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Tom Kim Betting Profile: Valero Texas Open
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 14: Tom Kim of South Korea plays his shot from the 17th tee during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 14, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
In his most recent competition at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in Orlando, Florida, Tom Kim finished the weekend at +6, good for a 52nd-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 Valero Texas Open April 4-7 trying for a higher finish.
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The Valero Texas Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: April 4-7, 2024
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
- Par: 72 / 7,438 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous Winner: Corey Conners
At the Valero Texas Open
- Kim is competing at the Valero Texas Open for the first time in the past five years.
- Corey Conners won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 3.959 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (eighth in field), 9.539 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 0.376 in SG: Putting (41st).
- In addition, Conners' average driving distance was 300.6 (51st in field), he hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (first), and he averaged 29 putts per round (53rd).
Kim's Recent Performances
- Kim has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five tournaments.
- 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 appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Tom Kim has averaged 293.5 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging -0.635 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging -0.453 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Kim's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kim has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.042 this season, which ranks 106th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (291.3 yards) ranks 133rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 82nd on TOUR with a mark of 0.051.
- On the greens, Kim has registered a -0.387 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 143rd on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 133 | 291.3 | 293.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 64.33% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.9 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 22.51% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 14.33% |
Kim's Best Finishes
- Kim has taken part in seven tournaments this season, and he is yet to finish in the top 10.
- In those seven events, he made the cut six times.
- As of now, Kim has collected 175 points, which ranks him 96th in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in February 2024 at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 2.614. He finished 62nd in that event.
- Kim posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking seventh in the field at 5.429. In that tournament, he finished 17th.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim's best effort this season was in March 2024 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 2.296. He finished 52nd in that event.
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, Kim posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 0.809, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 44th in the field (he finished 62nd in that tournament).
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (5.258) at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, a performance that ranked him 17th in the field.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 106 | -0.042 | -0.173 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 82 | 0.051 | 0.135 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 82 | 0.068 | 0.220 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 143 | -0.387 | -0.635 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 125 | -0.309 | -0.453 |
Kim's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 70-72-74-70 | -2 | 53 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 71-70 | -1 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 23 | 67-73-68-71 | -5 | 36 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 34 | 71-66-69-65 | -13 | 18 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-75 | +8 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 79-75 | +10 | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 8 | 73-68-66-69 | -4 | 91 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 38 | 69-64-72-65 | -10 | 15 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 6 | 66-65-67-73 | -9 | 86 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 2 | 74-68-68-67 | -7 | 203 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 64-68-69-72 | -7 | 130 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 10 | 72-72-66-63 | -7 | 262 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 20 | 67-70-72-67 | -4 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 1 | 68-68-62-66 | -20 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 45 | 68-70-74-66 | -14 | 16 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-65 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 31 | 71-67-71 | -7 | 31 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 17 | 74-66-67-67 | -10 | 47 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 24 | 69-69-72-69 | -5 | 65 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 62 | 68-68-70-76 | -2 | 5 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 52 | 73-74-70-77 | +6 | 12 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Valero Texas Open.
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