Jan 13, 2025
Ben Martin betting profile: The American Express
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Ben Martin seeks better fortunes this time around in the 2025 The American Express. He placed 56th at the par-72 La Quinta Country Club in 2024.
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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
- In his last six appearances at The American Express, Martin has an average finish of 50th, and an average score of 10-under.
- In Martin's most recent appearance at The American Express, in 2024, he finished 56th after posting a score of 14-under.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
Martin's recent history at The American Express
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2024 | 56 | 68-64-67-75 | -14 |
| 1/19/2023 | MC | 72-66-71 | -7 |
| 1/21/2021 | 56 | 67-71-69-77 | -4 |
| 1/16/2020 | 29 | 72-64-71-67 | -14 |
Martin's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Martin has an average finish of 48th.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut three times.
- Martin hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five events, with an average finish of 48th.
- He has an average score relative to par of 5-under in his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Ben Martin has averaged 300.9 yards in his past five starts.
- Martin has an average of -0.514 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Martin is averaging -0.959 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Martin's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 294.5 | 300.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 66.93% | 69.44% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 28.88 | 30.3 |
| Par Breakers | - | 23.28% | 19.10% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 14.02% | 13.89% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Martin's best finishes
- Martin played 15 tournaments last season, collecting one finish in the top 10.
- In those 15 events, he made the cut nine times (60%).
- Last season Martin's best performance came at the Valero Texas Open, where he shot 8-under and finished seventh.
- Martin's 183 points last season ranked him 151st in the FedExCup standings.
Martin's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Martin's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he produced a 2.351 mark, which ranked him 22nd in the field. He finished seventh in that event.
- Martin's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Valspar Championship in March 2024, as he posted a 4.653 mark, which ranked him 11th in the field. He finished 67th in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Martin's best effort last season was at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked 32nd in the field with a mark of 1.179 (he finished seventh in that event).
- At THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, Martin posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.080 (his best mark last season), which ranked 15th in the field. He finished 31st in that tournament.
- Martin delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.154) in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open. That ranked seventh in the field.
Martin's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -0.046 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 0.574 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.973 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.514 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -0.959 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Martin's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 56 | 68-64-67-75 | -14 | 5 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 73-67-72-72 | -4 | 17 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-73 | E | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 42 | 70-69-70-69 | -10 | 7 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 31 | 72-71-71-67 | -7 | 38 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 67 | 68-71-76-73 | +4 | 3 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 7 | 71-71-70-68 | -8 | 85 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 55 | 67-70-71-75 | -5 | 4 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 65-77 | -64 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 48 | 67-69-71-65 | -12 | 9 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 37 | 69-70-69-73 | +1 | 16 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 72-75 | +7 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 59 | 67-67-69-72 | -5 | 5 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Martin as of the start of The American Express.
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