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Kevin Yu betting profile: Charles Schwab Challenge
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Kevin Yu enters the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge May 23-26 coming off a fourth-place finish in the Myrtle Beach Classic in his last competition.
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The Charles Schwab Challenge tournament and course info
- Date: May 23-26, 2024
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Course: Colonial Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,289 yards
- Purse: $9.1M
- Previous winner: Emiliano Grillo
At the Charles Schwab Challenge
- This is Yu's first time competing at the Charles Schwab Challenge in the past five years.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Emiliano Grillo posted numbers of 0.844 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (24th in field), 4.349 in SG: Approach the Green (eighth), and 7.439 in SG: Putting (second).
- En route to his victory last year, Grillo posted an average driving distance of 283.1 (66th in field), hit % of greens in regulation (), and took 27.25 putts per round (18th).
Yu's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Yu has finished in the top five once.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five events.
- Yu has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -9 those two times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Kevin Yu has averaged 315.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Yu has an average of -1.793 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Yu is averaging 3.375 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Yu's advanced stats and rankings
- Yu has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.906 this season, which ranks fourth on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (307.9 yards) ranks 23rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu ranks 48th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.339. Additionally, he ranks third with a Greens in Regulation mark of 71.89%.
- On the greens, Yu has registered a -0.460 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 162nd on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 183rd with a putts-per-round average of 30.42, and he ranks seventh by breaking par 30.13% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 23 | 307.9 | 315.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 3 | 71.89% | 72.22% |
| Putts Per Round | 183 | 30.42 | 30.0 |
| Par Breakers | 7 | 30.13% | 21.03% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 118 | 15.66% | 12.30% |
Yu's best finishes
- Although Yu hasn't won any of the 14 tournaments he has played this season, he has secured two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes.
- In those 14 tournaments, he made the cut on seven occasions.
- With 389 points, Yu currently ranks 78th in the FedExCup standings.
Yu's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Yu produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking second in the field at 6.130.
- Yu's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 6.349.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Yu's best effort this season was in May 2024 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, where he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 1.993. He finished fourth in that tournament.
- At the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, Yu delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (3.176, which ranked 22nd in the field). In that event, he finished fourth.
- Yu posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.007) in May 2024 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, which ranked fourth in the field. He finished fourth in that tournament.
Yu's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 4 | 0.906 | 3.553 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 48 | 0.339 | 2.161 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 174 | -0.541 | -0.546 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 162 | -0.460 | -1.793 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 75 | 0.243 | 3.375 |
Yu's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 49 | 65-67-71-69 | -8 | 9 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 6 | 70-67-65-66 | -16 | 81 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 37 | 70-66-67-72 | -9 | 17 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 72-72 | +4 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 74-69 | -1 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 69-76 | +1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 76-67 | +1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 59 | 69-74-71-72 | +6 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 70-72 | -2 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 30 | 71-63-72-65 | -13 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-71 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 3 | 66-66-66-63 | -27 | 145 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 6 | 64-74-73-67 | -10 | 92 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 72-68-73 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-73 | E | -- |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 75-75 | +8 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 66-67-70-69 | -12 | 66 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-69 | +1 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 72-73-74-67 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 68-69 | -5 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 4 | 67-69-66-67 | -15 | 59 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
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