Jun 25, 2024
Tom Whitney betting profile: Rocket Mortgage Classic
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - APRIL 30: Tom Whitney hits a chip shot on the sixth hole prior to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on April 30, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images for The CJ Cup)
Tom Whitney hits the links in the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic June 27-30. He is looking for better results than his last competition when he missed the cut at the RBC Canadian Open.
Latest odds for Whitney at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic tournament and course info
- Date: June 27-30, 2024
- Location: Detroit, MI
- Course: Detroit Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 7,370 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Rickie Fowler
At the Rocket Mortgage Classic
- In the past five years, this is Whitney's first time competing at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
- Rickie Fowler finished with 1.2 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (30th in the field), 7.526 SG: Approach the Green (second), and 4.521 SG: Putting (12th) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Fowler's average driving distance was 309.8 (22nd in field), he hit 84.72% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 28 putts per round (16th).
Whitney's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Whitney has not finished in the top 20.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut once.
- Whitney finished 66th in his only finish over his last five events.
- He finished with a score of 1-under in his only made cut over his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Tom Whitney has averaged 302.3 yards in his past five starts.
- Whitney has an average of -2.628 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Whitney has an average of -3.310 in his past five tournaments.
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Whitney's advanced stats and rankings
- Whitney has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.297, which ranks 38th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.4 yards) ranks 114th, and his 64.7% driving accuracy average ranks 59th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Whitney ranks 90th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.011. Additionally, he ranks 45th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 66.67%.
- On the greens, Whitney's -0.400 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 147th this season, while he averages 29.78 putts per round (161st).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 114 | 295.4 | 302.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 45 | 66.67% | 56.02% |
| Putts Per Round | 161 | 29.78 | 30.6 |
| Par Breakers | 107 | 23.30% | 18.52% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 147 | 17.44% | 18.06% |
Whitney's best finishes
- Whitney has played 14 tournaments this season, and he is yet to finish in the top 10.
- In those 14 events, he made the cut six times (42.9%).
- Currently, Whitney has 82 points, ranking him 172nd in the FedExCup standings.
Whitney's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Whitney's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in March 2024 at the Valspar Championship, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 2.929. He finished 33rd in that event.
- Whitney's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 5.086.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Whitney's best performance this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked 33rd in the field with a mark of 0.463 (he finished 13th in that tournament).
- At the Valspar Championship in March 2024, Whitney posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (1.134), which ranked 41st in the field.
- Whitney recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.367) at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024. That ranked 21st in the field.
Whitney's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 38 | 0.297 | 0.994 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 90 | 0.011 | -0.429 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 167 | -0.599 | -1.248 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 147 | -0.400 | -2.628 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 153 | -0.691 | -3.310 |
Whitney's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 66-70-73 | -7 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 70-67-75-68 | -8 | 53 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 72-72 | +2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 67-76 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 61 | 67-69-71-75 | -6 | 3 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 33 | 71-69-69-73 | -2 | 18 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | MC | 67-79 | +6 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 75 | 72-72-75-74 | +5 | 2 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 63 | 71-69-70-75 | -3 | 3 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 70-69 | -70 | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 66 | 65-70-75-73 | -1 | 4 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 68-73 | +1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Whitney as of the start of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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