Feb 10, 2025
Eric Cole betting profile: The Genesis Invitational
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Eric Cole plays an approach shot on the fourth hole during the final round of The Sentry. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Eric Cole placed 10th in The Genesis Invitational in 2024, shooting a 8-under on the par-72 course. His sights are set higher Feb. 13-16 in San Diego at Torrey Pines Golf Couse.
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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
- Cole has played The Genesis Invitational once recently (in 2024), posting a score of 8-under and finishing 10th.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Hideki Matsuyama posted numbers of 1.116 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (16th in field), 2.038 in SG: Approach the Green (18th), and 4.297 in SG: Putting (third).
- Matsuyama's average driving distance was 300 (23rd in field), he hit 66.67% of greens in regulation (fifth), with 25.75 putts per round (third) en route to his win last year.
Cole's recent history at The Genesis Invitational
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2024 | 10 | 73-69-65-69 | -8 |
Cole's recent performances
- Cole has finished in the top five once over his last five events.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Cole has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 6-under.
- Eric Cole has averaged 300.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Cole is averaging -0.353 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Cole is averaging -0.741 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Cole's advanced stats and rankings
- Cole has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.206 this season (130th on TOUR). His average driving distance (295.4 yards) ranks 147th, while his 62.5% driving accuracy average ranks 50th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Cole has a -0.184 mark (121st on TOUR).
- On the greens, Cole's -0.266 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 130th on TOUR this season, and his 28.45 putts-per-round average ranks 40th. He has broken par 22.98% of the time (89th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 147 | 295.4 | 300.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 128 | 66.41% | 64.20% |
| Putts Per Round | 40 | 28.45 | 28.4 |
| Par Breakers | 89 | 22.98% | 23.46% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 103 | 13.38% | 14.51% |
Cole's best finishes
- Cole has participated in six tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has earned one finish in the top-five.
- In those six events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 83.3%.
- Currently, Cole ranks 42nd in the FedExCup standings with 167 points.
Cole's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Cole's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at The American Express, where he ranked 16th in the field with a mark of 1.402 (he finished 68th in that tournament).
- Cole delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii (January 2025), ranking fifth in the field with a mark of 5.773.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cole's best performance this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2025, as he ranked 12th in the field with a mark of 2.127.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2025, Cole posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.169 (his best mark this season), which ranked 10th in the field. He finished fifth in that tournament.
- Cole posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.701) in January 2025 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. That ranked fifth in the field.
Cole's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 130 | -0.206 | -0.711 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 121 | -0.184 | 0.174 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 87 | 0.039 | 0.149 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 130 | -0.266 | -0.353 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 134 | -0.617 | -0.741 |
Cole's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 10 | 73-69-65-69 | -8 | 150 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 78-71 | +7 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 21 | 70-73-70-74 | -1 | 88 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 72-74 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 33 | 73-67-71-71 | -2 | 18 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 52 | 73-72-81-73 | +11 | 12 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 33 | 70-68-67-72 | -7 | 27 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 69-69 | -6 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 68 | 73-72-80-77 | +18 | 6 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 74-70 | +4 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 45 | 70-75-74-79 | +10 | 15 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 73-73 | +6 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 48 | 69-75-66-65 | -5 | 13 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 6 | 66-68-70-69 | -15 | 89 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 7 | 62-68-64-69 | -21 | 80 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 71-64-69-69 | -7 | 8 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 31 | 72-73-72-73 | +6 | 29 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 7 | 68-68-69-63 | -12 | 80 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 18 | 71-67-72-63 | -7 | 184 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 46 | 77-68-78-72 | +7 | 41 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 72-71 | -1 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 16 | 66-67-69-69 | -17 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-73 | E | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 6 | 64-67-70-66 | -13 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 15 | 68-72-68-63 | -11 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 52 | 74-68-68-73 | -9 | 12 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 5 | 64-67-67-68 | -14 | 110 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 68 | 68-69-70-74 | -7 | 3 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 68 | 70-71-79-77 | +9 | 3 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 22 | 66-69-73-70 | -10 | 38 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 74-73 | +5 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cole as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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