Mar 19, 2024
Nick Hardy 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)
Nick Hardy enters play in Palm Harbor, Florida looking for better results March 21-24 in the 2024 Valspar Championship after failing to make the cut in his most recent competition, THE PLAYERS Championship.
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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
- Hardy has entered the Valspar Championship once recently, in 2023. He missed the cut after posting a score of +2.
- 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 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.
Hardy's Recent Performances
- In his last five events, Hardy has an average finish of 57th.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five events.
- Hardy has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five appearances.
- He has carded an average score of -3 over his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Nick Hardy has averaged 298.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Hardy is averaging 0.411 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Hardy has an average of -3.287 in his past five tournaments.
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Hardy's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Hardy has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.136 this season, which ranks 76th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (298.3 yards) ranks 69th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Hardy has a -0.244 average that ranks 127th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Hardy's -0.022 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 95th 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 | 69 | 298.3 | 298.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 61.97% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.4 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 20.51% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 16.67% |
Hardy's Best Finishes
- Hardy is still seeking his first top-10 finish this season (he has participated in eight tournaments).
- In those eight events, he made the cut five times.
- Currently, Hardy has 58 points, placing him 132nd in the FedExCup standings.
Hardy's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Hardy posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking 22nd in the field at 1.865. In that event, he finished 66th.
- Hardy's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, as he posted a 5.238 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hardy's best effort this season was at the WM Phoenix Open, where his 1.203 mark ranked 26th in the field.
- At The Genesis Invitational in February 2024, Hardy posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.817 (his best mark this season), which ranked in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Hardy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.367) at the Farmers Insurance Open (January 2024), which ranked him 21st in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
Hardy's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 76 | 0.136 | 0.273 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 127 | -0.244 | -2.294 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 165 | -0.516 | -1.677 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 95 | -0.022 | 0.411 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 136 | -0.646 | -3.287 |
Hardy's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 13 | 73-69-67-67 | -12 | 31 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 28 | 72-70-71-70 | -5 | 25 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 70-74 | +2 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 68 | 71-70-77-74 | +8 | 3 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 76-73 | +9 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 48 | 72-69-71-70 | +2 | 9 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 74-75 | +5 | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 20 | 70-69-75-67 | +1 | 44 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 38 | 69-67-65-69 | -10 | 15 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 21 | 67-69-70-65 | -13 | 39 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 13 | 65-70-67-69 | -13 | 53 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 27 | 70-65-66-72 | -7 | 29 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 49 | 67-69-71-70 | -3 | 34 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 35 | 68-70-69-72 | -9 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 55 | 69-67-77-64 | -7 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 41 | 71-73-70-69 | +3 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 70-67-69-65 | -17 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 45 | 68-68-70-67 | -11 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 23 | 70-67-64-66 | -15 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 47 | 71-67-75-66 | -13 | 14 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 42 | 69-69-67-67 | -8 | 11 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 67-71-73-73 | -4 | 17 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 47 | 71-73-67 | -5 | 13 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 66 | 71-66-68-78 | -1 | 3 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 76-70 | +4 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-77 | +7 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hardy as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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