 39th in that event).
- At the Valspar Championship in March 2024, Kuchar recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.688, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him fifth in the field (he finished 49th in that event).
- Kuchar posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (1.547) in March 2024 at the Valspar Championship. That ranked 49th in the field.
Kuchar's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 110 | -0.065 | -0.217 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 181 | -1.194 | -3.469 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 36 | 0.255 | 0.607 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 97 | 0.026 | 0.469 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 159 | -0.978 | -2.609 |
Kuchar's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 19 | 68-67-68-71 | -10 | 42 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 23 | 72-67-68-72 | -5 | 36 |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 43 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 11 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-73 | +7 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 62 | 79-67-69-84 | +11 | 5 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 20 | 71-71-70-68 | -8 | 41 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 72-74 | +6 | -- |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 77-68 | +5 | -- |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 67 | 69-69-73-72 | -1 | 4 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 43 | 67-69-70-70 | -8 | 11 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 38 | 69-67-71-68 | -5 | 15 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 61 | 72-71-70-67 | E | 19 |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 7 | 70-67-65-73 | -13 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 2 | 65-65-67-66 | -25 | -- |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 53 | 65-68-69-70 | -10 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-73 | +1 | -- |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 73-67-65 | -11 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 39 | 69-70-71 | -6 | 18 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-72 | +2 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 49 | 75-67-70-72 | E | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kuchar as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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