Patrick Cantlay Betting Profile: The Genesis Invitational
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Patrick Cantlay during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Patrick Cantlay enters the 2024 The Genesis Invitational February 15-18 after an 11th-place finish in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in his most recent competition.
The Genesis Invitational Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 15-18, 2024
- Location: Pacific Palisades, California
- Course: The Riviera Country Club
- Par: 71 / 7,322 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous Winner: Jon Rahm
At The Genesis Invitational
- Cantlay's average finish has been 17th, and his average score -7, over his last four appearances at The Genesis Invitational.
- Cantlay last played at The Genesis Invitational in 2023, finishing third with a score of -14.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Jon Rahm posted numbers of 0.617 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (28th in field), 11.898 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.52 in SG: Putting (12th).
- Rahm averaged 314.6 yards off the tee (sixth in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 70.83% (second), and attempted 27 putts per round (23rd) in that victory a year ago.
Cantlay's Recent Performances
- Cantlay has finished in the top five in one of his last five tournaments.
- Cantlay has finished with a better-than-average score in three of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of -12 in his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Patrick Cantlay has averaged 299.0 yards in his past five starts.
- Cantlay has an average of -1.273 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Cantlay is averaging 0.396 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Cantlay's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Cantlay put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.852 last season (fourth on TOUR). His average driving distance (308.6 yards) ranked 37th, while his 65.5% driving accuracy average ranked 25th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Cantlay sported a 0.564 mark that ranked 16th on TOUR. He ranked 21st with a 69.75% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Cantlay's 0.305 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 47th last season, while he averaged 28.46 putts per round (34th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 37 | 308.6 | 299.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 21 | 69.75% | 57.89% |
Putts Per Round | 34 | 28.46 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 12 | 25.54% | 28.07% |
Bogey Avoidance | 17 | 12.11% | 10.53% |
Cantlay's Best Finishes
- Cantlay last season took part in 19 tournaments, earning seven top-five finishes and collecting eight finishes in the top 10.
- In those 19 events, he made the cut 17 times.
- Last season Cantlay's best performance came when he shot -34 and finished second at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
- Cantlay collected 1443 points last season, ranking 13th in the FedExCup standings.
Cantlay's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Cantlay's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where his 5.901 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- Cantlay's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the TOUR Championship, where his 6.335 mark ranked third in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cantlay's best performance last season was in February 2023 at The Genesis Invitational, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 5.315. He finished third in that event.
- At the Shriners Children's Open in October 2022, Cantlay posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 8.116, his best mark last season. That ranked him second in the field (he finished second in that tournament).
- Cantlay recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.654) at The Genesis Invitational (February 2023), which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that tournament.
Cantlay's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 4 | 0.852 | 0.294 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 16 | 0.564 | 1.075 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 57 | 0.147 | 0.291 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 47 | 0.305 | -1.273 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 3 | 1.869 | 0.396 |
Cantlay's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 3 | 68-67-68-67 | -14 | 200 |
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 4 | 68-71-74-68 | -7 | 114 |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 72-70-68-72 | -6 | 46 |
April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 14 | 71-71-68-75 | -3 | 63 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 3 | 69-65-66-68 | -16 | 190 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 21 | 67-71-71-69 | -6 | 42 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 9 | 74-67-72-66 | -1 | 82 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 30 | 71-67-74-78 | +2 | 26 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 14 | 71-71-67-69 | -2 | 61 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 4 | 65-68-61-67 | -19 | 115 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 72-67 | -1 | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 33 | 70-75-67-73 | +1 | 22 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 2 | 68-67-66-64 | -34 | 0 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 15 | 68-68-71-67 | -6 | 200 |
August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 5 | 69-68-68-66 | -9 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 12 | 66-68-68-67 | -23 | 150 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 52 | 64-66-67-76 | -15 | 7 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 56 | 65-73-74-75 | -1 | 5 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 11 | 64-70-71 | -11 | 155 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cantlay as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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