Sami Valimaki enters play in the 2024 WM Phoenix Open from February 8-11 after a 43rd-place finish in San Diego, California at the Farmers Insurance Open.

The WM Phoenix Open Tournament & Course Info

• Date: February 8-11, 2024
• Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
• Course: TPC Scottsdale
• Par: 71 / 7,261 yards
• Purse: $8.8M
• Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler

At the WM Phoenix Open

• This is Valimaki's first time playing at the WM Phoenix Open in the past five years.
• Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 2.74 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (18th in field), 9.588 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.157 in SG: Putting (13th).
• Scheffler's average driving distance was 317.1 (26th in field), he hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (third), with 28 putts per round (12th) en route to his win last year.

Valimaki's Recent Performances

• In his last five appearances, Valimaki has an average finish of 62nd.
• He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
• Valimaki hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five appearances, with an average finish of 62nd.
• He has carded an average score of +4 over his last five appearances.
• Sami Valimaki has averaged 306.7 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
• In his past five starts, Valimaki is averaging -0.939 Strokes Gained: Putting.
• Valimaki is averaging -3.619 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.

Valimaki's Advanced Stats and Rankings

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Valimaki's Best Finishes

• Valimaki did not secure a top-10 finish last season (he took part in two tournaments).
• In those two events, he made the cut two times (100%).
• Last season Valimaki's best performance came at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he shot -3 and finished 43rd.

Valimaki's Best Strokes Gained Performances

• Last season Valimaki put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Genesis Scottish Open (July 2023), ranking 27th in the field at 1.379.
• Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked 77th in the field with a mark of -5.755 (he finished 76th in that event).
• When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Valimaki's best effort last season was at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked 60th in the field with a mark of -0.989 (he finished 76th in that event).
• At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2023, Valimaki posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (-0.450). That ranked 53rd in the field.
• Valimaki recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (-6.822) at the Genesis Scottish Open, which was held in July 2023. That performance ranked 76th in the field (he finished 76th in that tournament).

Valimaki's Strokes Gained Rankings

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Valimaki's Past Results

All stats in this article are accurate for Valimaki as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.

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