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Aaron Rai betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 09: Aaron Rai of England looks over a putt on the 14th hole during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard 2025 at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 09, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Aaron Rai enters play in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship from March 13-16 after an 11th-place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
Latest odds for Rai at THE PLAYERS Championship.
THE PLAYERS Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 13-16, 2025
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- Rai's average finish has been 27th, and his average score 6-under, over his last two appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- In Rai's most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship, in 2024, he finished 35th after posting a score of 6-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Scottie Scheffler posted numbers of 6.477 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 6.326 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 in SG: Putting (37th).
- En route to his victory last year, Scheffler posted an average driving distance of 299.1 (14th in field), hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (third), and took 28 putts per round (25th).
Rai's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | 35 | 71-72-68-71 | -6 |
| 3/9/2023 | 19 | 73-69-65-75 | -6 |
Rai's recent performances
- Rai has finished in the top five once over his last five appearances.
- Rai has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in three of his last five tournaments, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 7-under.
- Aaron Rai has averaged 292.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Rai is averaging 0.877 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Rai has an average of 2.856 in his past five tournaments.
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Rai's advanced stats and rankings
- Rai has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.306, which ranks 46th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (289.0 yards) ranks 177th, and his 68.5% driving accuracy average ranks eighth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Rai ranks 28th on TOUR with a mark of 0.483.
- On the greens, Rai's 0.205 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 70th this season, while he averages 29.27 putts per round (136th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 177 | 289.0 | 292.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 45 | 70.96% | 67.59% |
| Putts Per Round | 136 | 29.27 | 29.3 |
| Par Breakers | 31 | 25.76% | 23.15% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 101 | 13.13% | 13.89% |
Rai's best finishes
- Rai has played six tournaments this season, securing one top-five finish.
- In those six tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- With 340 points, Rai currently sits 39th in the FedExCup standings.
Rai's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Rai's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in February 2025 at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 3.120. He finished fourth in that event.
- Rai put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld (February 2025), ranking second in the field with a mark of 9.003.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Rai's best effort this season was in March 2025 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he ranked 12th in the field with a mark of 2.333. He finished 11th in that tournament.
- At the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in January 2025, Rai delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 2.113, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 21st in the field.
- Rai recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.073) in February 2025 at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld. That ranked fourth in the field.
Rai's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 46 | 0.306 | 0.864 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 28 | 0.483 | 1.800 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 130 | -0.125 | -0.685 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 70 | 0.205 | 0.877 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 25 | 0.869 | 2.856 |
Rai's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 71-72-68-71 | -6 | 22 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 7 | 66-70-67-67 | -10 | 83 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 58 | 72-73-74-70 | +1 | 4 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 71-76 | +3 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 61-70-68-71 | -18 | 9 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 4 | 67-65-68-64 | -20 | 109 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 39 | 68-68-70-71 | -7 | 20 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 32 | 71-71-67-71 | E | 22 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 14 | 67-70-65-70 | -8 | 51 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 19 | 69-74-68-73 | +4 | 103 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 2 | 66-65-68-72 | -17 | 184 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 7 | 65-63-66-69 | -21 | 80 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 68-65-70-63 | -14 | 100 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 75 | 73-74-75-77 | +15 | 5 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 1 | 65-65-68-64 | -18 | 500 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 16 | 69-66-70-67 | -8 | 208 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 43 | 74-70-74-74 | +4 | 50 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 23 | 66-70-72-70 | -6 | 0 |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 14 | 71-71-72-70 | -4 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 15 | 68-71-66-66 | -21 | 63 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 69-78 | +3 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 40 | 69-68-72-71 | -8 | 18 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 37 | 72-70-75-72 | +1 | 23 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 4 | 67-64-68-67 | -18 | 123 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 11 | 74-72-67-71 | -4 | 115 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Rai as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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