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Justin Lower betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 09: Justin Lower of the United States hits a tee shot on the first hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 09, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Justin Lower hits the course in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship March 13-16. He is aiming for a better outcome than his last time out when he missed the cut at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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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
- Over Lower's last two trips to the THE PLAYERS Championship, he has missed the cut each time.
- Lower missed the cut (with a score of 2-over) in his most recent go-round at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2024.
- Scottie Scheffler finished with 6.477 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 6.326 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 SG: Putting (37th) en route to winning 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).
Lower's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | MC | 71-75 | +2 |
| 3/9/2023 | MC | 74-77 | +7 |
Lower's recent performances
- Lower has finished in the top five in one of his last five events.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Lower has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five tournaments, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 13-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Justin Lower has averaged 294.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Lower has an average of 1.406 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Lower is averaging -0.838 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Lower's advanced stats and rankings
- Lower has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.459, which ranks 165th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (298.1 yards) ranks 129th, and his 58.4% driving accuracy average ranks 98th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Lower ranks 85th on TOUR with a mark of 0.127.
- On the greens, Lower has registered a 0.660 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 11th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 18th with a putts-per-round average of 28.11, and he ranks 61st by breaking par 24.38% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 129 | 298.1 | 294.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 129 | 66.98% | 65.08% |
| Putts Per Round | 18 | 28.11 | 28.3 |
| Par Breakers | 61 | 24.38% | 24.60% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 94 | 12.96% | 13.49% |
Lower's best finishes
- Although Lower has not won any of the six tournaments he has played this season, he has come away with one top-five finish.
- In those six events, he made the cut three times.
- Currently, Lower sits 60th in the FedExCup standings with 186 points.
Lower's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Lower's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, as he ranked in the field with a mark of -0.372.
- Lower's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where his 3.376 mark ranked 19th in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Lower's best effort this season was in January 2025 at The American Express, where he ranked 28th in the field with a mark of 0.775. He finished third in that tournament.
- At The American Express in January 2025, Lower recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.304 (his best mark this season), which ranked sixth in the field. He finished third in that tournament.
- Lower posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.640) at The American Express (January 2025), which ranked him 19th in the field. He finished third in that tournament.
Lower's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 165 | -0.459 | -1.296 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 85 | 0.127 | -0.289 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 168 | -0.427 | -0.658 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 11 | 0.660 | 1.406 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 110 | -0.099 | -0.838 |
Lower's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-75 | +2 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | W/D | 77 | +6 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 28 | 72-67-69-67 | -5 | 30 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 25 | 66-77-71-70 | -4 | 30 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 4 | 66-64-71-69 | -18 | 73 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 28 | 65-69-65-72 | -140 | 5 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 24 | 66-69-66-68 | -15 | 33 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 67-74 | -1 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-75 | +6 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 71-73 | +4 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 50 | 72-73-74-70 | +9 | 12 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 25 | 68-70-68-72 | -10 | 32 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 73 | 67-66-73-72 | -6 | 3 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 67 | 64-72-71-71 | -2 | 3 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 33 | 67-68-74-67 | -8 | 22 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 33 | 66-70-65-71 | -8 | 21 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 7 | 70-67-68-71 | -12 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 28 | 69-69-70-65 | -15 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 69-69 | -4 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 56 | 74-68-69-67 | -2 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 2 | 70-67-63-65 | -23 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 5 | 65-65-68-72 | -14 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 37 | 68-69-66-69 | -8 | 16 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 3 | 63-66-68-69 | -22 | 163 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 75-76 | +7 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 62 | 69-72-74-69 | -4 | 8 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | MC | 70-70 | -2 | -- |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-69 | -3 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Lower as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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