Lanto Griffin betting profile: The American Express
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Lanto Griffin looks for a better result in the 2025 The American Express after he finished 39th shooting 17-under in this tournament in 2024.
The American Express tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 16-19, 2025
- Location: La Quinta, California, USA
- Course: La Quinta Country Club
- Par: 72 / 7,060 yards
- Purse: $8.8M
- Previous winner: Nick Dunlap
At The American Express
- Over his last four trips to The American Express, Griffin has an average score of 19-under, with an average finish of 21st.
- In 2024, Griffin finished 39th (with a score of 17-under) in his most recent appearance at The American Express.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
Griffin's recent history at The American Express
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2024 | 39 | 73-65-65-68 | -17 |
| 1/20/2022 | 3 | 67-65-69-67 | -20 |
| 1/21/2021 | MC | 69-73 | -2 |
Griffin's recent performances
- Over his last five appearances, Griffin has finished in the top 20 once.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Griffin has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -6 those four times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Lanto Griffin has averaged 296.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Griffin has an average of 0.980 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Griffin has an average of -2.492 in his past five tournaments.
Griffin's advanced stats and rankings
- Griffin had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.204 last season, which ranked 56th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (304.8 yards) ranked 58th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Griffin sported a 0.168 mark that ranked 76th on TOUR. He ranked fifth with a 72.53% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Griffin's -0.129 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 123rd last season, and his 30.19 putts-per-round average ranked 183rd.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 58 | 304.8 | 296.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 5 | 72.53% | 72.84% |
| Putts Per Round | 183 | 30.19 | 30.4 |
| Par Breakers | 51 | 25.62% | 21.60% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 107 | 14.81% | 13.27% |
Griffin's best finishes
- Griffin last season took part in 22 tournaments, picking up one win and two finishes in the top 10.
- In those 22 events, he made the cut 18 times, a success rate of 81.8%.
- Last season Griffin's best performance came at the ISCO Championship, where he won the title with a score of 19-under.
- Griffin accumulated 117 points last season, which placed him 171st in the FedExCup standings.
Griffin's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the ISCO Championship in July 2024, as he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 2.763.
- Griffin's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Valero Texas Open, where his 5.228 mark ranked ninth in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Griffin's best mark last season was at the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, as he ranked 20th in the field with a mark of 1.468.
- At the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024, Griffin delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.915, his best mark last season. That ranked him sixth in the field (he finished 29th in that tournament).
- Griffin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.128) at the ISCO Championship in July 2024. That ranked 10th in the field.
Griffin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 56 | 0.204 | -0.144 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 76 | 0.168 | -0.442 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 174 | -0.377 | -2.886 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 123 | -0.129 | 0.980 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 122 | -0.133 | -2.492 |
Griffin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 39 | 73-65-65-68 | -17 | 14 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 64 | 71-70-73-74 | E | 4 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 76-69 | +3 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 48 | 66-70-71-72 | -5 | 9 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 57 | 71-68-69-72 | E | 5 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 51 | 75-70-76-67 | E | 7 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 36 | 73-66-71-69 | -9 | 12 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 70-68 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 66 | 71-68-74-71 | E | 2 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 51 | 68-71-72-68 | -1 | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 68-76 | E | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 10 | 65-67-67-70 | -19 | 35 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 44 | 68-66-76-68 | -6 | 12 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 61 | 71-70-73-73 | -1 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 54 | 70-67-70-69 | -8 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 29 | 67-72-68-65 | -12 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 60 | 72-69-74-69 | -4 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 12 | 67-68-69-69 | -11 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 68 | 68-72-72-73 | +3 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Griffin as of the start of The American Express.
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