Jan 13, 2025
Matt Kuchar betting profile: The American Express
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In his last tournament at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Matt Kuchar finished the weekend at 10-under, good for a 21st-place finish. He competes in the 2025 The American Express Jan. 16-19 aiming for a better finish.
Latest odds for Kuchar at The American Express.
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
- Kuchar has played The American Express once in recent years (in 2024), posting a score of 11-under and missing the cut.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
Kuchar's recent history at The American Express
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2024 | MC | 73-67-65 | -11 |
Kuchar's recent performances
- Kuchar has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five tournaments.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Over his last five events, Kuchar has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average three times.
- He has an average score of 7-under across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Matt Kuchar has averaged 287.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Kuchar has an average of -0.912 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kuchar has an average of 1.153 in his past five tournaments.
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Kuchar's advanced stats and rankings
- Kuchar posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.228 last season (143rd on TOUR). His average driving distance (288.3 yards) ranked 174th, while his 66.1% driving accuracy average ranked 37th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Kuchar ranked 128th on TOUR, posting an average mark of -0.124, while he ranked 106th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 66.44%.
- On the greens, Kuchar delivered a 0.351 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 29th on TOUR, while he ranked 82nd with a putts-per-round average of 28.95. He broke par 21.61% of the time (164th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 174 | 288.3 | 287.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 106 | 66.44% | 61.76% |
| Putts Per Round | 82 | 28.95 | 30.4 |
| Par Breakers | 164 | 21.61% | 19.61% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 46 | 13.32% | 9.80% |
Kuchar's best finishes
- Kuchar teed off in 27 tournaments last season, securing one finish in the top five and collecting two top-10 finishes.
- In those 27 events, he made the cut 14 times, a success rate of 51.9%.
- Last season Kuchar had his best performance at the 3M Open, where he finished third with a score of 15-under (two shots back of the winner).
- Kuchar collected 382 points last season, placing 105th in the FedExCup standings.
Kuchar's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Kuchar put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at THE PLAYERS Championship (March 2024), ranking in the field at 2.269.
- Kuchar's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came in July 2024 at the 3M Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 10.053. He finished third in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kuchar's best effort last season was at the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024, as he ranked third in the field with a mark of 4.763.
- At the Wyndham Championship in August 2024, Kuchar recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.411, his best mark last season. That ranked him No. 1 in the field (he finished 12th in that tournament).
- Kuchar delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (11.922) in July 2024 at the 3M Open. That ranked third in the field.
Kuchar's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 143 | -0.228 | -0.087 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 128 | -0.124 | 1.785 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 29 | 0.245 | 0.367 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 29 | 0.351 | -0.912 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 83 | 0.245 | 1.153 |
Kuchar's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 73-67-65 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 39 | 69-70-71 | -6 | 18 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-72 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 49 | 75-67-70-72 | E | 8 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-74 | +3 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-72 | -6 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 69-69 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 34 | 69-72-75-71 | +3 | 26 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 17 | 68-69-73-68 | -2 | 45 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 75-73 | +8 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 33 | 75-71-74-74 | +6 | 27 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 50 | 72-71-75-71 | +9 | 12 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 25 | 70-68-71-69 | -10 | 32 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-70 | -3 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 3 | 68-67-63-71 | -15 | 163 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 12 | 64-64-70-71 | -11 | 53 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 13 | 70-64-72-73 | -9 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-72 | -2 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 14 | 67-66-67-69 | -15 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 37 | 68-69-69-68 | -6 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 30 | 70-67-68-71 | -12 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 71-75 | +4 | -- |
| December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 9 | 64-72-62 | E | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 21 | 67-68-67-68 | -10 | 36 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kuchar as of the start of The American Express.
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