Sungjae Im betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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SILVIS, ILLINOIS - JULY 04: Sungjae Im of South Korea hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 04, 2024 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Sungjae Im enters play July 10-13 in the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club following a 12th-place finish in the John Deere Classic his last time in competition.
The Genesis Scottish Open tournament and course info
- Date: July 10-13, 2024
- Location: North Berwick, SCO
- Course: The Renaissance Club
- Par: 70 / 7,237 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous winner: Rory McIlroy
At the Genesis Scottish Open
- Over Im's last two trips to the the Genesis Scottish Open, he has missed the cut each time.
- In Im's most recent appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open, in 2023, he failed to make the cut after posting a score of even-par.
- When Rory McIlroy won this tournament in 2023, he had 5.615 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 5.532 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.5 SG: Putting (34th).
- McIlroy averaged 331.8 yards off the tee (first in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 69.44% (24th), and attempted 27.5 putts per round (ninth) in that victory a year ago.
Im's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
7/12/2023 | MC | 70-70 | E |
7/6/2022 | MC | 75-72 | +7 |
Im's recent performances
- Im has earned one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes over his last five tournaments.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five appearances.
- Im has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score four times.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 11-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Sungjae Im has averaged 302.1 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Im is averaging 1.466 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Im is averaging 6.410 Strokes Gained: Total.
Im's advanced stats and rankings
- Im has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.393 this season, which ranks 25th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.2 yards) ranks 119th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Im has a 0.026 average that ranks 95th on TOUR. He ranks 127th with a 64.50% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Im has delivered a 0.055 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 83rd on TOUR, while he ranks 27th with a putts-per-round average of 28.37. He has broken par 25.33% of the time (53rd on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 119 | 295.2 | 302.1 |
Greens in Regulation % | 127 | 64.50% | 68.52% |
Putts Per Round | 27 | 28.37 | 28.5 |
Par Breakers | 53 | 25.33% | 25.62% |
Bogey Avoidance | 28 | 13.18% | 11.42% |
Im's best finishes
- Im has participated in 19 tournaments this season, and he has earned three top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes.
- In those 19 events, he made the cut 13 times (68.4%).
- With 1558 points, Im currently sits 14th in the FedExCup standings.
Im's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Im's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, as he delivered a 4.367 mark, which ranked him third in the field. He finished 31st in that event.
- Im's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Travelers Championship in June 2024, as he posted a 5.081 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished third in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Im's best mark this season was at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2024, as he posted a 3.411 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished eighth in that tournament.
- At the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2024, Im posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (6.058, which ranked fourth in the field). In that event, he finished fourth.
- Im recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.694) at the John Deere Classic, which was held in July 2024. That performance ranked 12th in the field (he finished 12th in that event).
Im's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 25 | 0.393 | 1.579 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 95 | 0.026 | 1.717 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 35 | 0.238 | 1.647 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 83 | 0.055 | 1.466 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 32 | 0.713 | 6.410 |
Im's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-70 | E | -- |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 20 | 70-74-67-72 | -1 | 49 |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-66-67-68 | -10 | 51 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 6 | 67-65-69-68 | -11 | 323 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 7 | 68-68-68-66 | -10 | 360 |
August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 24 | 71-71-68-69 | -1 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 12 | 67-71-70-68 | -4 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 5 | 65-66-73-63 | -25 | 250 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 66-67-65-71 | -19 | 30 |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 66 | 72-76-66 | -2 | 6 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 66 | 70-70-75-68 | -1 | 3 |
February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 44 | 71-71-69-73 | E | 16 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 18 | 71-70-71-74 | -2 | 105 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 31 | 70-72-69-70 | -7 | 38 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-80 | +10 | -- |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-74 | +7 | -- |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 12 | 68-67-71-67 | -11 | 136 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 4 | 68-68-69-73 | -6 | 313 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 9 | 70-64-70-72 | -4 | 75 |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 8 | 76-71-67-73 | -1 | 191 |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-76 | +10 | -- |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 3 | 67-64-63-66 | -20 | 338 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 12 | 66-64-70-64 | -20 | 58 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Im as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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