Jul 22, 2024
Ben Taylor betting profile: 3M Open
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Ben Taylor looks to improve upon his 71st-place finish in 2023's tournament when he hits the links in the 2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities July 25-28.
Latest odds for Taylor at the 3M Open.
The 3M Open tournament and course info
- Date: July 25-28, 2024
- Location: Blaine, Minnesota, USA
- Course: TPC Twin Cities
- Par: 71 / 7,431 yards
- Purse: $8.1M
- Previous winner: Lee Hodges
At the 3M Open
- In his last three appearances at the 3M Open, Taylor has an average finish of 71st, and an average score of 1-over.
- Taylor finished 71st (with a score of 1-over) in his most recent appearance at the 3M Open (in 2023).
- With numbers of 1.885 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (24th in field), 9.219 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 6.196 in SG: Putting (fourth), Lee Hodges won this tournament in 2023.
- Hodges also posted numbers of 310.9 in average driving distance (25th in field), 80.56% in terms of greens in regulation (ninth), and 28 putts per round (fourth).
Taylor's recent history at the 3M Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/27/2023 | 71 | 70-68-76-71 | +1 |
| 7/22/2021 | MC | 71-73 | +2 |
| 7/23/2020 | MC | 75-66 | -1 |
Taylor's recent performances
- Taylor has finished in the top 10 once over his last five appearances.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Over his last five tournaments, Taylor has finished within three shots of the leader once and carded a score that's better than average once.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 15-under.
- Off the tee, Ben Taylor has averaged 303.9 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Taylor is averaging 2.247 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Taylor is averaging -0.619 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Taylor's advanced stats and rankings
- Taylor has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.685, which ranks 173rd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (299.8 yards) ranks 82nd, and his 49.2% driving accuracy average ranks 176th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Taylor ranks 175th on TOUR with a mark of -0.865.
- On the greens, Taylor's 0.097 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 77th on TOUR this season, and his 28.89 putts-per-round average ranks 87th. He has broken par 22.22% of the time (135th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 82 | 299.8 | 303.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 176 | 60.38% | 62.70% |
| Putts Per Round | 87 | 28.89 | 27.7 |
| Par Breakers | 135 | 22.22% | 21.43% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 178 | 19.74% | 14.68% |
Taylor's best finishes
- Taylor has played 18 tournaments this season, earning one top-10 finish.
- In those 18 events, he made the cut four times, a success rate of 22.2%.
- Taylor, who has 73 points, currently sits 185th in the FedExCup standings.
Taylor's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Taylor put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the ISCO Championship (July 2024), ranking 18th in the field at 2.339.
- Taylor put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the ISCO Championship (July 2024), ranking 40th in the field with a mark of 0.945.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Taylor's best performance this season was in July 2024 at the John Deere Classic, where he ranked 17th in the field with a mark of 2.142. He finished 46th in that tournament.
- At the ISCO Championship in July 2024, Taylor recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.866). That ranked seventh in the field.
- Taylor posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.128) at the ISCO Championship (July 2024), which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished sixth in that event.
Taylor's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 173 | -0.685 | -1.062 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 175 | -0.865 | -2.121 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 83 | 0.044 | 0.317 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 77 | 0.097 | 2.247 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 172 | -1.410 | -0.619 |
Taylor's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 71 | 70-68-76-71 | +1 | 3 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 72-69 | +1 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 30 | 72-69-70-70 | -7 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 73 | 69-69-75-74 | -1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 28 | 69-69-68-66 | -12 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 77 | 73-84-69-74 | +20 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 78-70 | +6 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 70-71-73 | -2 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 64 | 70-71-75-72 | E | 4 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 68-79 | +5 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-77 | +6 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 76-74 | +8 | -- |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 68-77 | +5 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 72-74 | +2 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 37 | 63-71-65-74 | -15 | 3 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 74-72 | +4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 72-76 | +6 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 74-76 | +10 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 71-73 | +4 | -- |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 76-68 | E | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 46 | 69-66-70-69 | -10 | 9 |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 6 | 68-68-67-65 | -20 | 53 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Taylor as of the start of the 3M Open.
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