Matthieu Pavon betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Matthieu Pavon hits the links in the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Feb. 27 - March 2 coming off a 44th-place finish in The Genesis Invitational in his most recent tournament.
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
- Pavon finished 28th (with a score of 9-under) in his lone appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in recent years (in 2024).
- 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.
Pavon's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | 28 | 67-68-70-70 | -9 |
Pavon's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Pavon has an average finish of 57th.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Pavon 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.
- He has carded an average score of 2-under over his last five events.
- Off the tee, Matthieu Pavon has averaged 297.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Pavon is averaging 0.946 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Pavon is averaging -3.917 Strokes Gained: Total.
Pavon's advanced stats and rankings
- Pavon posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.027 last season, which ranked 104th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (300.9 yards) ranked 92nd, and his 67.5% driving accuracy average ranked 28th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Pavon ranked 53rd on TOUR with a mark of 0.249.
- On the greens, Pavon's 0.125 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 71st last season, and his 29.13 putts-per-round average ranked 109th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 92 | 300.9 | 297.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 126 | 65.96% | 64.81% |
| Putts Per Round | 109 | 29.13 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 70 | 25.13% | 20.06% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 172 | 17.72% | 14.81% |
Pavon's best finishes
- Pavon last season took part in 22 tournaments, picking up one win with four top-five finishes and five finishes in the top 10.
- In those 22 events, he made the cut 18 times, a success rate of 81.8%.
- Last season Pavon's best performance came at the Grant Thornton Invitational, where he took home the title with a score of even-par.
- Pavon collected 1569 points last season, ranking 16th in the FedExCup standings.
Pavon's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Pavon's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 2.349. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Pavon's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.394 (he finished first in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Pavon's best performance last season was in January 2024 at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked 47th in the field with a mark of -0.317. He finished first in that event.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Pavon delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.965 (his best mark last season), which ranked fifth in the field. He finished in that tournament.
- Pavon recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (11.639) in January 2024 at the Farmers Insurance Open, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
Pavon's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 104 | 0.027 | 0.420 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 53 | 0.249 | -4.248 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 178 | -0.414 | -1.035 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 71 | 0.125 | 0.946 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 110 | -0.014 | -3.917 |
Pavon's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 28 | 67-68-70-70 | -9 | 27 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 52 | 74-68-76-76 | +6 | 12 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 70-77 | +3 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 12 | 70-73-74-72 | +1 | 140 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 49 | 69-73-70-69 | -3 | 12 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 67 | 76-74-74-77 | +17 | 7 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 76-77 | +11 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 77-75 | +8 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 5 | 67-70-69-71 | -3 | 300 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 16 | 71-65-62-68 | -14 | 113 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 74-70 | +4 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 50 | 72-72-77-72 | +9 | 11 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 58 | 71-75-77-74 | +13 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 46 | 65-73-72-68 | -2 | 39 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 33 | 73-72-76-68 | +1 | 82 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 17 | 67-69-71-67 | -10 | 0 |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 17 | 74-73-69-72 | E | -- |
| December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 5 | 63-67-65 | E | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 48 | 74-70-69-68 | -11 | 14 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-80 | +9 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 73 | 68-73-78-71 | +2 | 5 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 63 | 68-68-72-73 | -3 | 4 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 44 | 79-69-75-68 | +3 | 16 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Pavon as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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