Feb 14, 2024
Eric Cole Betting Profile: The Genesis Invitational
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Eric Cole will compete in the 2024 The Genesis Invitational from February 15-18 after a 49th-place finish in Scottsdale, Arizona at the WM Phoenix Open.
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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
- This is Cole's first time competing at The Genesis Invitational in the past five years.
- Jon Rahm finished with 0.617 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (28th in the field), 11.898 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.52 SG: Putting (12th) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- 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.
Cole's Recent Performances
- Cole has made the cut and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard twice over his last five appearances.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five tournaments, Cole has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- He has an average score relative to par of -12 in his last five tournaments.
- Eric Cole has averaged 292.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Cole is averaging 1.184 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Cole is averaging 2.580 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Cole's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Cole has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.027, which ranks 97th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (292.8 yards) ranks 105th, and his 64.9% driving accuracy average ranks 33rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Cole owns a 0.648 average that ranks 25th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Cole has delivered a 0.595 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 31st on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 105 | 292.8 | 292.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 55.56% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 30.1 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 26.47% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 10.46% |
Cole's Best Finishes
- Cole has taken part in six tournaments this season, and he is yet to finish in the top 10.
- In those six tournaments, he had a 83.3% success rate in terms of making the cut (five cuts made).
- With 335 points, Cole currently ranks 22nd in the FedExCup standings.
Cole's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Cole's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 3.194.
- Cole's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.460 (he finished 14th in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Cole's best performance this season was at The Sentry, where he ranked 26th in the field with a mark of 0.525 (he finished 14th in that event).
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Cole posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (4.188, which ranked seventh in the field). In that event, he finished 14th.
- Cole recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.751) in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which ranked 13th in the field. He finished 13th in that tournament.
Cole's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 97 | -0.027 | 0.613 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 25 | 0.648 | 2.033 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 143 | -0.298 | -1.249 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 31 | 0.595 | 1.184 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 34 | 0.918 | 2.580 |
Cole's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | 2 | 67-66-66-67 | -27 | 300 |
| March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 72-80 | +8 | -- |
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 27 | 73-73-69-68 | -5 | 31 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 71-67-75-72 | -3 | 15 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 5 | 65-68-69-66 | -16 | 100 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 23 | 66-68-70-65 | -15 | 34 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 15 | 67-74-70-70 | +1 | 59 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 69-74 | +3 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 24 | 75-70-70-74 | +1 | 38 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 6 | 69-73-69-63 | -14 | 95 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 39 | 69-70-71-74 | +4 | 18 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 24 | 64-65-73-65 | -13 | 34 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 42 | 69-67-68-71 | -9 | 11 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 60 | 67-69-64-79 | -1 | 5 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 30 | 70-66-68-70 | -10 | 24 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-65-66-70 | -10 | 51 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 31 | 66-70-68-70 | -6 | 92 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 25 | 72-68-68-69 | -3 | 133 |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 4 | 68-66-68-70 | -16 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 35 | 71-68-71-69 | -9 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 3 | 71-66-67-62 | -18 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 2 | 65-71-66-70 | -8 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 3 | 66-66-61-67 | -22 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 14 | 70-66-69-65 | -22 | 113 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 13 | 66-72-64-66 | -12 | 55 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 21 | 66-64-66-72 | -20 | 40 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 14 | 68-71-67 | -10 | 118 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 70-69-70-70 | -5 | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Cole as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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