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Kevin Yu betting profile: The RSM Classic
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Kevin Yu enters play in St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA, seeking better results Nov. 21-24 in the 2024 The RSM Classic after failing to make the cut in his last outing, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
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The RSM Classic tournament and course info
- Date: Nov. 21-24, 2024
- Location: St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
- Course: Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course)
- Par: 70 / 7,005 yards
- Purse: $7.6M
- Previous winner: Ludvig Åberg
At The RSM Classic
- In his last three appearances at The RSM Classic, Yu has an average finish of 54th, and an average score of 6-under.
- In 2023, Yu missed the cut (with a score of 1-under) in his most recent appearance at The RSM Classic.
- Ludvig Åberg finished with 4.896 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 2.387 SG: Approach the Green (14th), and 6.407 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Åberg posted an average driving distance of 309.5 (second in field), hit 86.11% of greens in regulation (fifth), and took 28 putts per round (ninth).
Yu's recent history at The RSM Classic
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2023 | MC | 69-72 | -1 |
| 11/17/2022 | 54 | 72-66-69-69 | -6 |
| 11/18/2021 | MC | 71-73 | +2 |
Yu's recent performances
- Yu has won one of his last five appearances on TOUR.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Yu has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five tournaments. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has finished with an average score of -24 those two times he's made the cut.
- Kevin Yu has averaged 305.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Yu is averaging 0.933 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Yu is averaging 2.187 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Yu's advanced stats and rankings
- Yu has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.503, which ranks 14th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (308.4 yards) ranks 34th, and his 58.9% driving accuracy average ranks 136th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu ranks 31st on TOUR, posting an average of 0.368, while he ranks 14th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 71.10%.
- On the greens, Yu's -0.354 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 158th this season, and his 29.83 putts-per-round average ranks 170th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 34 | 308.4 | 305.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 14 | 71.10% | 73.02% |
| Putts Per Round | 170 | 29.83 | 29.8 |
| Par Breakers | 8 | 27.62% | 25.40% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 125 | 14.90% | 9.52% |
Yu's best finishes
- Yu has played 26 tournaments this season, and he has secured one win along with three top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes.
- In those 26 events, he made the cut 15 times (57.7%).
- With 469 points, Yu currently ranks 90th in the FedExCup standings.
Yu's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Yu delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Valero Texas Open, ranking second in the field at 6.130. In that event, he finished 39th.
- Yu's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 6.349.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Yu produced his best performance this season at the Myrtle Beach Classic (May 2024), ranking 14th in the field with a mark of 1.993.
- At the Sanderson Farms Championship in October 2024, Yu posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 8.671, which ranked him second in the field. He finished first in that event.
- Yu posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.519) at the Sanderson Farms Championship, which was held in October 2024. That performance ranked No. 1 in the field (he finished first in that event).
Yu's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 14 | 0.503 | 1.028 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 31 | 0.368 | 0.355 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 160 | -0.269 | -0.129 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 158 | -0.354 | 0.933 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 82 | 0.249 | 2.187 |
Yu's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-71 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 3 | 66-66-66-63 | -27 | 145 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 6 | 64-74-73-67 | -10 | 92 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 72-68-73 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-73 | E | -- |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 75-75 | +8 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 66-67-70-69 | -12 | 66 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-69 | +1 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 72-73-74-67 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 28 | 64-70-62-75 | -17 | 5 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 68-69 | -5 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 4 | 67-69-66-67 | -15 | 59 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 61 | 69-69-72-75 | +5 | 5 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 42 | 70-70-67-71 | -2 | 11 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 70-70-68-71 | -9 | 19 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 20 | 68-63-69-67 | -17 | 43 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 73-69 | +2 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 73 | 69-71-75-73 | +4 | 3 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 52 | 73-69-72-74 | +4 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 1 | 66-66-66-67 | -37 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 16 | 65-68-66-71 | -10 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | MC | 76-67 | +1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of The RSM Classic.
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