Feb 24, 2025
David Skinns betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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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)
David Skinns 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.
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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, Skinns has an average score of 13-under, with an average finish of fourth.
- In Skinns' most recent appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, in 2024, he finished fourth after posting a score of 13-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Austin Eckroat posted 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.
Skinns' recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | 4 | 65-69-66-71 | -13 |
| 2/24/2022 | MC | 77-74 | +11 |
Skinns' recent performances
- In his last five events, Skinns has not finished in the top 20.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut once.
- Skinns hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five appearances, with an average finish of 49th.
- He finished with a score of 5-under in his only recent appearance.
- Off the tee, David Skinns has averaged 302.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Skinns has an average of 0.012 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Skinns is averaging -1.879 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Skinns' advanced stats and rankings
- Skinns' Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.234 last season ranked 145th on TOUR, and his 55.2% driving accuracy average ranked 169th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Skinns sported a 0.270 mark that ranked 46th on TOUR. He ranked 33rd with a 69.99% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Skinns delivered a -0.082 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 115th on TOUR, while he ranked 159th with a putts-per-round average of 29.55. He broke par 22.97% of the time (137th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 71 | 302.8 | 302.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 33 | 69.99% | 63.25% |
| Putts Per Round | 159 | 29.55 | 29.3 |
| Par Breakers | 137 | 22.97% | 20.09% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 57 | 13.48% | 16.67% |
Skinns' best finishes
- Skinns teed off in 28 tournaments last season, securing one finish in the top five and collecting two top-10 finishes.
- In those 28 tournaments, he had a 57.1% success rate in terms of making the cut (16 cuts made).
- Last season Skinns' best performance came when he shot 13-under and finished fourth at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
- Skinns collected 376 points last season, ranking 107th in the FedExCup standings.
Skinns' best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Skinns' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the RBC Canadian Open, where his 3.211 mark ranked 12th in the field.
- Skinns' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.986 (he finished 17th in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Skinns' best performance last season was at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where his 2.215 mark ranked 17th in the field.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, Skinns posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.299, his best mark last season. That ranked him second in the field (he finished fourth in that tournament).
- Skinns delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (10.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open (which ranked him seventh in the field). In that tournament, he finished seventh.
Skinns' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 145 | -0.234 | -1.867 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 46 | 0.270 | -0.079 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 136 | -0.113 | 0.056 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 115 | -0.082 | 0.012 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 127 | -0.159 | -1.879 |
Skinns' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 4 | 65-69-66-71 | -13 | 104 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 67 | 68-72-75-68 | -5 | 2 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-73 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 75 | 75-67-74-78 | +10 | 2 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 67-69-65-69 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-77 | +8 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 63-69-65-71 | -141 | 31 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 48 | 65-69-70-68 | -12 | 9 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 20 | 71-68-68-66 | -11 | 25 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 76-71 | +7 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 21 | 62-71-73-67 | -7 | 41 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 17 | 71-66-67-72 | -12 | 49 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 68-75 | +1 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | MC | 69-72 | -3 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 24 | 68-70-71-66 | -9 | 31 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 69-72 | +1 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 44 | 69-71-69-74 | -5 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 37 | 60-71-75-69 | -13 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 66 | 68-71-72-76 | +3 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 76 | 76-75-67-73 | +11 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 58 | 72-70-70-71 | -5 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 42 | 70-70-68-70 | -6 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 78-71 | +7 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 67-75-72 | -2 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-79 | +8 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 68-70-69-72 | -5 | 7 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Skinns as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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