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Sungjae Im Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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In his last competition at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in Orlando, Florida, Sungjae Im ended the weekend at -2, good for an 18th-place finish. He heads into the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship March 14-17 aiming for an improved score.
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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
- In his last three appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship, Im has an average finish of 26th, and an average score of -4.
- Im finished sixth (with a score of -8) in his most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship (in 2023).
- Scottie Scheffler finished with 4.637 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fifth in the field), 7.529 SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 0.107 SG: Putting (48th) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- Scheffler also posted numbers of 305.9 in average driving distance (first in field), 75% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 28.25 putts per round (49th).
Im's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, Im has finished in the top 20 once.
- He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five appearances.
- Im has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score of -1 across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Sungjae Im has averaged 292.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Im is averaging -0.116 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Im is averaging -0.800 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Im's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Im's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.121 ranks 80th on TOUR this season, and his 56.4% driving accuracy average ranks 130th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Im owns a -0.269 average that ranks 132nd on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Im has delivered a 0.084 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 81st on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of , and he ranks first by breaking par % of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 141 | 289.8 | 292.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 58.17% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.2 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 18.30% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 14.71% |
Im's Best Finishes
- Im has played eight tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-five finish.
- In those eight events, he made the cut six times.
- With 410 points, Im currently sits 35th in the FedExCup standings.
Im's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Im put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), ranking 23rd in the field at 1.839.
- Im's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at The Sentry in January 2024, as he posted a 3.013 mark, which ranked him 11th in the field. He finished fifth in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Im's best performance this season was at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he ranked 15th in the field with a mark of 2.085.
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Im recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.400, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 12th in the field.
- Im delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.459) at The Sentry in January 2024, a performance that ranked him fifth in the field.
Im's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 80 | 0.121 | 0.255 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 132 | -0.269 | -1.602 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 66 | 0.131 | 0.664 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 81 | 0.084 | -0.116 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 95 | 0.068 | -0.800 |
Im's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 71-76-67-72 | -2 | 53 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 7 | 66-72-66-67 | -13 | 83 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 8 | 69-66-68-72 | -9 | 73 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 80-73 | +13 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 41 | 70-76-67-79 | +4 | 14 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 71-75 | +6 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 29 | 65-67-67-69 | -12 | 27 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 24 | 68-70-66-70 | -14 | 34 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-70 | E | -- |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 20 | 70-74-67-72 | -1 | 49 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-66-67-68 | -10 | 51 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 6 | 67-65-69-68 | -11 | 323 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 7 | 68-68-68-66 | -10 | 360 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 24 | 71-71-68-69 | -1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 12 | 67-71-70-68 | -4 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 5 | 65-66-73-63 | -25 | 250 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 66-67-65-71 | -19 | 30 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 66 | 72-76-66 | -2 | 6 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 66 | 70-70-75-68 | -1 | 3 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 44 | 71-71-69-73 | E | 16 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 18 | 71-70-71-74 | -2 | 105 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Im as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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