Michael Thorbjornsen betting profile: Rocket Mortgage Classic
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In his last competition at the Travelers Championship, Michael Thorbjornsen concluded the weekend at 8-under, good for a 39th-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic June 27-30 seeking a better finish.
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
- Thorbjornsen has played the Rocket Mortgage Classic once recently, in 2022. He missed the cut after posting a score of 3-over.
- When Rickie Fowler won this tournament in 2023, he had 1.2 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (30th in the field), 7.526 SG: Approach the Green (second), and 4.521 SG: Putting (12th).
- Fowler's average driving distance was 309.8 (22nd in field), he hit 84.72% of greens in regulation (second), with 28 putts per round (16th) en route to his win last year.
Thorbjornsen's recent history at the Rocket Mortgage Classic
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/28/2022 | MC | 74-73 | +3 |
Thorbjornsen's recent performances
- Thorbjornsen has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five events.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Thorbjornsen has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five events.
- He has an average score of 11-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Michael Thorbjornsen has averaged 315.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Thorbjornsen has an average of -0.363 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Thorbjornsen is averaging -1.176 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Thorbjornsen's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 318.3 | 315.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 66.11% | 67.46% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 29.10 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | - | 23.33% | 24.21% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 17.78% | 16.27% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Thorbjornsen's best finishes
- Thorbjornsen did not secure a top-10 finish last season (he participated in four tournaments).
- In those four events, he made the cut one time, a success rate of 25%.
- Last season Thorbjornsen's best performance came at the John Deere Classic. He shot 14-under and finished 17th in that event.
Thorbjornsen's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | -0.865 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -0.139 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.190 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.363 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -1.176 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Thorbjornsen's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 17 | 73-63-66-68 | -14 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 39 | 72-64-66-70 | -8 | 20 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Thorbjornsen as of the start of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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