Nick Dunlap betting profile: The American Express
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Nick Dunlap, the previous champion in this tournamanet after carding 29-under on the par-72 course at La Quinta Country Club in 2024, looks to repeat in the 2025 The American Express in La Quinta, California, USA, Jan. 16-19.
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
- Dunlap has played The American Express once recently, in 2024. He won the tournament, posting a score of 29-under.
Dunlap's recent history at The American Express
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2024 | 1 | 64-65-60-70 | -29 |
Dunlap's recent performances
- Dunlap has finished in the top 20 three times over his last five tournaments, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- Over his last five tournaments, Dunlap has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average twice.
- He has an average score relative to par of 7-under in his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Nick Dunlap has averaged 293.7 yards in his past five starts.
- Dunlap has an average of 0.331 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Dunlap is averaging 0.399 Strokes Gained: Total.
Dunlap's advanced stats and rankings
- Dunlap had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.245 last season, which ranked 149th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (307.3 yards) ranked 40th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Dunlap ranked 65th on TOUR, posting an average mark of 0.205, while he ranked 157th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 64.26%.
- On the greens, Dunlap's -0.006 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 101st last season, while he averaged 28.57 putts per round (38th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 40 | 307.3 | 293.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 157 | 64.26% | 48.54% |
| Putts Per Round | 38 | 28.57 | 29.0 |
| Par Breakers | 10 | 27.94% | 22.51% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 155 | 16.58% | 7.89% |
Dunlap's best finishes
- Dunlap last season played 24 tournaments, picking up one win with two top-five finishes and three finishes in the top 10.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 16 times (66.7%).
- Last season Dunlap's best performance came at The American Express. He shot 29-under and won the title (his only win last season).
- Dunlap collected 701 points last season, ranking 68th in the FedExCup standings.
Dunlap's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Dunlap posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Rocket Mortgage Classic (June 2024), ranking eighth in the field at 3.162.
- Dunlap's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October 2024, as he put up a 5.442 mark, which ranked him eighth in the field. He finished 28th in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Dunlap's best effort last season was at the RBC Heritage in April 2024, as he ranked 18th in the field with a mark of 2.103.
- At the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2024, Dunlap posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.969, his best mark last season. That ranked him third in the field (he finished 12th in that event).
- Dunlap delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.048) at the Texas Children's Houston Open in March 2024. That ranked 11th in the field.
Dunlap's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 149 | -0.245 | -2.470 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 65 | 0.205 | 1.574 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 134 | -0.109 | 0.963 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 101 | -0.006 | 0.331 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 126 | -0.155 | 0.399 |
Dunlap's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 1 | 64-65-60-70 | -29 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 80 | 76-74-73 | +7 | 4 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 70-75 | +3 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 53 | 67-70-71-71 | -5 | 7 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 48 | 72-74-75-71 | +4 | 14 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 77-70 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 11 | 68-71-63-69 | -9 | 65 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-74 | +7 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 69 | 75-73-68-74 | +6 | 6 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 30 | 66-67-67-70 | -14 | 21 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 24 | 69-72-72-72 | +1 | 70 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 12 | 70-73-70-75 | E | 145 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 73-73 | +6 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 66 | 68-70-73-68 | -1 | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 10 | 67-69-67-71 | -14 | 62 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 69-70 | -3 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 71-75 | +4 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 5 | 67-65-66-69 | -13 | 420 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 31 | 69-72-70-77 | E | 103 |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 28 | 69-66-70-68 | -15 | -- |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 16 | 68-73-70-76 | -1 | -- |
| December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 16 | 65-76-64 | E | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 55 | 76-70-68-71 | -7 | 11 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 10 | 68-67-67-66 | -12 | 64 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Dunlap as of the start of The American Express.
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