Mar 19, 2024
Ben Martin Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 29: PGA TOUR logo is seen during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 29, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Ben Martin seeks a better outcome this time around in the 2024 Valspar Championship. He took 45th at the par-71 Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) in 2023.
Latest odds for Martin at the Valspar Championship.
The Valspar Championship Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 21-24, 2024
- Location: Palm Harbor, Florida
- Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
- Par: 71 / 7,340 yards
- Purse: $8.4M
- Previous Winner: Taylor Moore
At the Valspar Championship
- In his last two appearances at the Valspar Championship, Martin has an average finish of 49th, and an average score of +2.
- Martin finished 45th (with a score of +2) in his most recent go-round at the Valspar Championship (in 2023).
- Taylor Moore won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 3.355 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 5.129 in SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 4.864 in SG: Putting (ninth).
- In addition, Moore's average driving distance was 306.4 (10th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 27.75 putts per round (31st).
Martin's Recent Performances
- In his last five appearances, Martin has an average finish of 37th.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Martin has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -7 those three times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Ben Martin has averaged 286.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Martin is averaging 0.704 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Martin has an average of 0.640 in his past five tournaments.
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Martin's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Martin has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.262 this season, which ranks 135th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (288.5 yards) ranks 141st.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Martin sports a 0.379 mark (42nd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Martin's 0.312 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 40th this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 141 | 288.5 | 286.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 69.44% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.2 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 21.53% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.50% |
Martin's Best Finishes
- Martin has participated in seven tournaments this season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those seven events, he made the cut four times.
- Currently, Martin ranks 125th in the FedExCup standings with 67 points.
Martin's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Martin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Sony Open in Hawaii (January 2024), ranking in the field at 1.446.
- Martin's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked 31st in the field with a mark of 2.597 (he finished 31st in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Martin put up his best performance this season at the Farmers Insurance Open, ranking 49th in the field at -0.408. In that event, he finished 37th.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Martin recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (4.080). That ranked 15th in the field.
- Martin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.126) in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship. That ranked 31st in the field.
Martin's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 135 | -0.262 | -1.214 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 42 | 0.379 | 1.854 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 140 | -0.284 | -0.707 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 40 | 0.312 | 0.704 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 82 | 0.145 | 0.640 |
Martin's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 8 | 66-72-69-68 | -13 | 42 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 10 | 70-70-73-67 | -8 | 65 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 41 | 71-68-70-69 | -6 | 12 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 46 | 68-66-73-71 | -6 | 10 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 79-68 | +5 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 57 | 69-69-68-79 | +5 | 5 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 63 | 67-68-69-72 | -4 | 4 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 71-73 | E | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-70 | -3 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 42 | 70-67-67-73 | -3 | 10 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-72 | +2 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 73-72 | +1 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 70-68-72-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 27 | 65-70-66-69 | -14 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 70-69 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 56 | 68-64-67-75 | -14 | 5 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 73-67-72-72 | -4 | 17 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-73 | E | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 42 | 70-69-70-69 | -10 | 7 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 31 | 72-71-71-67 | -7 | 38 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Martin as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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