Mar 19, 2024
Taylor Montgomery Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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Taylor Montgomery enters play March 21-24 in the 2024 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) following an 11th-place finish in THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida his last time in competition.
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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
- Montgomery is competing 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.
Montgomery's Recent Performances
- Montgomery has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five events.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Montgomery has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five events.
- He has an average score relative to par of -7 in his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Taylor Montgomery has averaged 290.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Montgomery is averaging 3.564 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Montgomery is averaging 1.137 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Montgomery's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Montgomery owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.498 (157th) this season, while his average driving distance of 291.4 yards ranks 120th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Montgomery ranks 71st on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.146. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Montgomery's 1.040 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks third this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 120 | 291.4 | 290.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 63.40% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.4 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 11.11% |
Montgomery's Best Finishes
- Montgomery, who has participated in eight tournaments this season, is still looking for his first top-10 finish.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on seven occasions.
- Currently, Montgomery ranks 56th in the FedExCup standings with 313 points.
Montgomery's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Montgomery's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he ranked 41st in the field with a mark of 0.499.
- Montgomery's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he delivered a 7.116 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished 13th in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Montgomery's best effort this season was at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked 11th in the field with a mark of 2.491 (he finished 11th in that tournament).
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Montgomery posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (6.599, which ranked third in the field). In that tournament, he finished 11th.
- Montgomery delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.126) at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024. That ranked 11th in the field.
Montgomery's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 157 | -0.498 | -2.313 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 71 | 0.146 | -0.647 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 71 | 0.097 | 0.530 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 3 | 1.040 | 3.564 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 32 | 0.786 | 1.137 |
Montgomery's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 22 | 68-74-69-71 | -6 | 37 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 73-71 | +2 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 76-72 | +6 | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 50 | 71-66-66-70 | -11 | 6 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 65 | 75-70-76-71 | +12 | 4 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 41 | 71-73-76-72 | +4 | 14 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 71-75 | +6 | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 75-72 | +5 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-72 | +2 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 68-73 | -1 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 37 | 74-66-68-67 | -5 | 66 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 35 | 70-69-66-68 | -11 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 16 | 69-74-67-68 | -2 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 31 | 69-66-69-68 | -16 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 8 | 69-65-67-63 | -18 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 13 | 64-68-69-67 | -12 | 55 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 61 | 68-69-65-73 | -13 | 5 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 68-70-70-72 | -8 | 53 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 39 | 69-71-70 | -6 | 18 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 39 | 69-68-67-73 | -7 | 17 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 72-74 | +4 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 60 | 71-69-73-68 | -3 | 5 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 11 | 68-70-68-70 | -12 | 160 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Montgomery as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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