Mar 19, 2024
Maverick McNealy Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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Maverick McNealy seeks a better outcome this time around in the 2024 Valspar Championship. He took 36th at the par-71 Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) 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
- McNealy has entered the Valspar Championship once of late, in 2023. He finished 36th, posting a score of +1.
- When Taylor Moore won this tournament in 2023, he had 3.355 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 5.129 SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 4.864 SG: Putting (ninth).
- 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.
McNealy's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, McNealy has two top-10 finishes and three top-20 finishes.
- Over his last five tournaments, McNealy has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- He has carded an average score of -10 over his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Maverick McNealy has averaged 302.2 yards in his past five starts.
- McNealy has an average of 1.734 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, McNealy is averaging 5.536 Strokes Gained: Total.
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McNealy's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- McNealy's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.378 ranks 31st on TOUR this season, and his 59.4% driving accuracy average ranks 93rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McNealy ranks 141st on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.355. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, McNealy's 0.504 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 23rd this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 37 | 302.5 | 302.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 62.87% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.1 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 23.98% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 9.06% |
McNealy's Best Finishes
- McNealy has participated in eight tournaments this season, collecting two top-10 finishes.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on seven occasions.
- As of now, McNealy has accumulated 389 points, which ranks him 41st in the FedExCup standings.
McNealy's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season McNealy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, as he posted a 3.614 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished 13th in that event.
- McNealy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), ranking 24th in the field with a mark of 2.556.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McNealy put up his best performance this season at THE PLAYERS Championship, ranking No. 1 in the field at 7.898. In that tournament, he finished ninth.
- At the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, McNealy recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.271, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 12th in the field.
- McNealy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.126) at THE PLAYERS Championship (March 2024), which ranked him ninth in the field. He finished ninth in that event.
McNealy's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 31 | 0.378 | 1.702 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 141 | -0.355 | -1.113 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 2 | 0.635 | 3.211 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 23 | 0.504 | 1.734 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 10 | 1.163 | 5.536 |
McNealy's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 60 | 68-72-74-67 | -3 | 5 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 78-73 | +11 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 52 | 71-70-74-68 | +3 | 7 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 75-75 | +6 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 74-68 | -2 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 58 | 68-67-71-67 | -9 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 57 | 68-69-69-68 | -6 | 5 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 73-66-71 | -6 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 67-70-72-75 | -4 | 17 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 39 | 72-69-69 | -6 | 18 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 6 | 65-67-71-67 | -14 | 95 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 13 | 70-70-67-66 | -11 | 54 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 41 | 70-70-67-70 | -7 | 13 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 9 | 67-68-68-72 | -13 | 188 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McNealy as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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