Mar 19, 2024
Sepp Straka Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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Sepp Straka enters the 2024 Valspar Championship March 21-24 after a 16th-place finish in THE PLAYERS Championship in his last competition.
Latest odds for Straka 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
- Straka is playing at the Valspar Championship for the first time in the past five years.
- 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 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.
Straka's Recent Performances
- Straka has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five events.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut three times.
- Straka has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five appearances.
- He has carded an average score of -2 over his last five tournaments.
- Sepp Straka has averaged 291.7 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Straka is averaging -1.573 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Straka has an average of -1.689 in his past five tournaments.
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Straka's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Straka's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.275 ranks 53rd on TOUR this season, and his 65.1% driving accuracy average ranks 30th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Straka owns a -0.124 average that ranks 113th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Straka has delivered a -0.405 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 140th 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 | 139 | 288.8 | 291.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 67.78% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.4 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 18.89% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.96% |
Straka's Best Finishes
- Straka is still looking for his first top-10 finish this season (he has played seven tournaments).
- In those seven events, he made the cut four times, a success rate of 57.1%.
- As of now, Straka has collected 334 points, which ranks him 49th in the FedExCup standings.
Straka's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Straka put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at THE PLAYERS Championship (March 2024), ranking 30th in the field at 1.437.
- Straka's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, as he produced a 4.518 mark, which ranked him 16th in the field. He finished 16th in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Straka's best performance this season was at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 2.458 (he finished 16th in that event).
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Straka delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 1.682, which ranked him 23rd in the field. He finished 12th in that tournament.
- Straka delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.126) at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, a performance that ranked him 16th in the field.
Straka's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 53 | 0.275 | 0.956 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 113 | -0.124 | -0.948 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 106 | -0.102 | -0.125 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 140 | -0.405 | -1.573 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 122 | -0.355 | -1.689 |
Straka's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 22 | 73-70-70-69 | -6 | 37 |
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 46 | 70-73-74-78 | +7 | 12 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 76-71 | +5 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 72-74 | +4 | -- |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 7 | 69-71-73-65 | -2 | 97 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 29 | 69-71-70-70 | E | 23 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 16 | 71-69-73-75 | E | 51 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 70-74 | +4 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 38 | 69-67-68-66 | -10 | 15 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 64 | 68-66-76-71 | -7 | 4 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 1 | 73-63-65-62 | -21 | 500 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 2 | 71-67-70-69 | -7 | 203 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 63 | 72-73-71-65 | +1 | 18 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 37 | 71-74-71-66 | +2 | 72 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 14 | 66-71-65-69 | -9 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 2 | 72-67-68-64 | -17 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 12 | 67-66-70-66 | -23 | 150 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-75 | +4 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 26 | 69-71-68 | -8 | 60 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 73-71 | +2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 68-74 | E | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 57 | 69-73-78-80 | +12 | 9 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 16 | 68-70-70-70 | -10 | 115 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Straka as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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