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Michael Kim Betting Profile: Puerto Rico Open
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After he finished fifth in this tournament in 2023, Michael Kim has a better finish in mind as he readies for play in the 2024 Puerto Rico Open in Río Grande, Puerto Rico March 7-10.
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The Puerto Rico Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 7-10, 2024
- Location: Río Grande, Puerto Rico
- Course: Grand Reserve Country Club
- Par: 72 / 7,506 yards
- Purse: $4M
- Previous Winner: Nico Echavarria
At the Puerto Rico Open
- Over his last three trips to the Puerto Rico Open, Kim has an average score of -8, with an average finish of 32nd.
- In 2023, Kim finished fifth (with a score of -15) in his most recent appearance at the Puerto Rico Open.
- Nico Echavarria won this tournament in 2023, posting a driving average of 316.4 yards (seventh in the field) with a 42.86% driving accuracy (56th) and 27.75 putts per round (seventh).
Kim's Recent Performances
- Kim has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five events.
- He's made the cut in two of his last five events.
- Over his last five events, Kim has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score once.
- He has finished with an average score of -15 those two times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Michael Kim has averaged 295.1 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Kim has an average of -1.115 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kim has an average of -2.863 in his past five tournaments.
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Kim's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kim has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.708, which ranks 173rd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (297.5 yards) ranks 81st, and his 52.1% driving accuracy average ranks 165th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 76th on TOUR with a mark of 0.163.
- On the greens, Kim's 0.013 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 91st this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 81 | 297.5 | 295.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 48.41% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 30.1 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 28.57% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 13.49% |
Kim's Best Finishes
- Kim has played six tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those six events, he made the cut three times (50%).
- With 119 points, Kim currently sits 87th in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Kim put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking in the field at 1.223. In that event, he missed the cut.
- Kim's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, as he produced a 2.662 mark, which ranked him 18th in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim's best effort this season was in February 2024 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.465. He missed the cut in that event.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Kim delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.634, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 11th in the field (he finished 42nd in that tournament).
- Kim posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (2.751) in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which ranked 42nd in the field. He finished 42nd in that event.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 173 | -0.708 | -1.474 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 76 | 0.163 | 0.352 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 126 | -0.138 | -0.626 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 91 | 0.013 | -1.115 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 143 | -0.669 | -2.863 |
Kim's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 72-69-71-74 | +2 | 8 |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 26 | 70-69-70-71 | -8 | 20 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 46 | 68-71-73-75 | -1 | 9 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 30 | 68-67-69-71 | -9 | 27 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 7 | 68-68-69-69 | -10 | 90 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Puerto Rico Open.
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