Francesco Molinari betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 12: Francesco Molinari, Captain of Team Continental Europe chips onto the second green during the Singles Matches on Day Three of the Team Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort on January 12, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Kate McShane/Getty Images)
In his most recent competition at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Francesco Molinari concluded the weekend at 7-under, good for a 49th-place finish. He enters play in the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Feb. 27 - March 2 trying for a higher finish.
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 27 - March 2, 2025
- Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
- Course: PGA National Resort (The Champion)
- Par: 71 / 7,167 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Austin Eckroat
At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- In his last two appearances at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Molinari has an average finish of 14th, and an average score of 4-under.
- Molinari last participated in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in 2024, missing the cut with a score of even-par.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Austin Eckroat posted numbers of 3.541 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in field), 5.835 in SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 3.721 in SG: Putting (15th).
- En route to his victory last year, Eckroat posted an average driving distance of 292.3 (45th in field), hit 81.94% of greens in regulation (first), and took 28 putts per round (sixth).
Molinari's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2024 | MC | 70-72 | E |
Molinari's recent performances
- Molinari has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five events.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Molinari has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five events.
- He has an average score of 9-under across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Francesco Molinari has averaged 286.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Molinari is averaging 0.886 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Molinari has an average of 1.145 in his past five tournaments.
Molinari's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 288.1 | 286.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 66.67% | 70.74% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 29.75 | 29.9 |
| Par Breakers | - | 21.94% | 24.81% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 17.64% | 15.93% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Molinari's best finishes
- Molinari, who played 15 tournaments last season, failed to finish in the top 10 in every event.
- In those 15 tournaments, he had a 40% success rate in terms of making the cut (six cuts made).
- Last season Molinari's best performance came at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. He shot 10-under and finished 17th in that event.
- Molinari collected 27 points last season, ranking 205th in the FedExCup standings.
Molinari's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Molinari's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at The RSM Classic, where his 1.053 mark ranked in the field.
- Molinari's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked 16th in the field with a mark of 3.453 (he finished 46th in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Molinari's best performance last season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where his 3.391 mark ranked third in the field.
- At the Valspar Championship in March 2024, Molinari delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (3.094). That ranked in the field.
- Molinari delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (1.828) at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 2024), which ranked him 46th in the field. He finished 46th in that tournament.
Molinari's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -1.162 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 1.300 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.121 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | 0.886 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | 1.145 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Molinari's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 72-69-73-72 | -2 | 9 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 70-72 | -2 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-77 | -2 | -- |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 71-75 | +4 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 64 | 73-72-77-71 | +13 | 7 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-70 | -2 | -- |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 66-69-72-66 | -7 | 8 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-78 | +9 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 59 | 66-70-75-70 | -3 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 17 | 68-66-70-70 | -10 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 67-70-72 | -7 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-78 | +6 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 49 | 66-68-72-71 | -7 | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Molinari as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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