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Hideki Matsuyama betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Hideki Matsuyama will appear March 13-16 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA, at the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship. In his most recent tournament he took 22nd in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, shooting even-par at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
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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
- Matsuyama's average finish has been 10th, and his average score 9-under, over his last six appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- Matsuyama last participated in THE PLAYERS Championship in 2024, finishing sixth with a score of 15-under.
- When Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024, he had 6.477 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 6.326 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 SG: Putting (37th).
- Scheffler's average driving distance was 299.1 (14th in field), he hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (third), with 28 putts per round (25th) en route to his win last year.
Matsuyama's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | 6 | 69-69-68-67 | -15 |
| 3/9/2023 | 5 | 74-70-67-68 | -9 |
| 3/11/2021 | MC | 76-69 | +1 |
| 3/14/2019 | 8 | 71-72-66-67 | -12 |
Matsuyama's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Matsuyama has finished in the top 20 once.
- Over his last five events, Matsuyama has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 4-under over his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Hideki Matsuyama has averaged 301.4 yards in his past five starts.
- Matsuyama is averaging -0.164 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Matsuyama is averaging 3.157 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Matsuyama's advanced stats and rankings
- Matsuyama has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.019, which ranks 107th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (299.0 yards) ranks 120th, and his 51.5% driving accuracy average ranks 170th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Matsuyama sports a 0.536 mark (23rd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Matsuyama's 0.295 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 56th this season, and his 28.07 putts-per-round average ranks 14th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 120 | 299.0 | 301.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 136 | 66.47% | 61.11% |
| Putts Per Round | 14 | 28.07 | 28.3 |
| Par Breakers | 47 | 25.00% | 20.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 42 | 11.51% | 13.61% |
Matsuyama's best finishes
- Matsuyama has taken part in seven tournaments this season, and he has earned one win .
- In those seven events, he made the cut seven times, a success rate of 100%.
- Currently, Matsuyama sits fourth in the FedExCup standings with 949 points.
Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Matsuyama posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at The Sentry (January 2025), ranking 16th in the field at 2.028.
- Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at The Sentry, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 9.167 (he finished first in that event).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Matsuyama's best effort this season was at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.662 (he finished 22nd in that event).
- At The Sentry in January 2025, Matsuyama posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.428, which was his best so far this season. That ranked third in the field.
- Matsuyama posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (17.978) in January 2025 at The Sentry, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
Matsuyama's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 107 | -0.019 | -0.486 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 23 | 0.536 | 0.686 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 6 | 0.650 | 3.121 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 56 | 0.295 | -0.164 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 8 | 1.462 | 3.157 |
Matsuyama's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 6 | 69-69-68-67 | -15 | 263 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 7 | 73-70-66-71 | -8 | 85 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 38 | 76-74-71-74 | +7 | 20 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 35 | 70-65-70-71 | -8 | 24 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 8 | 73-70-74-70 | -1 | 191 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 6 | 72-66-70-70 | -2 | 275 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 23 | 66-69-69-64 | -12 | 78 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-67 | -2 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 66 | 75-72-75-74 | +12 | 6 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 3 | 63-68-71-65 | -17 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 1 | 65-64-64-70 | -17 | 0 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | W/D | 67 | -5 | -- |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 9 | 70-70-68-67 | -9 | 0 |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 46 | 71-71-66-68 | -4 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 1 | 65-65-62-65 | -35 | 700 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 16 | 67-69-67-66 | -11 | 49 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 32 | 68-75-70-76 | +1 | 21 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 48 | 70-69-71-71 | -7 | 13 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 25 | 70-70-65-70 | -9 | 31 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 13 | 74-72-68-70 | -4 | 95 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 22 | 73-72-74-69 | E | 40 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Matsuyama as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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