Peter Malnati betting profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Peter Malnati finished ninth in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in 2024, shooting a 12-under on the par-71 course. His sights are set higher Feb. 27 - March 2 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, at PGA National Resort (The Champion) .
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 27 - March 2, 2025
- Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
- Course: PGA National Resort (The Champion)
- Par: 71 / 7,167 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Austin Eckroat
At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- Over his last seven trips to the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Malnati has an average score of 1-under, with an average finish of 31st.
- Malnati finished ninth (with a score of 12-under) in his most recent appearance at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (in 2024).
- Austin Eckroat finished with 3.541 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in the field), 5.835 SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 3.721 SG: Putting (15th) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- En route to his victory last year, Eckroat posted an average driving distance of 292.3 (45th in field), hit 81.94% of greens in regulation (first), and took 28 putts per round (sixth).
Malnati's recent history at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
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2/29/2024 | 9 | 68-68-69-67 | -12 |
2/23/2023 | MC | 70-72 | +2 |
3/18/2021 | MC | 75-76 | +11 |
2/27/2020 | MC | 74-76 | +10 |
2/28/2019 | 36 | 69-68-71-73 | +1 |
Malnati's recent performances
- In his last five appearances, Malnati has an average finish of 59th.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five events.
- Malnati has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five events.
- He has finished with an average score of -4 those two times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Peter Malnati has averaged 308.3 yards in his past five starts.
- Malnati has an average of -1.992 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Malnati is averaging -3.388 Strokes Gained: Total.
Malnati's advanced stats and rankings
- Malnati has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.692, which ranks 171st on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (299.6 yards) ranks 124th, and his 52.6% driving accuracy average ranks 163rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Malnati ranks 183rd on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -1.311. Additionally, he ranks 177th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 60.53%.
- On the greens, Malnati's -0.504 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 159th this season, and his 28.21 putts-per-round average ranks 26th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 124 | 299.6 | 308.3 |
Greens in Regulation % | 177 | 60.53% | 59.26% |
Putts Per Round | 26 | 28.21 | 28.7 |
Par Breakers | 122 | 21.64% | 20.74% |
Bogey Avoidance | 138 | 14.91% | 15.56% |
Malnati's best finishes
- Malnati has participated in six tournaments this season, but he has not registered a finish in the top 10.
- In those six tournaments, he had a 50% success rate in terms of making the cut (three cuts made).
- Currently, Malnati has 22 points, placing him 151st in the FedExCup standings.
Malnati's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Malnati delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Farmers Insurance Open (January 2025), ranking in the field at 1.221.
- Malnati's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February 2025, as he ranked 30th in the field with a mark of 2.037.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Malnati posted his best effort this season at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2025), ranking No. 1 in the field with a mark of 10.940.
- At The Sentry in January 2025, Malnati posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (1.902). That ranked 19th in the field.
- Malnati delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (0.654) at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2025), which ranked him 49th in the field. He finished 49th in that event.
Malnati's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 171 | -0.692 | -0.987 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 183 | -1.311 | -2.831 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 1 | 0.884 | 2.422 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 159 | -0.504 | -1.992 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 176 | -1.623 | -3.388 |
Malnati's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 68-68-69-67 | -12 | 66 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 68 | 70-73-66-81 | +2 | 6 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 1 | 66-71-68-67 | -12 | 500 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 68-73-67-69 | -3 | 16 |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 82-72 | +10 | -- |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 49 | 73-67-71-70 | -3 | 12 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 19 | 65-71-62-71 | -19 | 16 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 66 | 73-72-80-73 | +14 | 7 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 37 | 72-69-73-67 | +1 | 16 |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 33 | 72-73-74-75 | +6 | 27 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-73 | +7 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 70 | 73-68-73-69 | +3 | 6 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 74 | 70-69-71-77 | -1 | 3 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 68-72 | E | -- |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 59 | 67-72-70-72 | +1 | 20 |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 68-76 | E | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 73-67 | -2 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | MC | 72-70 | E | -- |
November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 72-76 | +6 | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | 53 | 74-64-73-73 | -8 | 11 |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 77-73 | +10 | -- |
January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 71-68-71 | -6 | -- |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 69-77 | +2 | -- |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 69-70-66-74 | -5 | 7 |
February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 68 | 70-68-71-73 | -2 | 3 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Malnati as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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