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Michael Kim betting profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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Michael Kim enters play in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard from March 6-9 after a sixth-place finish at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard tournament and course info
- Date: March 6-9, 2025
- Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
- Course: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Par: 72 / 7,466 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
- Over his last two trips to the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Kim has an average score of 3-under, with an average finish of 17th.
- Kim missed the cut (with a score of 3-over) in his most recent go-round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2019.
- With numbers of 5.097 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 3.262 in SG: Approach the Green (12th), and 4.348 in SG: Putting (fifth), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024.
- Scheffler's average driving distance was 291.9 (37th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), with 27 putts per round (sixth) en route to his win last year.
Kim's recent history at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2019 | MC | 73-74 | +3 |
Kim's recent performances
- Kim has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five tournaments, finishing as high as the top five in one of those outings.
- Over his last five tournaments, Kim has finished within five shots of the leader once. He's carded a score that's better than average four times.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been 12-under.
- In terms of driving distance, Michael Kim has averaged 304.4 yards in his past five starts.
- Kim has an average of 0.568 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Kim is averaging 5.608 Strokes Gained: Total 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 0.335 this season, which ranks 38th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (305.1 yards) ranks 74th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 33rd on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.454, while he ranks 55th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 71.06%.
- On the greens, Kim has delivered a 0.062 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 91st on TOUR, while he ranks 94th with a putts-per-round average of 29.00. He has broken par 21.53% of the time (133rd on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 74 | 305.1 | 304.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 55 | 71.06% | 68.52% |
| Putts Per Round | 94 | 29.00 | 28.8 |
| Par Breakers | 133 | 21.53% | 20.06% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 3 | 8.56% | 7.72% |
Kim's best finishes
- Although Kim has not won any of the seven tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those seven events, he made the cut five times.
- Currently, Kim has 498 points, ranking him 16th in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, as he put up a 2.948 mark, which ranked him 17th in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
- Kim posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2025), ranking eighth in the field with a mark of 4.872.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim's best performance this season was at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, where his 4.510 mark ranked third in the field.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, Kim recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (1.357, which ranked 34th in the field). In that event, he finished second.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.654) at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2025), which ranked him second in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
Kim's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 38 | 0.335 | 1.034 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 33 | 0.454 | 1.926 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 20 | 0.440 | 2.081 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 91 | 0.062 | 0.568 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 13 | 1.290 | 5.608 |
Kim's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 72-68-67-69 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 68-80 | +4 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 33 | 70-67-72-73 | -2 | 18 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 64 | 71-70-70-70 | +1 | 4 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-74 | +3 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 14 | 70-68-69-68 | -13 | 30 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 66-68-62-72 | -141 | 31 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 70-68 | -4 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 20 | 68-68-70-67 | -11 | 25 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 74-70 | +4 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 14 | 71-68-66-67 | -8 | 51 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 52 | 65-71-70-75 | -7 | 7 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 70-68 | -4 | -- |
| July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | MC | 71-67 | -6 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | W/D | 68-68-76 | +2 | -- |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 71-71 | -2 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 66-74 | -4 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 68-71 | -3 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 5 | 66-70-68-62 | -18 | -- |
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 30 | 71-68-70-67 | -12 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 12 | 68-71-68-66 | -11 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 11 | 65-69-68-68 | -12 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 73-65 | -2 | -- |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 43 | 67-73-66-70 | -12 | 10 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 77-77 | +10 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 2 | 69-63-68-67 | -17 | 245 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 13 | 71-72-71-70 | -4 | 95 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 13 | 68-68-67-68 | -13 | 56 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 6 | 65-66-67-71 | -15 | 92 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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