Billy Horschel betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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After he finished ninth in this tournament in 2024, Billy Horschel has a better finish in mind as he enters play in the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, Feb. 27 - March 2.
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 27 - March 2, 2025
- Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
- Course: PGA National Resort (The Champion)
- Par: 71 / 7,167 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Austin Eckroat
At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- Over his last seven trips to the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Horschel has an average score of 3-under, with an average finish of 22nd.
- Horschel last played at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in 2024, finishing ninth with a score of 12-under.
- Austin Eckroat won this tournament in 2024 with numbers of 3.541 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in field), 5.835 in SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 3.721 in SG: Putting (15th).
- Eckroat's average driving distance was 292.3 (45th in field), he hit 81.94% of greens in regulation (first), with 28 putts per round (sixth) en route to his win last year.
Horschel's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | 9 | 66-71-69-66 | -12 |
| 2/23/2023 | 42 | 65-73-68-72 | -2 |
| 2/24/2022 | 16 | 68-74-68-70 | E |
| 2/27/2020 | 42 | 73-67-70-75 | +5 |
| 2/28/2019 | 16 | 67-71-73-67 | -2 |
Horschel's recent performances
- Horschel has finished in the top 10 once over his last five events.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Over his last five appearances, Horschel has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 15-under.
- Billy Horschel has averaged 309.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Horschel has an average of 0.379 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Horschel has an average of 0.906 in his past five tournaments.
Horschel's advanced stats and rankings
- Horschel's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.310 ranks 152nd on TOUR this season, and his 57.4% driving accuracy average ranks 110th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Horschel owns a 0.481 average that ranks 32nd on TOUR. He ranks 75th with a 69.75% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Horschel's -0.174 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 120th this season, while he averages 28.61 putts per round (52nd).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 119 | 300.0 | 309.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 75 | 69.75% | 65.87% |
| Putts Per Round | 52 | 28.61 | 28.4 |
| Par Breakers | 77 | 23.77% | 23.41% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 64 | 12.35% | 13.49% |
Horschel's best finishes
- Horschel has participated in six tournaments this season, collecting one top-10 finish.
- In those six tournaments, he had a 50% success rate in terms of making the cut (three cuts made).
- As of now, Horschel has compiled 201 points, which ranks him 49th in the FedExCup standings.
Horschel's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Horschel's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at The American Express, where he ranked 37th in the field with a mark of 0.387 (he finished 21st in that tournament).
- Horschel's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in January 2025 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.160. He finished ninth in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Horschel posted his best effort this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking in the field at 0.697. In that event, he missed the cut.
- At the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in January 2025, Horschel delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (4.107, which ranked eighth in the field). In that tournament, he finished ninth.
- Horschel delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.985) in January 2025 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That ranked ninth in the field.
Horschel's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 152 | -0.310 | -0.879 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 32 | 0.481 | 1.883 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 125 | -0.153 | -0.477 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 120 | -0.174 | 0.379 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 117 | -0.156 | 0.906 |
Horschel's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 66-71-69-66 | -12 | 66 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-74 | +1 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 12 | 69-72-71-67 | -5 | 58 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 71-68-67-64 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-73 | +4 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 1 | 67-69-66-63 | -23 | 300 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 67-73 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 52 | 76-72-72-72 | +8 | 11 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 8 | 69-69-69-64 | -13 | 191 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 24 | 69-71-67-72 | -1 | 32 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 15 | 69-74-76-71 | +2 | 115 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 41 | 73-67-74-74 | +8 | 17 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 55 | 72-67-70-67 | -4 | 9 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 69-71 | E | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 2 | 72-68-69-68 | -7 | 375 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 7 | 62-68-71-67 | -12 | 80 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 10 | 68-65-70-67 | -10 | 290 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 22 | 71-74-68-71 | -4 | 156 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 23 | 73-69-71-66 | -5 | 0 |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 51 | 72-69-69-72 | -10 | 13 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 71-67 | -2 | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 21 | 66-68-67-72 | -15 | 37 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 9 | 72-65-70-66 | -15 | 152 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 75-74 | +5 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Horschel as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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