S.H. Kim Betting Profile: Puerto Rico Open
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 10: S.H. Kim of South Korea lines up a putt on the third green during the third round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 10, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
S.H. Kim will compete March 7-10 in the 2024 Puerto Rico Open in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. In his last tournament he took 67th in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, shooting +1 at PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion).
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
- Kim is playing at the Puerto Rico Open for the first time in the past five years.
- When Nico Echavarria won this tournament in 2023, he finished with a driving average of 316.4 (seventh in the field), 42.86% driving accuracy (56th), and 27.75 putts per round (seventh).
Kim's Recent Performances
- In his last five appearances, Kim has an average finish of 44th.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Kim has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of -4 in his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, S.H. Kim has averaged 301.3 yards in his past five starts.
- Kim has an average of 0.413 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging -0.766 Strokes Gained: Total.
Kim's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kim has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.310 this season (142nd on TOUR). His average driving distance (297.4 yards) ranks 82nd, while his 54.1% driving accuracy average ranks 149th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 161st on TOUR with a mark of -0.594.
- On the greens, Kim's 0.168 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 70th on TOUR this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first. He has broken par % of the time (first).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 82 | 297.4 | 301.3 |
Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 62.09% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.5 | |
Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.16% |
Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 16.01% |
Kim's Best Finishes
- Kim, who has played seven tournaments this season, is still looking for his first top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 71.4%.
- Currently, Kim has 86 points, placing him 98th in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he put up a 1.604 mark, which ranked him 30th in the field. He finished 28th in that event.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking 40th in the field at 1.399. In that event, he finished 30th.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim's best mark this season was at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.854.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Kim posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 1.847 (his best mark this season), which ranked 27th in the field. He finished 50th in that tournament.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (3.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii (January 2024), which ranked him 30th in the field. He finished 30th in that event.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 142 | -0.310 | -0.906 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 161 | -0.594 | -2.536 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 4 | 0.731 | 2.263 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 70 | 0.168 | 0.413 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 106 | -0.004 | -0.766 |
Kim's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 77-76 | +9 | -- |
March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 71-70-73-72 | +2 | 8 |
March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 15 | 72-68-70-71 | -7 | 49 |
April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 24 | 69-69-68-68 | -10 | 33 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 70-76 | +4 | -- |
May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 50 | 66-68-74-65 | -11 | 6 |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 75-72 | +7 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 41 | 75-71-70-76 | +4 | 14 |
June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 25 | 68-70-72-71 | -7 | 30 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 66-73 | -1 | -- |
June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 74 | 73-67-69-74 | -5 | 2 |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 69-71 | E | -- |
July 27-30 | 3M Open | 27 | 71-64-70-68 | -11 | 31 |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-72 | +3 | -- |
September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | 2 | 65-67-69-68 | -19 | -- |
October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 73-67 | -4 | -- |
October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 51 | 69-71-73-72 | +5 | -- |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 71-64-66-70 | -9 | 21 |
January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 68-71-69 | -8 | -- |
January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 50 | 69-68-77-72 | -2 | 7 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 31 | 70-70-69 | -7 | 31 |
February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 28 | 67-69-70-70 | -8 | 24 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 67 | 64-74-75-72 | +1 | 4 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Puerto Rico Open.
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