Scottie Scheffler betting profile: The Genesis Invitational
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 09: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the 15th tee during the final round of the WM Phoenix Open 2025 at TPC Scottsdale on February 09, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
In his most recent tournament at the WM Phoenix Open, Scottie Scheffler finished the weekend at 9-under, good for a 25th-place finish. He heads into the 2025 The Genesis Invitational Feb. 13-16 trying for a better finish.
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
- Over his last six trips to The Genesis Invitational, Scheffler has an average score of 7-under, with an average finish of 16th.
- Scheffler finished 10th (with a score of 8-under) in his most recent go-round at The Genesis Invitational (in 2024).
- When Hideki Matsuyama won this tournament in 2024, he had 1.116 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (16th in the field), 2.038 SG: Approach the Green (18th), and 4.297 SG: Putting (third).
- 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.
Scheffler's recent history at The Genesis Invitational
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2024 | 10 | 68-70-70-68 | -8 |
| 2/16/2023 | 12 | 70-68-70-68 | -8 |
| 2/17/2022 | 7 | 66-72-65-69 | -12 |
| 2/18/2021 | 20 | 67-74-74-66 | -3 |
| 2/13/2020 | 30 | 69-72-71-70 | -2 |
Scheffler's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Scheffler has two wins and three top-10 finishes.
- Scheffler has finished within three shots of the leader in two of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score four times.
- He has finished with an average score of -14 those five times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Scottie Scheffler has averaged 312.2 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Scheffler has an average of 1.549 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Scheffler has an average of 4.902 in his past five tournaments.
Scheffler's advanced stats and rankings
- Scheffler had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.816 last season, which ranked second on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (303.8 yards) ranked 64th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Scheffler had a 1.269 mark that ranked first on TOUR. He ranked third with a 73.16% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Scheffler delivered a 0.095 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 77th on TOUR, while he ranked 21st with a putts-per-round average of 28.32. He broke par 33.41% of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 64 | 303.8 | 312.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 3 | 73.16% | 56.94% |
| Putts Per Round | 21 | 28.32 | 28.0 |
| Par Breakers | 1 | 33.41% | 29.72% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | 9.70% | 9.17% |
Scheffler's best finishes
- Scheffler took part in 21 tournaments last season, picking up nine wins with 14 top-five finishes and 18 finishes in the top 10.
- In those 21 events, he made the cut 21 times.
- Last season, one of Scheffler's nine wins came when he shot 25-under at the Hero World Challenge.
- Scheffler was the FedExCup champion last season with 5993 points.
Scheffler's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Scheffler's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.477 (he finished first in that tournament).
- Scheffler's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season came at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2024, as he delivered a 12.957 mark, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Scheffler's best effort last season was at The Genesis Invitational, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.010 (he finished 10th in that event).
- At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2024, Scheffler delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (4.348, which ranked fifth in the field). In that tournament, he finished first.
- Scheffler delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (17.126) at THE PLAYERS Championship, which was held in March 2024. That performance ranked No. 1 in the field (he finished first in that tournament).
Scheffler's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 2 | 0.816 | 2.015 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 1 | 1.269 | 2.485 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 17 | 0.316 | -1.146 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 77 | 0.095 | 1.549 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 1 | 2.496 | 4.902 |
Scheffler's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 10 | 68-70-70-68 | -8 | 150 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 1 | 70-67-70-66 | -15 | 700 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 1 | 67-69-68-64 | -20 | 750 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 2 | 65-70-66-68 | -11 | 167 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 66-72-71-68 | -11 | 750 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 1 | 69-65-63-68 | -19 | 700 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 8 | 67-66-73-65 | -13 | 191 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 2 | 72-65-63-71 | -9 | 245 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 1 | 67-68-71-74 | -8 | 700 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 41 | 71-74-71-72 | +8 | 17 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 1 | 65-64-64-65 | -30 | 700 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 7 | 70-70-71-72 | -1 | 225 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 1 | 67-69-67-62 | -19 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 4 | 66-65-69-66 | -14 | 540 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 33 | 71-72-74-72 | +1 | 82 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 1 | 65-66-66-67 | -20 | 0 |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 1 | 67-64-69-63 | -25 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 9 | 67-70-69-67 | -15 | 152 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 25 | 69-66-68-72 | -9 | 31 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Scheffler as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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