Richard Hoey betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Richard Hoey looks for a higher finish in the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches after he finished 56th shooting 4-under in this tournament in 2024.
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
- Hoey has entered the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches once of late, in 2024. He finished 56th, posting a score of 4-under.
- When Austin Eckroat won this tournament in 2024, he had 3.541 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in the field), 5.835 SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 3.721 SG: Putting (15th).
- En route to his victory last year, Eckroat posted an average driving distance of 292.3 (45th in field), hit 81.94% of greens in regulation (first), and took 28 putts per round (sixth).
Hoey's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | 56 | 69-66-72-73 | -4 |
Hoey's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Hoey has an average finish of 59th.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Hoey has not finished within five strokes of the winner or carded a better-than-average score in any of his last five appearances.
- He has carded an average score of 8-under over his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Richard Hoey has averaged 311.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Hoey has an average of -3.268 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Hoey has an average of -2.995 in his past five tournaments.
Hoey's advanced stats and rankings
- Hoey's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.586 last season ranked ninth on TOUR, and his 63.5% driving accuracy average ranked 73rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Hoey ranked 83rd on TOUR with an average of 0.155 per round. Additionally, he ranked 16th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 70.90%.
- On the greens, Hoey's -0.254 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 147th last season, while he averaged 29.30 putts per round (132nd).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 25 | 309.3 | 311.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 16 | 70.90% | 73.02% |
| Putts Per Round | 132 | 29.30 | 31.7 |
| Par Breakers | 63 | 25.26% | 20.24% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 38 | 13.16% | 15.87% |
Hoey's best finishes
- Hoey last season participated in 27 tournaments, earning two top-five finishes and collecting three finishes in the top 10.
- In those 27 tournaments, he made the cut on 17 occasions.
- Last season Hoey's best performance came at the ISCO Championship. He shot 33-under and finished second in that event.
- With 393 points last season, Hoey ranked 102nd in the FedExCup standings.
Hoey's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Hoey's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Black Desert Championship, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 3.879 (he finished 21st in that tournament).
- Hoey's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came in June 2024 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he ranked eighth in the field with a mark of 4.691. He finished sixth in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hoey's best performance last season was at the ISCO Championship in July 2024, as he produced a 5.832 mark, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that event.
- At the Rocket Mortgage Classic in June 2024, Hoey posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (5.683, which ranked sixth in the field). In that event, he finished sixth.
- Hoey delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (12.288) at the Shriners Children's Open (October 2024), which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that tournament.
Hoey's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 9 | 0.586 | 1.367 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 83 | 0.155 | -0.254 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 127 | -0.064 | -0.840 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 147 | -0.254 | -3.268 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 59 | 0.423 | -2.995 |
Hoey's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 56 | 69-66-72-73 | -4 | 6 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 32 | 65-72-67-73 | -11 | 12 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 54 | 67-71-69-78 | +1 | 6 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 70-74 | +4 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 14 | 71-71-69-72 | -5 | 47 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 33 | 69-70-71-68 | -10 | 14 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-77 | -63 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 69-68 | -5 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 74-76 | +8 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 71-74 | +5 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 77-70 | +7 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 6 | 69-69-68-67 | -15 | 89 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 26 | 67-64-67-71 | -15 | 32 |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 2 | 64-66-67-69 | -33 | 104 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 67 | 70-70-68-75 | -1 | 3 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 22 | 68-68-65-69 | -10 | 37 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 37 | 71-66-75-70 | -6 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 68 | 68-70-72-76 | -2 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 21 | 66-69-68-67 | -14 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 3 | 64-66-69-66 | -19 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 22 | 67-70-68-66 | -9 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 45 | 67-70-69-73 | -9 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 17 | 70-66-69-69 | -10 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 59 | 69-64-70-72 | -5 | 5 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 58 | 65-63-74-76 | -10 | 5 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 76-75 | +7 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | MC | 68-74 | E | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hoey as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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