Sam Ryder betting profile: Texas Children's Houston Open
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Sam Ryder hits the links in the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open March 27-30 coming off a 16th-place finish in the Valspar Championship in his most recent tournament.
The Texas Children's Houston Open tournament and course info
- Date: March 27-30, 2025
- Location: Houston, Texas, USA
- Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
- Par: 70 / 7,475 yards
- Purse: $9.5M
- Previous winner: Stephan Jaeger
At the Texas Children's Houston Open
- In his last five appearances at the Texas Children's Houston Open, Ryder has an average finish of 32nd, and an average score of 6-under.
- In Ryder's most recent appearance at the Texas Children's Houston Open, in 2024, he finished 64th after posting a score of 1-over.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Stephan Jaeger posted numbers of 0.947 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (37th in field), 1.442 in SG: Approach the Green (38th), and 6.398 in SG: Putting (third).
- Jaeger's average driving distance was 320.1 (11th in field), he hit 68.06% of greens in regulation (24th), with 27.25 putts per round (second) en route to his win last year.
Ryder's recent history at the Texas Children's Houston Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/28/2024 | 64 | 69-70-74-68 | +1 |
| 11/11/2021 | MC | 69-76 | +5 |
| 11/5/2020 | MC | 79-70 | +9 |
| 10/10/2019 | 28 | 70-69-72-72 | -5 |
Ryder's recent performances
- Ryder has finished in the top 20 in two of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five tournaments, Ryder has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average twice.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 6-under.
- Off the tee, Sam Ryder has averaged 300.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Ryder is averaging 4.107 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Ryder is averaging 3.295 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Ryder's advanced stats and rankings
- Ryder has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.306 this season, which ranks 153rd on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (301.1 yards) ranks 88th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Ryder ranks 47th on TOUR with a mark of 0.352.
- On the greens, Ryder has registered a 0.861 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him second on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 44th with a putts-per-round average of 28.34, and he ranks 65th by breaking par 23.26% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 88 | 301.1 | 300.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 45 | 68.58% | 69.72% |
| Putts Per Round | 44 | 28.34 | 28.5 |
| Par Breakers | 65 | 23.26% | 23.89% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 2 | 9.90% | 10.28% |
Ryder's best finishes
- Ryder has played eight tournaments this season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on eight occasions.
- As of now, Ryder has accumulated 237 points, which ranks him 64th in the FedExCup standings.
Ryder's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Ryder posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at THE PLAYERS Championship (March 2025), ranking 15th in the field at 2.695.
- Ryder's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the WM Phoenix Open, where his 3.561 mark ranked 17th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Ryder put up his best effort this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking 13th in the field at 1.932. In that tournament, he finished 21st.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2025, Ryder delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.079 (his best mark this season), which ranked second in the field. He finished 14th in that event.
- Ryder delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.614) in March 2025 at THE PLAYERS Championship. That ranked 14th in the field.
Ryder's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 153 | -0.306 | -0.594 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 47 | 0.352 | 0.813 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 108 | -0.048 | -1.031 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 2 | 0.861 | 4.107 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 26 | 0.860 | 3.295 |
Ryder's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 64 | 69-70-74-68 | +1 | 4 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 80-77 | +13 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 43 | 70-70-69-72 | -7 | 7 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 68-70 | -71 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 72-66 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 26 | 67-69-66-72 | -10 | 19 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 76-72 | +8 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 74-71 | +1 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 34 | 69-67-69-67 | -12 | 18 |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 25 | 69-65-68-71 | -15 | 20 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 74-74 | +6 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 69-68 | -3 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 76-68 | E | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 78-70 | +4 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 40 | 64-66-74-69 | -11 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-77 | +4 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 30 | 69-69-70-68 | -12 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 5 | 71-62-68-69 | -14 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 72-76 | +6 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 21 | 65-70-68-67 | -10 | 36 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 43 | 67-66-71-72 | -12 | 10 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 25 | 71-74-71-72 | E | 31 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 36 | 70-70-67-70 | -7 | 17 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 59 | 69-69-69-72 | -5 | 5 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 48 | 64-72-71-70 | -7 | 8 |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 14 | 68-71-72-72 | -5 | 83 |
| March 20-23 | Valspar Championship | 16 | 71-70-70-69 | -4 | 48 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Ryder as of the start of the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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