Matthew NeSmith betting profile: Wyndham Championship
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Matthew NeSmith enters play Aug. 8-11 in the 2024 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club following a ninth-place finish in the 3M Open, which was his last competition.
The Wyndham Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 8-11, 2024
- Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
- Course: Sedgefield Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,131 yards
- Purse: $7.9M
- Previous winner: Lucas Glover
At the Wyndham Championship
- NeSmith's average finish has been 47th, and his average score 5-under, over his last four appearances at the Wyndham Championship.
- In 2023, NeSmith finished 62nd (with a score of 1-under) in his most recent appearance at the Wyndham Championship.
- With numbers of 3.798 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (sixth in field), 9.126 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.875 in SG: Putting (15th), Lucas Glover won this tournament in 2023.
- Glover also posted numbers of 311.6 in average driving distance (27th in field), 90.28% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 29.75 putts per round (28th).
NeSmith's recent history at the Wyndham Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/3/2023 | 62 | 69-69-73-68 | -1 |
| 8/4/2022 | 36 | 66-69-67-71 | -7 |
| 8/12/2021 | MC | 70-69 | -1 |
| 8/13/2020 | 42 | 69-67-70-67 | -7 |
NeSmith's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, NeSmith has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, NeSmith has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average twice.
- He has an average score of 14-under across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Matthew NeSmith has averaged 306.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- NeSmith has an average of 0.207 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, NeSmith has an average of 2.047 in his past five tournaments.
NeSmith's advanced stats and rankings
- NeSmith has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.011 this season, which ranks 97th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (296.9 yards) ranks 110th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, NeSmith owns a -0.032 mark (109th on TOUR).
- On the greens, NeSmith's -0.119 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 116th on TOUR this season, and his 29.83 putts-per-round average ranks 165th. He has broken par 21.60% of the time (154th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 110 | 296.9 | 306.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 18 | 69.24% | 76.04% |
| Putts Per Round | 165 | 29.83 | 30.4 |
| Par Breakers | 154 | 21.60% | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 63 | 14.30% | 10.42% |
NeSmith's best finishes
- NeSmith has participated in 20 tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 20 tournaments, he made the cut on 10 occasions.
- Currently, NeSmith ranks 120th in the FedExCup standings with 293 points.
NeSmith's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season NeSmith's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the WM Phoenix Open, where his 3.357 mark ranked 11th in the field.
- NeSmith posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the ISCO Championship (July 2024), ranking fourth in the field with a mark of 7.686.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, NeSmith's best effort this season was at the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, as he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.042.
- At the ISCO Championship in July 2024, NeSmith recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (8.177). That ranked No. 1 in the field.
- NeSmith recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.128) at the ISCO Championship (which ranked him No. 1 in the field). In that event, he finished second.
NeSmith's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 97 | 0.011 | 0.209 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 109 | -0.032 | 2.450 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 131 | -0.128 | -0.819 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 116 | -0.119 | 0.207 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 135 | -0.268 | 2.047 |
NeSmith's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 58 | 69-71-68-71 | -1 | 21 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 25 | 66-70-72-69 | -11 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 42 | 69-69-65-71 | -10 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 15 | 70-72-66-69 | -3 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 28 | 71-63-65-69 | -14 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 80 | 69-69-71-73 | +2 | 2 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 56 | 67-66-70-71 | -14 | 5 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 67-77 | E | -- |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 71 | 70-69-73-72 | E | 3 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 73-68 | -1 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 67-75 | E | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 73-67-68-72 | -8 | 60 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 70-73 | +3 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 79-76 | +11 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 43 | 69-69-73-70 | -7 | 7 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-72 | -69 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 70-69 | -3 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 54 | 72-68-67-73 | -4 | 4 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 24 | 69-68-72-70 | -1 | 32 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 71-75 | +6 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 75 | 69-68-71-71 | -5 | 2 |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 2 | 67-67-68-64 | -25 | 104 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 9 | 68-64-70-70 | -12 | 75 |
All stats in this article are accurate for NeSmith as of the start of the Wyndham Championship.
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