Cameron Young betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Cameron Young looks to improve upon his fourth-place finish in 2024's tournament when he begins play in the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National Resort (The Champion) 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 two trips to the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Young has an average score of 7-under, with an average finish of 10th.
- In 2024, Young finished fourth (with a score of 13-under) in his most recent appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
- 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 averaged 292.3 yards off the tee (45th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 81.94% (first), and attempted 28 putts per round (sixth) in that victory a year ago.
Young's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | 4 | 65-69-71-66 | -13 |
| 2/24/2022 | 16 | 68-73-74-65 | E |
Young's recent performances
- Young has posted one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes over his last five tournaments.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five appearances, Young has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 12-under.
- Off the tee, Cameron Young has averaged 310.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Young is averaging 1.045 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Young is averaging 0.099 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Young's advanced stats and rankings
- Young delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.375 last season (25th on TOUR). His average driving distance (308.9 yards) ranked 29th, while his 62.7% driving accuracy average ranked 84th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Young sported a 0.116 mark (87th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Young registered a -0.234 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which ranked him 145th on TOUR. In addition, he ranked 55th with a putts-per-round average of 28.73, and he ranked 88th by breaking par 24.55% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 29 | 308.9 | 310.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 116 | 66.19% | 65.03% |
| Putts Per Round | 55 | 28.73 | 28.6 |
| Par Breakers | 88 | 24.55% | 24.84% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 94 | 14.54% | 14.71% |
Young's best finishes
- Young took part in 23 tournaments last season, securing two finishes in the top five and earning seven top-10 finishes.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 22 times.
- Last season Young had his best performance at the Valspar Championship, where he finished second with a score of 10-under (two shots back of the winner).
- Young's 1227 points last season placed him 31st in the FedExCup standings.
Young's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Young's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Wyndham Championship in August 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.590.
- Young's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, as he posted a 6.757 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished 54th in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Young's best effort last season was at the Travelers Championship, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.097 (he finished ninth in that tournament).
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Young recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.214, his best mark last season. That ranked him seventh in the field (he finished eighth in that event).
- Young recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (11.547) at the Valspar Championship (which ranked him second in the field). In that tournament, he finished second.
Young's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 25 | 0.375 | 1.566 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 87 | 0.116 | -2.998 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 102 | 0.005 | 0.486 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 145 | -0.234 | 1.045 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 81 | 0.262 | 0.099 |
Young's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 4 | 65-69-71-66 | -13 | 104 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 73-70-71-76 | +2 | 21 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 70-69-73-74 | -2 | 9 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 2 | 69-69-68-68 | -10 | 300 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 9 | 70-73-72-73 | E | 180 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 62 | 67-71-76-70 | E | 8 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 34 | 71-69-71-76 | +3 | 26 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 63 | 69-71-70-71 | -3 | 7 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 69-72 | +1 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 50 | 76-72-76-77 | +13 | 13 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 67 | 73-72-75-74 | +14 | 6 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 9 | 72-66-59-66 | -17 | 174 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 6 | 67-66-67-73 | -15 | 89 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 31 | 73-73-71-73 | +6 | 29 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 22 | 67-62-69-72 | -10 | 37 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 61 | 68-73-74-67 | +2 | 18 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 43 | 75-71-69-77 | +4 | 50 |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 13 | 64-75-72-72 | -5 | -- |
| December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 7 | 63-69-65 | E | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 8 | 66-67-68-68 | -23 | 155 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 69-74-75 | +2 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 72 | 73-73-74-69 | +1 | 5 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 12 | 74-64-66-67 | -13 | 61 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 78-72 | +6 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Young as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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