Thorbjørn Olesen betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Thorbjørn Olesen will compete Feb. 27 - March 2 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, at the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. In his last tournament he took 49th in the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, shooting 7-under at Vidanta Vallarta.
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
- Olesen missed the cut in his only recent appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 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), Austin Eckroat won this tournament in 2024.
- Eckroat also posted numbers of 292.3 in average driving distance (45th in field), 81.94% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 28 putts per round (sixth).
Olesen's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | MC | 71-72 | +1 |
Olesen's recent performances
- Olesen has made the cut and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five events.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Olesen has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -5 those four times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Thorbjørn Olesen has averaged 304.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Olesen is averaging -0.211 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Olesen is averaging 0.908 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Olesen's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 81 | 302.1 | 304.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 158 | 63.77% | 51.85% |
| Putts Per Round | 87 | 28.98 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | 64 | 25.23% | 23.77% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 164 | 17.01% | 13.58% |
Olesen's best finishes
- Olesen took part in 17 tournaments last season, and he did not finish in the top 10 in any event.
- In those 17 tournaments, he made the cut on 11 occasions.
- Last season Olesen put up his best performance at the Men’s Olympic Golf Competition at Le Golf National. He shot 11-under and finished 14th (eight shots back of the winner).
- Olesen collected 170 points last season, ranking 157th in the FedExCup standings.
Olesen's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 163 | -0.372 | -0.541 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 103 | 0.022 | 0.507 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 40 | 0.200 | 1.152 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 51 | 0.251 | -0.211 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 100 | 0.101 | 0.908 |
Olesen's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-76 | +4 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 74-75 | +9 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 14 | 72-69-71-71 | -5 | 47 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 58 | 71-79-77-75 | +14 | 9 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 36 | 64-71-64-73 | -137 | 3 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 69-68 | -5 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 71-69-71-61 | -12 | 29 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 53 | 69-71-69-70 | -5 | 10 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 27 | 68-68-72-67 | -5 | 29 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 77-70 | +3 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 61 | 69-68-71-68 | -8 | 4 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 39 | 68-68-69-67 | -8 | 14 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 43 | 72-73-76-71 | +8 | 16 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 14 | 71-68-66-68 | -11 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 66-73 | -1 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 49 | 70-67-68-72 | -7 | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Olesen as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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