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Michael Kim Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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In his most recent competition at the Puerto Rico Open in Río Grande, Puerto Rico, Michael Kim concluded the weekend at -12, good for a 23rd-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship March 14-17 aiming for better results.
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THE PLAYERS Championship Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 14-17, 2024
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,275 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- Kim finished 60th (with a score of +7) in his lone appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship in recent years (in 2017).
- With numbers of 4.637 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fifth in field), 7.529 in SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 0.107 in SG: Putting (48th), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023.
- Scheffler averaged 305.9 yards off the tee (first in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 75% (first), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (49th) in that victory a year ago.
Kim's Recent Performances
- In his last five events, Kim has an average finish of 30th.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Kim has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has an average score relative to par of -8 in his last five events.
- Michael Kim has averaged 293.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Kim is averaging -1.115 in terms of 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 a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.708 this season, which ranks 172nd on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (294.9 yards) ranks 99th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 72nd on TOUR, posting an average of 0.163, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Kim's 0.013 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 87th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 99 | 294.9 | 293.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 65.08% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.3 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.00% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 15.08% |
Kim's Best Finishes
- Kim hasn't won any of the seven tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has earned one top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut four times (57.1%).
- With 139 points, Kim currently sits 92nd in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Kim posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), ranking in the field at 1.223.
- Kim's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, as he delivered a 2.662 mark, which ranked him 18th in the field. He finished 37th in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim put up his best performance this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (February 2024), ranking in the field with a mark of 1.465.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (4.634, which ranked 11th in the field). In that event, he finished 42nd.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (2.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, a performance that ranked him 42nd in the field.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 172 | -0.708 | -1.474 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 72 | 0.163 | 0.352 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 124 | -0.138 | -0.626 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 87 | 0.013 | -1.115 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 141 | -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 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 72-68-67-69 | -12 | 20 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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