Mar 19, 2024
Carson Young Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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Carson Young looks to fair better in the 2024 Valspar Championship than the last time he played in this event in 2023 when he missed the cut.
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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
- Young missed the cut (with a score of +6) in his lone recent appearance at the Valspar Championship in 2023.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Taylor Moore posted 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).
- Moore averaged 306.4 yards off the tee (10th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 69.44% (second), and attempted 27.75 putts per round (31st) in that victory a year ago.
Young's Recent Performances
- Young has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Young has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- In his last five events, his average score has been -6.
- Carson Young has averaged 293.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Young is averaging 0.330 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Young has an average of 1.372 in his past five tournaments.
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Young's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Young has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.216 this season (64th on TOUR). His average driving distance (292.7 yards) ranks 112th, while his 67.8% driving accuracy average ranks 13th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Young owns a 0.546 average that ranks 24th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Young's -0.048 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 100th on TOUR this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first. He has broken par % of the time (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 112 | 292.7 | 293.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 70.06% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.3 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 22.84% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 14.20% |
Young's Best Finishes
- Young hasn't won any of the seven tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has earned one top-10 finish.
- In those seven tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- Young, who has 145 points, currently sits 91st in the FedExCup standings.
Young's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Young's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 3.213 mark ranked ninth in the field.
- Young delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking 17th in the field at 3.646. In that tournament, he finished 41st.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Young's best performance this season was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 0.678 mark ranked 31st in the field.
- At the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, Young delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 1.814, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 24th in the field.
- Young posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024. That ranked eighth in the field.
Young's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 64 | 0.216 | 0.686 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 24 | 0.546 | 1.886 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 154 | -0.388 | -1.530 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 100 | -0.048 | 0.330 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 60 | 0.326 | 1.372 |
Young's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 38 | 73-70-69-71 | -5 | 9 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 74-75 | +5 | -- |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 19 | 68-68-69-69 | -10 | 42 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 15 | 67-71-65-69 | -12 | 53 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 73-69 | E | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 14 | 70-68-63-66 | -17 | 53 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 21 | 69-66-75-69 | -1 | 37 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 43 | 71-69-71-73 | -4 | 11 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-76 | +10 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 15 | 69-66-65-65 | -15 | 52 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 52 | 69-68-70-72 | -9 | 7 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 72-69 | -1 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 67 | 72-64-73-72 | +1 | 3 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 19 | 70-71-68-70 | -9 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-70 | -4 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 9 | 69-64-68-67 | -20 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 71 | 68-70-70-68 | -6 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 69-70 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 17 | 70-64-68-65 | -21 | 48 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 56 | 70-69-72-76 | -1 | 5 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 41 | 71-67-72-68 | -6 | 12 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 8 | 71-67-68-66 | -12 | 75 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 56 | 68-71-69-72 | -4 | 6 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-75 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Young as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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