Feb 10, 2025
Austin Eckroat betting profile: The Genesis Invitational
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Austin Eckroat hits the course in the 2025 The Genesis Invitational Feb. 13-16. He is aiming for better results than his last competition when he missed the cut at the WM Phoenix Open.
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The Genesis Invitational tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 13-16, 2025
- Location: San Diego, California, USA
- Course: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South)
- Par: 72 / 7,765 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Hideki Matsuyama
At The Genesis Invitational
- This is Eckroat's first time playing at The Genesis Invitational in the past five years.
- Hideki Matsuyama finished with 1.116 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (16th in the field), 2.038 SG: Approach the Green (18th), and 4.297 SG: Putting (third) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- Matsuyama averaged 300 yards off the tee (23rd in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 66.67% (fifth), and attempted 25.75 putts per round (third) in that victory a year ago.
Eckroat's recent performances
- Over his last five appearances, Eckroat has finished in the top 20 twice.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Eckroat has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -17 those two times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Austin Eckroat has averaged 299.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Eckroat is averaging 1.349 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Eckroat has an average of 0.673 in his past five tournaments.
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Eckroat's advanced stats and rankings
- Eckroat delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.333 last season, which ranked 30th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (300.8 yards) ranked 93rd, and his 69.4% driving accuracy average ranked 15th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Eckroat ranked 27th on TOUR, putting up an average mark of 0.395, while he ranked 117th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 66.17%.
- On the greens, Eckroat registered a -0.172 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 129th on TOUR. In addition, he ranked 64th with a putts-per-round average of 28.80, and he ranked 84th by breaking par 24.63% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 93 | 300.8 | 299.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 117 | 66.17% | 72.62% |
| Putts Per Round | 64 | 28.80 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 84 | 24.63% | 27.38% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 113 | 14.88% | 14.29% |
Eckroat's best finishes
- Eckroat played 27 tournaments last season, picking up two wins and three finishes in the top 10.
- In those 27 tournaments, he made the cut on 22 occasions.
- Last season, one of Eckroat's two wins came when he shot 24-under at the World Wide Technology Championship.
- Eckroat ranked 41st in the FedExCup standings with 1069 points last season.
Eckroat's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at The RSM Classic, where his 4.397 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he delivered a 5.835 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Eckroat's best effort last season was in February 2024 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 4.230. He finished 38th in that tournament.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Eckroat posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (5.652, which ranked eighth in the field). In that event, he finished 37th.
- Eckroat posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (12.627) in February 2024 at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
Eckroat's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 30 | 0.333 | 0.897 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 27 | 0.395 | 0.394 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 157 | -0.243 | -1.967 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 129 | -0.172 | 1.349 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 73 | 0.301 | 0.673 |
Eckroat's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 38 | 69-70-70-68 | -7 | 15 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 1 | 65-67-68-67 | -17 | 500 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 72-69-74-75 | +2 | 21 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 71-69-68-76 | -4 | 14 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 33 | 68-74-73-70 | -3 | 21 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 74-77 | +7 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 17 | 66-69-72-67 | -10 | 115 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 64-72-63-69 | -20 | 31 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 63 | 75-73-72-75 | +11 | 8 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 18 | 67-67-69-70 | -11 | 100 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-72 | +4 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 39 | 77-71-71-76 | +7 | 21 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 74 | 72-72-78-78 | +20 | 5 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 27 | 70-67-65-67 | -11 | 58 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 67-71 | -2 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 66 | 73-73-72-78 | +12 | 6 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 6 | 64-72-64-67 | -13 | 100 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 18 | 69-68-71-65 | -7 | 184 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 46 | 71-73-74-77 | +7 | 41 |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 46 | 68-71-68-70 | -7 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 1 | 68-67-66-63 | -24 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 17 | 67-70-69-66 | -10 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 15 | 68-68-68-67 | -21 | 63 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-70 | -2 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-78 | +6 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 13 | 67-67-71-71 | -12 | 95 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Eckroat as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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