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Nick Taylor betting profile: Sony Open In Hawaii
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In his last tournament at The Sentry, Nick Taylor finished the weekend at 11-under, good for a 48th-place finish. He competes in the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii Jan. 9-12 trying for an improved score.
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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
- Taylor's average finish has been 14th, and his average score 12-under, over his last six appearances at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
- Taylor last played at the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2024, finishing seventh with a score of 14-under.
- Grayson Murray finished with 5.093 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 1.854 SG: Approach the Green (31st), and 2.804 SG: Putting (29th) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- Murray also posted numbers of 310.5 in average driving distance (17th in field), 79.17% in terms of greens in regulation (second), and 28.75 putts per round (31st).
Taylor's recent history at the Sony Open in Hawaii
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2024 | 7 | 69-67-65-65 | -14 |
| 1/12/2023 | 7 | 70-68-62-67 | -13 |
| 1/14/2021 | 11 | 66-62-68-67 | -17 |
| 1/9/2020 | 32 | 70-69-67-71 | -3 |
| 1/10/2019 | MC | 70-74 | +4 |
Taylor's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Taylor has an average finish of 40th.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five appearances.
- Taylor has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five appearances.
- He has an average score of 9-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Nick Taylor has averaged 294.5 yards in his past five starts.
- Taylor is averaging -2.439 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Taylor has an average of -0.516 in his past five tournaments.
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Taylor's advanced stats and rankings
- Taylor put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.120 last season (130th on TOUR). His average driving distance (293.2 yards) ranked 154th, while his 63.2% driving accuracy average ranked 77th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Taylor ranked 55th on TOUR with a mark of 0.243.
- On the greens, Taylor delivered a -0.042 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 109th on TOUR. In addition, he ranked 81st with a putts-per-round average of 28.94, and he ranked 91st by breaking par 24.43% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 154 | 293.2 | 294.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 152 | 64.79% | 74.38% |
| Putts Per Round | 81 | 28.94 | 30.1 |
| Par Breakers | 91 | 24.43% | 24.38% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 163 | 16.87% | 12.35% |
Taylor's best finishes
- Taylor, who took part in 28 tournaments last season, secured one win and three finishes in the top 10.
- In those 28 events, he made the cut 19 times (67.9%).
- Last season Taylor's best performance came at the WM Phoenix Open, where he took home the title with a score of 23-under.
- Taylor placed 51st in the FedExCup standings with 969 points last season.
Taylor's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Taylor delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Black Desert Championship, ranking 25th in the field at 2.115. In that event, he finished 25th.
- Taylor's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where his 5.655 mark ranked fourth in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor's best performance last season was in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 4.781. He missed the cut in that event.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Taylor delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 8.934, his best mark last season. That ranked him No. 1 in the field (he finished first in that tournament).
- Taylor recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (16.258) at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Taylor's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 130 | -0.120 | 1.010 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 55 | 0.243 | 1.114 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 90 | 0.051 | -0.202 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 109 | -0.042 | -2.439 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 95 | 0.133 | -0.516 |
Taylor's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 7 | 69-67-65-65 | -14 | 85 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-67-70 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 71-77-68 | E | 5 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 1 | 60-70-68-65 | -23 | 500 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 70-69-70-74 | -1 | 20 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 69-71-74-71 | -3 | 133 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 66-68-76-70 | -8 | 60 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 64 | 68-74-75-70 | +3 | 4 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-81 | +14 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 49 | 71-70-69-71 | -3 | 12 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 10 | 63-69-64-71 | -21 | 46 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 43 | 71-69-75-75 | +6 | 17 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 73-73-74-73 | +5 | 53 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-74 | +8 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 42 | 68-73-65-67 | -7 | 18 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 57 | 65-71-69-69 | -6 | 5 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-75 | +8 | -- |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 30 | 70-73-68-69 | -4 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 63-74 | -3 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 65 | 68-68-70-77 | +3 | 16 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 70-73 | -1 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 25 | 69-67-66-69 | -13 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 54 | 68-69-71-72 | -4 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 33 | 68-67-71-67 | -7 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 48 | 73-73-66-69 | -11 | 14 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
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