Davis Thompson betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 07: Davis Thompson hits a tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard 2025 at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 07, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Davis Thompson hits the course in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship March 13-16. He is aiming for better results than his last time out when he missed the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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
- Over his last two trips to THE PLAYERS Championship, Thompson has an average score of 3-over, with an average finish of 68th.
- In Thompson's most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship, in 2024, he missed the cut after posting a score of 2-over.
- 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), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024.
- 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).
Thompson's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/14/2024 | MC | 75-71 | +2 |
3/9/2023 | 68 | 70-73-69-79 | +3 |
Thompson's recent performances
- Thompson has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five appearances.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five tournaments, Thompson has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 5-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Davis Thompson has averaged 302.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Thompson is averaging -2.025 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Thompson has an average of 0.127 in his past five tournaments.
Thompson's advanced stats and rankings
- Thompson owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.463 (26th) this season, while his average driving distance of 304.0 yards ranks 82nd on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Thompson sports a -0.377 average that ranks 143rd on TOUR. He ranks 47th with a 70.94% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Thompson has delivered a -0.529 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 158th on TOUR, while he ranks 144th with a putts-per-round average of 29.35. He has broken par 23.50% of the time (90th on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 82 | 304.0 | 302.9 |
Greens in Regulation % | 47 | 70.94% | 66.32% |
Putts Per Round | 144 | 29.35 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 90 | 23.50% | 20.14% |
Bogey Avoidance | 68 | 12.39% | 13.19% |
Thompson's best finishes
- Thompson, who has taken part in eight tournaments this season, is still seeking his first top-10 finish.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- As of now, Thompson has collected 149 points, which ranks him 76th in the FedExCup standings.
Thompson's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Thompson's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in February 2025 at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 3.422. He finished 36th in that tournament.
- Thompson's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, as he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.156.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Thompson put up his best performance this season at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2025), ranking seventh in the field with a mark of 3.795.
- At The American Express in January 2025, Thompson delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (0.601, which ranked 37th in the field). In that tournament, he finished 51st.
- Thompson delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.311) at The Genesis Invitational (which ranked him 13th in the field). In that event, he finished 13th.
Thompson's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 26 | 0.463 | 1.397 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 143 | -0.377 | -0.830 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 22 | 0.441 | 1.586 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 158 | -0.529 | -2.025 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 100 | -0.002 | 0.127 |
Thompson's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 75-71 | +2 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-75 | +3 | -- |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 21 | 68-72-68-66 | -6 | 37 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 45 | 70-73-73-71 | -1 | 10 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 18 | 67-68-71-70 | -12 | 28 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 62-69-68-71 | -18 | 9 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 2 | 65-68-67-68 | -16 | 135 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 17 | 70-70-66-72 | -2 | 45 |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 69-74 | +3 | -- |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 73-73-74-73 | +5 | 53 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 9 | 70-72-70-68 | E | 180 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 2 | 68-69-66-68 | -17 | 184 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 1 | 63-67-62-64 | -28 | 500 |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 65-72-71-65 | -7 | 8 |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 66 | 74-73-71-78 | +12 | 6 |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 12 | 66-66-66-71 | -11 | 53 |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 33 | 72-66-72-66 | -4 | 80 |
August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 41 | 76-74-69-72 | +3 | 58 |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 5 | 66-68-66-66 | -18 | -- |
November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 60 | 70-71-67-72 | -2 | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | 36 | 78-64-68-67 | -15 | 23 |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 70-69 | -1 | -- |
January 16-19 | The American Express | 51 | 69-69-68-71 | -11 | 7 |
January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 69-70-71-73 | -5 | 8 |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 36 | 69-67-70-71 | -7 | 17 |
February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 13 | 70-66-76-72 | -4 | 95 |
February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 69-70 | -3 | -- |
March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 77-73 | +6 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Thompson as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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