Mar 19, 2024
Ben Taylor 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 Taylor hits the links March 21-24 in the 2024 Valspar Championship after failing to make the cut in the same event in 2023.
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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
- Taylor missed the cut (with a score of +7) in his only recent appearance at the Valspar Championship in 2023.
- Taylor Moore finished with 3.355 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 5.129 SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 4.864 SG: Putting (ninth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- Moore's average driving distance was 306.4 (10th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), with 27.75 putts per round (31st) en route to his win last year.
Taylor's Recent Performances
- In his last five tournaments, Taylor finished outside the top 20.
- He's qualified for the weekend in one of his last five events.
- Taylor has not been in the hunt in any recent tournaments, as he's not posted a score better than the field average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five appearances.
- He finished even relative to par the only time he made the cut.
- Off the tee, Ben Taylor has averaged 293.9 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Taylor is averaging 0.715 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Taylor is averaging -3.542 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Taylor's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Taylor has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.939, which ranks 173rd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (294.1 yards) ranks 97th, and his 44.8% driving accuracy average ranks 176th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Taylor has a -0.752 mark (164th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Taylor has registered a 0.107 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 77th 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 | 97 | 294.1 | 293.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 62.50% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.4 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 17.59% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 16.20% |
Taylor's Best Finishes
- Taylor has taken part in seven tournaments this season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those seven events, he made the cut one time (14.3%).
- Currently, Taylor has 4 points, placing him 199th in the FedExCup standings.
Taylor's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked in the field with a mark of -0.278. He missed the cut in that event.
- Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the WM Phoenix Open, where his 0.867 mark ranked in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor put up his best effort this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii (January 2024), ranking in the field with a mark of 0.209.
- At the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, Taylor posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.847 (his best mark this season), which ranked in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- Taylor delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (-0.158) in February 2024 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta. That ranked in the field.
Taylor's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 173 | -0.939 | -2.385 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 164 | -0.752 | -1.472 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 114 | -0.138 | -0.399 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 77 | 0.107 | 0.715 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 167 | -1.722 | -3.542 |
Taylor's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 72-73 | +1 | -- |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 75-72 | +5 | -- |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 8 | 67-70-66-67 | -14 | 83 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 69 | 72-72-78-71 | +13 | 3 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 73-80 | +9 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 66-74 | E | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 75-78 | +11 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 73 | 70-68-68-77 | +3 | 3 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 71 | 70-68-76-71 | +1 | 3 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 72-69 | +1 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 30 | 72-69-70-70 | -7 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 73 | 69-69-75-74 | -1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 69-69-68-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 77 | 73-84-69-74 | +20 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 78-70 | +6 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 70-71-73 | -2 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 64 | 70-71-75-72 | E | 4 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 68-79 | +5 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-77 | +6 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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