Emiliano Grillo betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 22: Emiliano Grillo of Argentina reacts to his putt on the 13th green during the third round of the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld 2025 at Vidanta Vallarta on February 22, 2025 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Emiliano Grillo enters play Feb. 27 - March 2 in the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National Resort (The Champion) following a 65th-place finish in the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld his last time in competition.
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
- Grillo's average finish has been 26th, and his average score 1-under, over his last four appearances at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
- In Grillo's most recent appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, in 2020, he failed to make the cut after posting a score of 12-over.
- 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), Austin Eckroat won this tournament in 2024.
- In addition, Eckroat's average driving distance was 292.3 (45th in field), he hit 81.94% of greens in regulation (first), and he averaged 28 putts per round (sixth).
Grillo's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2020 | MC | 74-78 | +12 |
| 2/28/2019 | MC | 71-76 | +7 |
Grillo's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Grillo has an average finish of 71st.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five appearances.
- Grillo has not been in contention in any recent tournaments, as he's not posted a score better than the field average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five events.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 1-over.
- In terms of driving distance, Emiliano Grillo has averaged 293.1 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Grillo is averaging 0.391 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Grillo has an average of -4.373 in his past five tournaments.
Grillo's advanced stats and rankings
- Grillo put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.057 last season (97th on TOUR). His average driving distance (292.5 yards) ranked 161st, while his 65.2% driving accuracy average ranked 50th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Grillo ranked 44th on TOUR with a mark of 0.272.
- On the greens, Grillo registered a 0.129 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 68th on TOUR. In addition, he ranked 78th with a putts-per-round average of 28.93, and he ranked 167th by breaking par 21.50% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 161 | 292.5 | 293.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 129 | 65.88% | 60.32% |
| Putts Per Round | 78 | 28.93 | 27.9 |
| Par Breakers | 167 | 21.50% | 21.03% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 91 | 14.38% | 16.67% |
Grillo's best finishes
- Grillo last season played 24 tournaments, collecting two finishes in the top 10.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 21 times (87.5%).
- Last season Grillo's best performance came at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he shot 4-under and finished eighth.
- With 684 points last season, Grillo ranked 70th in the FedExCup standings.
Grillo's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Grillo posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at The Sentry, ranking ninth in the field at 2.493. In that event, he finished 43rd.
- Grillo posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), ranking fourth in the field with a mark of 5.960.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Grillo's best performance last season was at the 3M Open, where his 2.550 mark ranked 13th in the field.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Grillo posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (8.869), which ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Grillo posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (8.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii (which ranked him seventh in the field). In that tournament, he finished seventh.
Grillo's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 97 | 0.057 | -1.296 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 44 | 0.272 | -2.903 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 177 | -0.408 | -0.565 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 68 | 0.129 | 0.391 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 104 | 0.050 | -4.373 |
Grillo's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 8 | 69-70-74-71 | -4 | 191 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 69-71-69-77 | -2 | 9 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 76-83 | +15 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 64 | 70-71-69-75 | +1 | 7 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 64 | 76-74-74-72 | +12 | 7 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 64 | 74-68-73-71 | +6 | 4 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 70-78-76-69 | +5 | 53 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 41 | 70-72-73-73 | +8 | 17 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 55 | 69-71-68-68 | -4 | 9 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 72-68 | E | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 43 | 71-74-72-75 | +8 | 16 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 24 | 68-68-70-69 | -9 | 31 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 43 | 66-75-75-68 | E | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 59 | 69-66-72-70 | -3 | 5 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 33 | 70-67-71-68 | -4 | 80 |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 11 | 68-69-66-67 | -18 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-71 | -1 | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 76-66-70 | -4 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | W/D | 78 | +6 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 76 | 71-69-73-75 | +4 | 2 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 65 | 69-69-71-72 | -3 | 4 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Grillo as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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