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Sami Valimaki betting profile: PGA Championship
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In his last tournament, Sami Valimaki missed the cut at the Myrtle Beach Classic. He'll be after a better result May 16-19 in Louisville, KY, at the 2024 PGA Championship.
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The PGA Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 16-19, 2024
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Course: Valhalla Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,609 yards
- Previous winner: Brooks Koepka
At the PGA Championship
- Valimaki missed the cut in his lone recent appearance at the PGA Championship in 2021.
- Brooks Koepka won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 4.78 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 5.32 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 4.191 in SG: Putting (13th).
- Koepka also posted numbers of 319 in average driving distance (fourth in field), 61.11% in terms of greens in regulation (29th), and 26 putts per round (first).
Valimaki's recent history at the PGA Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/20/2021 | MC | 78-76 | +10 |
Valimaki's recent performances
- In his last five events, Valimaki has an average finish of 50th.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Valimaki has not finished within five shots of the winner or recorded a better-than-average score in any of his last five events.
- He has finished with an average score of -2 those two times he's made the cut.
- Sami Valimaki has averaged 293.4 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Valimaki is averaging -0.407 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Valimaki is averaging -1.404 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Valimaki's advanced stats and rankings
- Valimaki owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.274 (51st) this season, while his average driving distance of 299.8 yards ranks 76th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Valimaki ranks 100th on TOUR, putting up an average of -0.014, while he ranks 104th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.37%.
- On the greens, Valimaki has delivered a -0.024 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 105th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 112th with a putts-per-round average of 28.93, and he ranks 132nd by breaking par 23.89% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 76 | 299.8 | 293.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 104 | 65.37% | 59.92% |
| Putts Per Round | 112 | 28.93 | 28.5 |
| Par Breakers | 132 | 23.89% | 19.05% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 101 | 15.19% | 15.87% |
Valimaki's best finishes
- Valimaki has taken part in 11 tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-five finish.
- In those 11 events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 45.5%.
- Valimaki, who has 342 points, currently ranks 80th in the FedExCup standings.
Valimaki's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked 19th in the field with a mark of 1.916 (he finished second in that event).
- Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 5.456 (he finished 41st in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Valimaki's best effort this season was at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, as he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.469.
- At the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, Valimaki posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (5.361, which ranked seventh in the field). In that event, he finished second.
- Valimaki posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (February 2024), which ranked him second in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
Valimaki's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 51 | 0.274 | 0.546 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 100 | -0.014 | -1.701 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 137 | -0.178 | 0.155 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 105 | -0.024 | -0.407 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 99 | 0.058 | -1.404 |
Valimaki's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 76 | 67-70-76-73 | +6 | -- |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 68 | 76-68-70-79 | +9 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 74-71 | +5 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 74-69-69 | -4 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 43 | 70-67-73-75 | -3 | 11 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 41 | 69-70-75-64 | -6 | 12 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 2 | 64-67-67-69 | -17 | 300 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 75-67 | E | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 71-72-69-74 | -2 | 9 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 69-72-70-72 | -1 | 10 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Valimaki as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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