Ben Griffin betting profile: Sony Open In Hawaii
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SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA - NOVEMBER 17: Ben Griffin of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2024 at Port Royal Golf Course on November 17, 2024 in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Ben Griffin shot 9-under and took 30th the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at Waialae Country Club Jan. 9-12 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii.
The Sony Open in Hawaii tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 9-12, 2025
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Course: Waialae Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,044 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Grayson Murray
At the Sony Open in Hawaii
- In his last two appearances at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Griffin has an average finish of 21st, and an average score of 11-under.
- Griffin finished 30th (with a score of 9-under) in his most recent appearance at the Sony Open in Hawaii (in 2024).
- Grayson Murray won this tournament in 2024 with numbers of 5.093 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 1.854 in SG: Approach the Green (31st), and 2.804 in SG: Putting (29th).
- In addition, Murray's average driving distance was 310.5 (17th in field), he hit 79.17% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 28.75 putts per round (31st).
Griffin's recent history at the Sony Open in Hawaii
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
1/11/2024 | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 |
1/12/2023 | 12 | 65-68-67-68 | -12 |
Griffin's recent performances
- Griffin has finished in the top 20 twice over his last five appearances, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- Griffin has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five tournaments, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
- He has carded an average score of 12-under over his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Ben Griffin has averaged 297.2 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Griffin is averaging -0.441 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Griffin has an average of 3.642 in his past five tournaments.
Griffin's advanced stats and rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 136 | 295.6 | 297.2 |
Greens in Regulation % | 49 | 69.17% | 75.31% |
Putts Per Round | 62 | 28.78 | 29.5 |
Par Breakers | 81 | 24.68% | 27.16% |
Bogey Avoidance | 8 | 11.95% | 10.80% |
Griffin's best finishes
- Griffin last season played 35 tournaments, earning two top-five finishes and collecting five finishes in the top 10.
- In those 35 events, he made the cut 25 times.
- Last season Griffin's best performance came at the RBC Canadian Open, where he shot 15-under and finished second.
- Griffin placed 56th in the FedExCup standings with 867 points last season.
Griffin's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 130 | -0.120 | 1.676 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 34 | 0.327 | 1.045 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 23 | 0.271 | 1.361 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 52 | 0.238 | -0.441 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 33 | 0.716 | 3.642 |
Griffin's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-62-70-69 | -9 | 21 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 9 | 66-68-64-66 | -24 | 78 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 74-67-72 | -3 | 8 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 72-67-68-69 | -8 | 24 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-69-66-75 | -2 | 23 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 55 | 71-68-71-70 | -8 | 4 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-71 | E | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 71-68-70-71 | -4 | 43 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 72-68-69-68 | -3 | 16 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 69-74-74-69 | -2 | 15 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 72-68-68-67 | -13 | 30 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-73 | -68 | -- |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 13 | 69-64-67-67 | -17 | 53 |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 16 | 67-68-69-68 | -12 | 29 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | W/D | 73-65 | +2 | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 2 | 70-65-65-65 | -15 | 300 |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 67 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 7 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 67-71-71-70 | -9 | 19 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 5 | 68-67-64-62 | -23 | 105 |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 39 | 65-70-67-70 | -8 | 14 |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 79-74 | +11 | -- |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 7 | 65-70-63-70 | -12 | 80 |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 50 | 66-70-71-72 | -1 | 27 |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 37 | 64-71-70-70 | -13 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 11 | 67-66-69-67 | -15 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-71 | -2 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 22 | 71-70-66-64 | -9 | -- |
November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 24 | 73-63-66-73 | -13 | -- |
November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 8 | 69-68-66-68 | -13 | -- |
November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 15 | 69-72-65-65 | -11 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
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