Danny Willett betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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In his last competition at the Farmers Insurance Open, Danny Willett posted a ninth-place finish, and he enters the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches trying for a better finish.
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 three trips to the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Willett has an average score of 1-over, with an average finish of 39th.
- Willett last participated in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in 2023, finishing 29th with a score of 3-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.
Willett's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/23/2023 | 29 | 69-70-68-70 | -3 |
| 2/24/2022 | 48 | 67-72-77-68 | +4 |
Willett's recent performances
- Willett has finished in the top 10 once over his last five tournaments.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five events.
- Willett has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score of 6-under across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Danny Willett has averaged 300.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Willett is averaging -0.637 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Willett is averaging 0.073 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Willett's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 295.8 | 300.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 68.52% | 68.89% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 30.00 | 29.4 |
| Par Breakers | - | 20.37% | 19.63% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 15.28% | 12.22% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Willett's best finishes
- Willett did not secure a top-10 finish last season (he took part in four tournaments).
- In those four tournaments, he made the cut on two occasions.
- Last season Willett had his best performance at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he finished ninth with a score of 2-under (six shots back of the winner).
- With 15 points last season, Willett ranked 212th in the FedExCup standings.
Willett's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Willett's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024, as he delivered a 1.105 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that event.
- Willett's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024, as he ranked in the field with a mark of 0.277.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Willett's best performance last season was in October 2024 at the Shriners Children's Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 0.907. He missed the cut in that event.
- At the Procore Championship in September 2024, Willett delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- -0.057, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Willett recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (-1.136) at the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024. That ranked in the field.
Willett's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.845 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -0.526 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.389 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.637 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | 0.073 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Willett's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 45 | 68-75-76-78 | +9 | 15 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 74-71 | +1 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 75-66 | -1 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 42 | 70-72-68-68 | -10 | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 71-74-72 | +1 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 9 | 70-75-70-71 | -2 | 68 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Willett as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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