Ryan Palmer betting profile: WM Phoenix Open
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Ryan Palmer shot 2-under and took 42nd the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at TPC Scottsdale Feb. 6-9 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2025 WM Phoenix Open.
The WM Phoenix Open tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 6-9, 2025
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Course: TPC Scottsdale
- Par: 71 / 7,261 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Nick Taylor
At the WM Phoenix Open
- In his last six appearances at the WM Phoenix Open, Palmer has an average finish of 48th, and an average score of 3-under.
- Palmer last participated in the WM Phoenix Open in 2023, finishing 42nd with a score of 2-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Nick Taylor posted numbers of 0.112 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in field), 5.118 in SG: Approach the Green (ninth), and 8.934 in SG: Putting (first).
- In addition, Taylor's average driving distance was 293.8 (35th in field), he hit 81.94% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 28.25 putts per round (seventh).
Palmer's recent history at the WM Phoenix Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
2/9/2023 | 42 | 73-67-71-71 | -2 |
2/4/2021 | 42 | 70-68-71-67 | -8 |
1/30/2020 | MC | 71-71 | E |
Palmer's recent performances
- In his last five events, Palmer finished outside the top 20.
- He's qualified for the weekend in one of his last five events.
- Palmer has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five events.
- He posted a final score of -13 relative to par in his only made cut in his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Ryan Palmer has averaged 295.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Palmer has an average of 0.837 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Palmer is averaging -1.561 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Palmer's advanced stats and rankings
- Palmer posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.125 last season (77th on TOUR). His average driving distance (298.8 yards) ranked 113th, while his 65.1% driving accuracy average ranked 52nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Palmer sported a -0.475 mark (167th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Palmer registered a -0.414 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which ranked him 165th on TOUR, while he ranked 127th with a putts-per-round average of 29.26. He broke par 22.35% of the time (153rd on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 113 | 298.8 | 295.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 168 | 63.23% | 62.96% |
Putts Per Round | 127 | 29.26 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 153 | 22.35% | 24.07% |
Bogey Avoidance | 174 | 17.99% | 19.44% |
Palmer's best finishes
- Palmer played 17 tournaments last season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those 17 tournaments, he had a 41.2% success rate in terms of making the cut (seven cuts made).
- Last season Palmer's best performance came when he shot 139-under and finished 19th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
- With 54 points last season, Palmer ranked 191st in the FedExCup standings.
Palmer's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Palmer's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the RBC Canadian Open, where his 1.947 mark ranked 19th in the field.
- Palmer posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season at the Valspar Championship (March 2024), ranking 21st in the field with a mark of 2.500.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Palmer's best performance last season was at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he ranked 26th in the field with a mark of 1.383 (he finished 74th in that tournament).
- At the Charles Schwab Challenge in May 2024, Palmer posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (2.709). That ranked in the field.
- Palmer delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (2.875) in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, which ranked 35th in the field. He finished 35th in that tournament.
Palmer's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 77 | 0.125 | -0.829 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 167 | -0.475 | -0.786 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 135 | -0.111 | -0.782 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 165 | -0.414 | 0.837 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 169 | -0.875 | -1.561 |
Palmer's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 52 | 71-67-69-73 | -4 | 6 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 73-69 | E | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 54 | 67-75-73-70 | +1 | 6 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 74 | 69-70-73-72 | +4 | 2 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 75-75 | +6 | -- |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 55 | 70-68-75-70 | -5 | 4 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 19 | 63-69-65-72 | -139 | 16 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 69-78 | +7 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 35 | 65-73-70-69 | -3 | 18 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 75 | 69-68-74-68 | -5 | 2 |
July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | MC | 73-66 | -5 | -- |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 74-76 | +6 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 78-73 | +7 | -- |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 69-71 | E | -- |
January 16-19 | The American Express | 34 | 66-67-69-73 | -13 | 18 |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-78 | +8 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Palmer as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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