Mar 19, 2024
Tony Finau Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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COLLEGE GROVE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 17: A PGA Tour flag near the putting green during the final round of the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove on September 17, 2023 in College Grove, Tennessee. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Tony Finau shot -11 and finished fifth the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) March 21-24 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 Valspar 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
- Finau finished fifth (with a score of -11) in his lone appearance at the Valspar Championship in recent years (in 2017).
- With 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), Taylor Moore won this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Moore's average driving distance was 306.4 (10th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 27.75 putts per round (31st).
Finau's Recent Performances
- Finau has finished in the top 20 three times over his last five events, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- Over his last five events, Finau has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average three times.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been -7.
- Tony Finau has averaged 305.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Finau is averaging -1.748 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Finau has an average of 3.290 in his past five tournaments.
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Finau's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Finau has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.274, which ranks 54th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (302.0 yards) ranks 41st, and his 56.2% driving accuracy average ranks 130th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Finau has a 0.896 average that ranks fourth on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Finau's -0.540 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 151st this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 41 | 302.0 | 305.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 69.59% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.0 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.15% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.57% |
Finau's Best Finishes
- Although Finau hasn't won any of the seven tournaments he has played this season, he has secured one top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut seven times (100%).
- Currently, Finau has 319 points, placing him 55th in the FedExCup standings.
Finau's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Finau produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at The Genesis Invitational (February 2024), ranking fifth in the field at 2.900.
- Finau's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in January 2024 at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 7.030. He finished sixth in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Finau produced his best effort this season at The Sentry, ranking 18th in the field at 1.212. In that tournament, he finished 38th.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Finau delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 1.279 (his best mark this season), which ranked 34th in the field. He finished 45th in that event.
- Finau recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024. That ranked 13th in the field.
Finau's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 54 | 0.274 | 0.844 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 4 | 0.896 | 4.099 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 74 | 0.080 | 0.092 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 151 | -0.540 | -1.748 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 34 | 0.710 | 3.290 |
Finau's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 26 | 69-74-73-72 | E | 37 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 31 | 70-68-70-69 | -7 | 21 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 1 | 65-64-65-66 | -24 | 500 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 23 | 71-69-70-69 | -5 | 36 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 72 | 72-73-73-77 | +15 | 3 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 32 | 68-69-72-74 | +3 | 24 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 45 | 69-66-66-70 | -9 | 10 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 7 | 66-66-67-70 | -15 | 85 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 64 | 67-73-69-73 | +2 | 17 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 37 | 74-68-69-71 | +2 | 72 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 20 | 70-68-70-68 | -4 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 4 | 67-71-68-67 | -15 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 38 | 69-66-71-69 | -17 | 22 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 68-67-67-67 | -19 | 30 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 6 | 69-66-74-69 | -10 | 92 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 47 | 72-72-67 | -5 | 13 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 19 | 70-67-70-71 | -6 | 95 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 13 | 69-67-69-68 | -11 | 54 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 69-72-69-74 | -4 | 14 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Finau as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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