Nicolai Hojgaard betting profile: Mexico Open At VidantaWorld
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In his most recent tournament at the WM Phoenix Open, Nicolai Hojgaard concluded the weekend at 7-under, good for a 36th-place finish. He competes in the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld Feb. 20-23 seeking a higher finish.
The Mexico Open at VidantaWorld tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 20-23, 2025
- Location: Vallarta, MEX
- Course: Vidanta Vallarta
- Par: 71 / 7,436 yards
- Purse: $7M
- Previous winner: Jake Knapp
At the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
- Over his last two trips to the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Hojgaard has an average score of 6-under, with an average finish of 43rd.
- Hojgaard finished 52nd (with a score of 4-under) in his most recent appearance at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld (in 2024).
- With numbers of 2.769 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (11th in field), 8.709 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 3.201 in SG: Putting (17th), Jake Knapp won this tournament in 2024.
- Knapp's average driving distance was 322.5 (second in field), he hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (fifth), with 28 putts per round (24th) en route to his win last year.
Hojgaard's recent history at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/22/2024 | 52 | 68-70-74-68 | -4 |
| 4/27/2023 | 33 | 67-71-70-68 | -8 |
Hojgaard's recent performances
- Hojgaard has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five events.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five tournaments, Hojgaard has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score once.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 4-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Nicolai Hojgaard has averaged 310.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Hojgaard has an average of 1.125 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Hojgaard is averaging 1.435 Strokes Gained: Total.
Hojgaard's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 26 | 309.1 | 310.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 146 | 65.11% | 54.01% |
| Putts Per Round | 160 | 29.58 | 29.9 |
| Par Breakers | 162 | 21.93% | 20.68% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 152 | 16.47% | 11.11% |
Hojgaard's best finishes
- Hojgaard took part in 19 tournaments last season, securing one finish in the top five and earning two top-10 finishes.
- In those 19 events, he made the cut 13 times (68.4%).
- Last season Hojgaard had his best performance at the Men’s Olympic Golf Competition at Le Golf National. He shot 14-under and finished seventh (five shots back of the winner).
- Hojgaard placed 82nd in the FedExCup standings with 532 points last season.
Hojgaard's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 107 | 0.013 | -2.233 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 30 | 0.359 | 4.085 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 168 | -0.316 | -1.542 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 144 | -0.231 | 1.125 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 129 | -0.176 | 1.435 |
Hojgaard's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 52 | 68-70-74-68 | -4 | 6 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 77-71 | +4 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-76 | +5 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 75 | 72-73-74-74 | +5 | 2 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 67-73-74-76 | +2 | 113 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 73-72 | +1 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 68-71 | -69 | -- |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 68 | 70-71-68-73 | -2 | 6 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-77 | +8 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 35 | 68-69-72-68 | -3 | 18 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 50 | 72-69-74-74 | +9 | 12 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 66 | 71-65-73-75 | -4 | 4 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 39 | 66-66-68-72 | -8 | 14 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 66 | 69-75-75-77 | +12 | 6 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 7 | 70-70-62-68 | -14 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-68 | -1 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 36 | 66-71-69-71 | -7 | 17 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hojgaard as of the start of the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.
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