Nick Watney betting profile: Puerto Rico Open
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In his last competition, Nick Watney missed the cut at The RSM Classic. He'll be after better results March 6-9 in Rio Grande, PUR, at the 2025 Puerto Rico Open.
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
- Over his last three trips to the Puerto Rico Open, Watney has an average score of 2-under, with an average finish of 57th.
- In 2024, Watney missed the cut (with a score of 1-over) in his most recent appearance at the Puerto Rico Open.
- When Brice Garnett won this tournament in 2024, he finished with a driving average of 287.7 (30th in the field), 71.43% driving accuracy (third), and 28.25 putts per round (24th).
Watney's recent history at the Puerto Rico Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2024 | MC | 71-74 | +1 |
| 3/2/2023 | 57 | 72-71-73-70 | -2 |
| 2/25/2021 | MC | 74-72 | +2 |
Watney's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Watney has an average finish of 27th.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Watney has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 9-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Nick Watney has averaged 296.6 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Watney is averaging -0.619 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Watney is averaging 0.244 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Watney's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 300.6 | 296.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 65.28% | 30.56% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 30.17 | 31.0 |
| Par Breakers | - | 25.23% | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 23.61% | 17.06% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Watney's best finishes
- Watney last season took part in 13 tournaments, collecting one finish in the top 10.
- In those 13 events, he made the cut three times, a success rate of 23.1%.
- Last season Watney put up his best performance at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he finished 11th with a score of 142-under (five shots back of the winner).
- With 33 points last season, Watney ranked 201st in the FedExCup standings.
Watney's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.084 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 0.980 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.202 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.619 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | 0.244 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Watney's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | MC | 71-74 | +1 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 65-68-65-70 | -142 | 31 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 71-75 | +4 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | MC | 72-75 | +3 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 73-74 | +5 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 68-78 | +2 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 23 | 72-66-68-69 | -9 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Watney as of the start of the Puerto Rico Open.
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