Michael Kim betting profile: Charles Schwab Challenge
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 09: Michael Kim of the United States plays his shot from the 17th tee during the first round of the Myrtle Beach Classic at Dunes Golf & Beach Club on May 09, 2024 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
In his last tournament at the Myrtle Beach Classic, Michael Kim concluded the weekend at 11-under, good for a 20th-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge May 23-26 seeking a better finish.
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
- Over his last three trips to the Charles Schwab Challenge, Kim has an average score of 2-under, with an average finish of 24th.
- Kim finished sixth (with a score of 5-under) in his most recent go-round at the Charles Schwab Challenge (in 2023).
- When Emiliano Grillo won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.844 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (24th in the field), 4.349 SG: Approach the Green (eighth), and 7.439 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).
Kim's recent history at the Charles Schwab Challenge
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
5/25/2023 | 6 | 67-71-70-67 | -5 |
5/23/2019 | MC | 72-76 | +8 |
Kim's recent performances
- Kim has made the cut and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard twice over his last five tournaments.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut three times.
- Over his last five tournaments, Kim has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- He has an average score of 8-under across his last five events.
- Michael Kim has averaged 308.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging 1.702 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Kim is averaging 0.879 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Kim's advanced stats and rankings
- Kim's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.504 ranks 168th on TOUR this season, and his 53.1% driving accuracy average ranks 168th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim owns a 0.083 mark (81st on TOUR).
- On the greens, Kim's 0.282 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 43rd this season, while he averages 28.50 putts per round (55th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 76 | 299.8 | 308.9 |
Greens in Regulation % | 72 | 66.53% | 69.79% |
Putts Per Round | 55 | 28.50 | 28.1 |
Par Breakers | 19 | 28.75% | 22.57% |
Bogey Avoidance | 84 | 14.58% | 10.42% |
Kim's best finishes
- Although Kim has not won any of the 15 tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has earned one top-10 finish.
- In those 15 tournaments, he had a 60% success rate in terms of making the cut (nine cuts made).
- Currently, Kim sits 100th in the FedExCup standings with 246 points.
Kim's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.223. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Kim produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Farmers Insurance Open (January 2024), ranking 18th in the field with a mark of 2.662.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim put up his best effort this season at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking in the field with a mark of 1.727.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 4.634, which ranked him 11th in the field. He finished 42nd in that tournament.
- Kim posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.007) at the Myrtle Beach Classic (May 2024), which ranked him 20th in the field. He finished 20th in that event.
Kim's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 168 | -0.504 | -0.691 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 81 | 0.083 | -0.127 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 110 | -0.051 | -0.006 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 43 | 0.282 | 1.702 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 120 | -0.190 | 0.879 |
Kim's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 6 | 67-71-70-67 | -5 | 92 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 43 | 72-71-73-68 | -4 | 11 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-73 | +7 | -- |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 38 | 68-65-66-71 | -10 | 15 |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 72-68 | E | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-73 | +6 | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 5 | 72-65-62-68 | -13 | 105 |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 18 | 70-69-65-65 | -15 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 41 | 70-75-68-70 | +3 | -- |
November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 64-69-68-70 | -17 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 42 | 69-69-66-68 | -8 | 11 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 6 | 65-63-70-65 | -25 | 92 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 67-68-77-72 | -4 | 17 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 74-75 | +7 | -- |
March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 72-68-67-69 | -12 | 20 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 68-80 | +4 | -- |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 33 | 70-67-72-73 | -2 | 18 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 64 | 71-70-70-70 | +1 | 4 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-74 | +3 | -- |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 70-68-69-68 | -13 | 30 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 70-68 | -4 | -- |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 20 | 68-68-70-67 | -11 | 25 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
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