After a sixth-place showing at the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship, Hideki Matsuyama will try for another strong performance this year at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course). He has +3000 odds to win, the eighth-best odds of the field. Below we help you make your best bets on Matsuyama before he tees off in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL by breaking down his performances in recent events.
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Bet $20, Payout $620.00
Matsuyama to win the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship +3000
Hideki Matsuyama’s recent tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score | Shots Behind Leader | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 22 | 73-72-74-69 (E) | 11 | $178,111 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 13 | 74-72-68-70 (-4) | 8 | $384,250 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 25 | 70-70-65-70 (-9) | 15 | $69,198 |
| January 30 – February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 48 | 70-69-71-71 (-7) | 14 | $48,600 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 32 | 68-75-70-76 (+1) | 9 | $52,080 |
Hideki Matsuyama’s recent performance
- Matsuyama will seek to qualify for the weekend for the 10th straight event.
- Matsuyama has finished with a better-than-average score in three of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score of -4 across his last five events.
- Matsuyama has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five events.
- Matsuyama has finished below par 11 times and carded nine better-than-average rounds over his last 16 played.
- He has recorded a top-five score twice and a top-10 score on three occasions in his last 16 rounds played.
Hideki Matsuyama’s last five outings
| Events | Within Three Shots | Within Five Shots | Below Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Hideki Matsuyama’s Last Time Out
- Matsuyama shot better on par 3s than most players his last time out, carding a birdie or better on two of the 16 par-3 holes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (the field averaged 1.2).
- On the 16 par-3 holes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Matsuyama had fewer bogeys or worse (two) than the field average of 3.2.
- Matsuyama’s four birdies or better on par-4 holes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard were less than the field average (5.4).
- At that last tournament, Matsuyama carded a bogey or worse on 12 of the 40 par-4 holes (the field averaged 7.5).
- Matsuyama finished the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard with a birdie or better on eight of the 16 par-5 holes, out-pacing the tournament average of 5.6.
- Even though the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard averaged 1.6 bogeys or worse on the 16 par-5 holes, Matsuyama finished without one.
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