Feb 10, 2025
Jake Knapp betting profile: The Genesis Invitational
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In his last competition at the WM Phoenix Open, Jake Knapp concluded the weekend at 6-under, good for a 44th-place finish. He enters play in the 2025 The Genesis Invitational Feb. 13-16 aiming for a better finish.
Latest odds for Knapp at The Genesis Invitational.
The Genesis Invitational tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 13-16, 2025
- Location: San Diego, California, USA
- Course: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,765 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Hideki Matsuyama
At The Genesis Invitational
- This is Knapp's first time competing at The Genesis Invitational in the past five years.
- Hideki Matsuyama won this tournament in 2024 with 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 averaged 300.0 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.
Knapp's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Knapp has an average finish of 41st.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Knapp has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 5-under.
- Off the tee, Jake Knapp has averaged 305.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Knapp has an average of 1.540 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Knapp is averaging -0.751 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Knapp's advanced stats and rankings
- Knapp delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.045 last season, which ranked 117th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (309.5 yards) ranked 24th, and his 59.4% driving accuracy average ranked 132nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Knapp had a 0.001 mark (108th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Knapp's -0.082 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 115th on TOUR last season, and his 29.07 putts-per-round average ranked 99th. He broke par 23.11% of the time (133rd).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 24 | 309.5 | 305.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 136 | 65.41% | 66.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 99 | 29.07 | 28.7 |
| Par Breakers | 133 | 23.11% | 24.85% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 159 | 16.74% | 10.23% |
Knapp's best finishes
- Knapp last season participated in 23 tournaments, picking up two wins with four top-five finishes and five finishes in the top 10.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 17 times, a success rate of 73.9%.
- Last season, one of Knapp's two wins came when he shot 19-under at the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
- Knapp's 970 points last season ranked him 50th in the FedExCup standings.
Knapp's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Knapp's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.518 (he finished 31st in that event).
- Knapp posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking No. 1 in the field at 8.709. In that event, he finished first.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Knapp put up his best effort last season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking 10th in the field at 2.169. In that event, he finished 70th.
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Knapp posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 4.018, which ranked him 16th in the field. He finished 45th in that tournament.
- Knapp posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (14.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.
Knapp's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 117 | -0.045 | -2.728 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 108 | 0.001 | 0.482 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 145 | -0.197 | -0.044 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 115 | -0.082 | 1.540 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 143 | -0.323 | -0.751 |
Knapp's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 1 | 67-64-63-71 | -19 | 500 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 4 | 68-66-71-66 | -13 | 104 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 57 | 77-70-81-72 | +12 | 9 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 71-72-68-73 | -4 | 14 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 74-71 | +5 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 55 | 74-76-78-73 | +13 | 10 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 62 | 74-70-69-71 | E | 8 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 8 | 64-64-67-70 | -19 | 85 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 58 | 71-75-71-76 | +9 | 9 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 75-69 | +2 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 78-72 | +6 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 75-77 | +12 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 48 | 70-70-64-71 | -5 | 13 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 70-65-70-74 | -9 | 19 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 52 | 66-71-68-70 | -9 | 6 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | W/D | 71-68-81 | +7 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 67 | 70-75-71-70 | +6 | 14 |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 68 | 69-71-73-72 | +3 | -- |
| December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 1 | 58-66-65 | E | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 56 | 72-73-70-71 | -6 | 10 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 73-71-65 | -7 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 32 | 71-73-71-74 | +1 | 21 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 33 | 65-72-70-72 | -9 | 24 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 44 | 67-71-72-68 | -6 | 11 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Knapp as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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