Apr 3, 2024
Ryan Palmer Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 29: Ryan Palmer of the United States lines up a putt on the third green during the second round of the Texas Children's Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 29, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
In his last tournament at the Texas Children's Houston Open in Houston, Texas, Ryan Palmer finished the weekend at +4, good for a 74th-place finish. He heads into the 2024 Valero Texas Open April 4-7 seeking better results.
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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
- Palmer's average finish has been 24th, and his average score -5, over his last six appearances at the Valero Texas Open.
- In Palmer's most recent appearance at the Valero Texas Open, in 2023, he missed the cut after posting a score of +3.
- 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 also posted numbers of 300.6 in average driving distance (51st in field), 77.78% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 29 putts per round (53rd).
Palmer's Recent History at the Valero Texas Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | MC | 74-73 | +3 |
| 3/31/2022 | 48 | 68-66-77-74 | -3 |
| 4/1/2021 | 17 | 72-71-70-70 | -5 |
| 4/4/2019 | MC | 75-69 | E |
| 4/19/2018 | MC | 71-76 | +3 |
Palmer's Recent Performances
- In his last five appearances, Palmer has an average finish of 60th.
- He's made the cut in three of his last five tournaments.
- Palmer has not finished within five shots of the winner or recorded a better-than-average score in any of his last five appearances.
- He has finished with an average score of 0 those three times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Ryan Palmer has averaged 299.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Palmer is averaging -2.055 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Palmer is averaging -1.229 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Palmer's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Palmer has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.311 this season (45th on TOUR). His average driving distance (299.9 yards) ranks 63rd, while his 68.4% driving accuracy average ranks ninth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Palmer ranks 121st on TOUR with a mark of -0.188.
- On the greens, Palmer has registered a -0.573 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 160th 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 | 63 | 299.9 | 299.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 52.29% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.8 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.75% |
Palmer's Best Finishes
- Palmer, who has taken part in six tournaments this season, is still looking for his first top-10 finish.
- In those six tournaments, he had a 50% success rate in terms of making the cut (three cuts made).
- Currently, Palmer has 14 points, ranking him 185th in the FedExCup standings.
Palmer's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Palmer delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking in the field at 1.759. In that tournament, he missed the cut.
- Palmer's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valspar Championship in March 2024, as he ranked 21st in the field with a mark of 2.500.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Palmer delivered his best effort this season at the Texas Children's Houston Open, ranking 26th in the field at 1.383. In that tournament, he finished 74th.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, Palmer delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of -0.269 (his best mark this season), which ranked in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- Palmer recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (0.547) in March 2024 at the Valspar Championship, which ranked 54th in the field. He finished 54th in that event.
Palmer's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 45 | 0.311 | 0.805 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 121 | -0.188 | -0.493 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 72 | 0.101 | 0.513 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 160 | -0.573 | -2.055 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 129 | -0.349 | -1.229 |
Palmer's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 35 | 66-72-70-73 | -3 | 19 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 8 | 64-65-68-68 | -19 | 80 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 33 | 68-67-66-68 | -11 | 21 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 33 | 70-67-67-72 | -12 | 20 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 71-68 | -3 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 74-70 | +4 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 72-73 | +1 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 68 | 69-68-70-78 | -3 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 5 | 71-66-65-64 | -22 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 8 | 67-68-66-66 | -17 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 73-74 | +5 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 73-66 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-69-69 | -10 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 52 | 71-67-69-73 | -4 | 6 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 73-69 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 54 | 67-75-73-70 | +1 | 6 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 74 | 69-70-73-72 | +4 | 2 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Palmer as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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