Ene 13, 2025
Erik van Rooyen betting profile: The American Express
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Erik van Rooyen enters play Jan. 16-19 in the 2025 The American Express at La Quinta Country Club following a 30th-place finish in the Sony Open in Hawaii, which was his last tournament.
Latest odds for van Rooyen at The American Express.
The American Express tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 16-19, 2025
- Location: La Quinta, California, USA
- Course: La Quinta Country Club
- Par: 72 7,060 yards
- Purse: $8.8M
- Previous winner: Nick Dunlap
At The American Express
- Over his last three trips to The American Express, van Rooyen has an average score of 15-under, with an average finish of 29th.
- In van Rooyen's most recent appearance at The American Express, in 2024, he finished 25th after posting a score of 19-under.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
van Rooyen's recent history at The American Express
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2024 | 25 | 66-67-69-67 | -19 |
| 1/19/2023 | 6 | 65-72-66-62 | -23 |
| 1/21/2021 | 56 | 70-69-76-69 | -4 |
van Rooyen's recent performances
- In his last five events, van Rooyen has an average finish of 43rd.
- van Rooyen has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 7-under in his last five tournaments.
- Erik van Rooyen has averaged 326.7 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- van Rooyen has an average of 1.561 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, van Rooyen has an average of 1.475 in his past five tournaments.
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van Rooyen's advanced stats and rankings
- van Rooyen posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.278 last season (40th on TOUR). His average driving distance (308.2 yards) ranked 35th, while his 63.1% driving accuracy average ranked 79th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, van Rooyen had a 0.095 mark that ranked 94th on TOUR. He ranked 38th with a 69.83% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, van Rooyen's 0.403 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 26th last season, and his 29.09 putts-per-round average ranked 103rd.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 35 | 308.2 | 326.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 38 | 69.83% | 71.11% |
| Putts Per Round | 103 | 29.09 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 28 | 26.65% | 25.28% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 65 | 13.71% | 10.83% |
van Rooyen's best finishes
- Last season van Rooyen played 25 tournaments, earning two top-five finishes and collecting four finishes in the top 10.
- In those 25 events, he made the cut 19 times.
- Last season van Rooyen's best performance came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. He shot 14-under and finished second in that event.
- van Rooyen compiled 813 points last season, which ranked him 58th in the FedExCup standings.
van Rooyen's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season van Rooyen's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 3.942 (he finished 42nd in that tournament).
- van Rooyen's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Genesis Scottish Open, where his 5.424 mark ranked sixth in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, van Rooyen's best effort last season was in March 2024 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.010. He finished 25th in that tournament.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, van Rooyen recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 7.706, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that event.
- van Rooyen delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (10.007) at the Myrtle Beach Classic (May 2024), which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished fourth in that event.
van Rooyen's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 40 | 0.278 | 0.547 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 94 | 0.095 | -1.011 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 149 | -0.216 | 0.378 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 26 | 0.403 | 1.561 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 45 | 0.560 | 1.475 |
van Rooyen's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 66-67-69-67 | -19 | 30 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 20 | 69-70-68 | -9 | 88 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 72-69 | -1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 8 | 63-69-70-70 | -12 | 75 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 2 | 66-71-70-63 | -14 | 245 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 25 | 72-73-72-71 | E | 65 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-74 | +1 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 70-76 | +2 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 55 | 71-76-78-76 | +13 | 10 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 33 | 72-66-72-67 | -7 | 27 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 4 | 67-67-65-70 | -15 | 59 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 53 | 72-68-71-68 | -5 | 10 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 42 | 66-70-70-72 | -2 | 11 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 76-72 | +8 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 6 | 69-64-68-72 | -15 | 89 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 39 | 67-67-64-74 | -8 | 14 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 75-74 | +7 | -- |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 17 | 67-69-69-70 | -9 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 33 | 68-66-71-71 | -4 | 80 |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 43 | 68-66-68-72 | -10 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 46 | 68-70-70-69 | -7 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 64 | 68-71-71-75 | -3 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 69-68-68-66 | -9 | 24 |
All stats in this article are accurate for van Rooyen as of the start of The American Express.
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