Sami Valimaki Betting Profile: Mexico Open At Vidanta

Last time out at the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, Sami Valimaki carded a 41st-place finish, and he enters the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta aiming to improve on that finish.

The Mexico Open at Vidanta Tournament & Course Info

• Date: February 22-25, 2024
• Location: Vallarta, Mexico
• Course: Vidanta Vallarta
• Par: 71 / 7,456 yards
• Purse: $8.1M
• Previous Winner: Tony Finau

At the Mexico Open at Vidanta

• Valimaki is playing at the Mexico Open at Vidanta for the first time in the past five years.
• Tony Finau won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 3.754 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 4.741 in SG: Approach the Green (11th), and 4.865 in SG: Putting (eighth).
• En route to his victory last year, Finau posted an average driving distance of 329 (11th in field), hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), and took 27 putts per round (fifth).

Valimaki's Recent Performances

• In his last five appearances, Valimaki has an average finish of 51st.
• Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
• Valimaki has an average finishing position of 51st in his last five tournaments.
• In his last five tournaments, his average score has been even par.
• In terms of driving distance, Sami Valimaki has averaged 303.3 yards in his past five starts.
• Valimaki has an average of -1.126 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
• Valimaki is averaging -0.926 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.

Valimaki's Advanced Stats and Rankings

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Valimaki's Best Finishes

• Valimaki did not post a top-10 finish last season (he took part in two tournaments).
• In those two events, he made the cut two times, a success rate of 100%.
• Last season Valimaki's best performance came at the WM Phoenix Open, where he shot -6 and finished 41st.

Valimaki's Best Strokes Gained Performances

• Last season Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Genesis Scottish Open, where his 1.379 mark ranked 27th in the field.
• Valimaki delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 2023), ranking 77th in the field with a mark of -5.755.
• In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Valimaki's best effort last season was at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked 60th in the field with a mark of -0.989 (he finished 76th in that event).
• At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2023, Valimaki posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of -0.450, his best mark last season. That ranked him 53rd in the field (he finished 76th in that event).
• Valimaki posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (-6.822) at the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2023, a performance that ranked him 76th in the field.

Valimaki's Strokes Gained Rankings

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Valimaki's Past Results

All stats in this article are accurate for Valimaki as of the start of the Mexico Open at Vidanta.

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