Erik Van Rooyen Looking To Ride With The Hot Putter In Canada
3 months agoIt has been an impressive year on the greens for Erik Van Rooyen, as the South African ranks 17th in strokes gained putting (+0.505). A statistic in which his best previous finish was 64th in the 20-21 season. He is holing putts from everywhere (9th in average distance of putts made: 80'6") and striking the ball well with his irons. The fear lies with the putting spikes at his two best finishes of the season juxtaposed to many more outings with pretty average performances on the greens. There is more inherent volatility in putting stats, especially when it involves a historically poor performer on the greens like Van Rooyen pre-2024, but, the course setup at Hamilton Golf and Country Club plays well to his solid mid-iron game as well as the combo of above-average distance and accuracy off the tee. If DFS players get another spiked putting performance, EVR could be a solid play this week.
Source: PGA Tour
Source: PGA Tour