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Austin Eckroat betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Austin Eckroat looks to improve upon his 45th-place finish in 2024's tournament when he hits the links in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) March 13-16.
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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
- Eckroat has played THE PLAYERS Championship once of late, in 2024. He finished 45th, posting a score of 4-under.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024 with 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).
- In addition, Scheffler's average driving distance was 299.1 (14th in field), he hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (third), and he averaged 28 putts per round (25th).
Eckroat's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | 45 | 71-69-68-76 | -4 |
Eckroat's recent performances
- Eckroat has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five events.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Eckroat has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score of 5-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Austin Eckroat has averaged 296.3 yards in his past five starts.
- Eckroat is averaging 0.108 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Eckroat has an average of -0.795 in his past five tournaments.
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Eckroat's advanced stats and rankings
- Eckroat owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.301 (47th) this season, while his average driving distance of 295.1 yards ranks 157th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Eckroat ranks 104th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.024. Additionally, he ranks 89th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 68.94%.
- On the greens, Eckroat's 0.232 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 65th this season, while he averages 29.36 putts per round (147th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 157 | 295.1 | 296.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 89 | 68.94% | 67.86% |
| Putts Per Round | 147 | 29.36 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | 59 | 24.49% | 21.03% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 168 | 15.91% | 15.87% |
Eckroat's best finishes
- Eckroat has played eight tournaments this season, and he is yet to finish in the top 10.
- In those eight events, he made the cut three times (37.5%).
- Currently, Eckroat has 183 points, ranking him 64th in the FedExCup standings.
Eckroat's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where his 2.621 mark ranked eighth in the field.
- Eckroat's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at The Sentry, where he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 2.833 (he finished 15th in that event).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Eckroat's best effort this season was at The Genesis Invitational, where his -0.202 mark ranked in the field.
- At The Sentry in January 2025, Eckroat delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.607 (his best mark this season), which ranked fifth in the field. He finished 15th in that event.
- Eckroat recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.985) at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in January 2025. That ranked 12th in the field.
Eckroat's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 47 | 0.301 | 0.928 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 104 | -0.024 | -0.400 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 183 | -0.640 | -1.430 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 65 | 0.232 | 0.108 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 113 | -0.131 | -0.795 |
Eckroat's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 78-71 | +5 | -- |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 73-68 | -1 | -- |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 34 | 74-70-75-71 | +2 | 26 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Eckroat as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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