Ben Kohles betting profile: Puerto Rico Open
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 05: Ben Kohles hits a tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on May 05, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images for The CJ Cup)
Ben Kohles looks to improve upon his sixth-place finish in 2024's tournament when he begins play in the 2025 Puerto Rico Open at Grand Reserve Golf Club March 6-9.
The Puerto Rico Open tournament and course info
- Date: March 6-9, 2025
- Location: Rio Grande, PUR
- Course: Grand Reserve Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 7,506 yards
- Purse: $4M
- Previous winner: Brice Garnett
At the Puerto Rico Open
- Kohles' average finish has been 11th, and his average score 14-under, over his last two appearances at the Puerto Rico Open.
- In Kohles' most recent appearance at the Puerto Rico Open, in 2024, he finished sixth after posting a score of 17-under.
- With a driving average of 287.7 yards (30th in the field), a 71.43% driving accuracy (third), and 28.25 putts per round (24th), Brice Garnett captured the title in this tournament in 2024.
Kohles' recent history at the Puerto Rico Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/7/2024 | 6 | 69-66-63-73 | -17 |
3/3/2022 | 16 | 68-70-71-69 | -10 |
Kohles' recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Kohles has an average finish of 33rd.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Kohles has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five events.
- He has finished with an average score of -11 those three times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Ben Kohles has averaged 294.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Kohles has an average of 1.497 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kohles is averaging 1.533 Strokes Gained: Total.
Kohles' advanced stats and rankings
- Kohles posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.015 (105th) last season, while his average driving distance of 290.9 yards ranked 165th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Kohles ranked 75th on TOUR with an average of 0.169 per round. Additionally, he ranked 32nd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 70.00%.
- On the greens, Kohles delivered a -0.201 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 137th on TOUR, while he ranked 169th with a putts-per-round average of 29.78. He broke par 24.05% of the time (105th on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 165 | 290.9 | 294.9 |
Greens in Regulation % | 32 | 70.00% | 72.22% |
Putts Per Round | 169 | 29.78 | 28.7 |
Par Breakers | 105 | 24.05% | 25.69% |
Bogey Avoidance | 136 | 15.49% | 12.50% |
Kohles' best finishes
- Kohles played 29 tournaments last season, securing one finish in the top five and earning two top-10 finishes.
- In those 29 events, he made the cut 18 times, a success rate of 62.1%.
- Last season Kohles' best performance came at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. He shot 22-under and finished second in that event.
- Kohles' 531 points last season ranked him 83rd in the FedExCup standings.
Kohles' best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Kohles' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the 3M Open in July 2024, as he put up a 3.251 mark, which ranked him eighth in the field. He finished 24th in that tournament.
- Kohles put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, ranking seventh in the field at 4.408. In that event, he finished second.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kohles' best effort last season was at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where his 2.826 mark ranked eighth in the field.
- At the 3M Open in July 2024, Kohles posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (5.200, which ranked sixth in the field). In that event, he finished 24th.
- Kohles delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (11.433) at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in May 2024, a performance that ranked him second in the field.
Kohles' Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 105 | 0.015 | 0.833 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 75 | 0.169 | -0.291 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 171 | -0.332 | -0.505 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 137 | -0.201 | 1.497 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 145 | -0.348 | 1.533 |
Kohles' past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 6 | 69-66-63-73 | -17 | 55 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 80-73 | +9 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 78-71 | +7 | -- |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 78 | 74-71-76-73 | +6 | 2 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 73-70 | -1 | -- |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 28 | 61-72-65-73 | -17 | 5 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 2 | 65-66-65-66 | -22 | 300 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 58 | 71-71-73-78 | +9 | 9 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 26 | 67-73-67-68 | -9 | 50 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 56 | 77-68-76-71 | +12 | 9 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 20 | 67-70-70-70 | -11 | 41 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 52 | 71-65-72-67 | -9 | 6 |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 71-64-68-70 | -7 | 8 |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | 24 | 70-70-65-70 | -9 | 31 |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 66-71 | -3 | -- |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 64 | 69-68-77-76 | +2 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 67-67-70-67 | -17 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 46 | 65-64-71-75 | -9 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-78 | +5 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 56 | 71-68-71-68 | -2 | -- |
November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 57 | 70-65-72-74 | -3 | -- |
November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 72-75 | +5 | -- |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 53 | 65-69-74-66 | -6 | 6 |
January 16-19 | The American Express | 21 | 70-65-72-66 | -15 | 37 |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 25 | 70-68-70-65 | -11 | 31 |
February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 73-66 | -3 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kohles as of the start of the Puerto Rico Open.
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