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Kevin Yu betting profile: Texas Children's Houston Open
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Kevin Yu enters play in the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open from March 27-30 after a 12th-place finish at the Valspar Championship.
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The Texas Children's Houston Open tournament and course info
- Date: March 27-30, 2025
- Location: Houston, Texas, USA
- Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
- Par: 70 / 7,475 yards
- Purse: $9.5M
- Previous winner: Stephan Jaeger
At the Texas Children's Houston Open
- In the past five years, this is Yu's first time playing at the Texas Children's Houston Open.
- Stephan Jaeger won this tournament in 2024 with numbers of 0.947 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (37th in field), 1.442 in SG: Approach the Green (38th), and 6.398 in SG: Putting (third).
- In addition, Jaeger's average driving distance was 320.1 (11th in field), he hit 68.06% of greens in regulation (24th), and he averaged 27.25 putts per round (second).
Yu's recent performances
- Yu has finished in the top 20 in three of his last five tournaments.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Yu has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has finished with an average score of -7 those four times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Kevin Yu has averaged 306.8 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Yu is averaging -1.454 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Yu is averaging 3.079 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Yu's advanced stats and rankings
- Yu has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.602 this season, which ranks eighth on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (304.2 yards) ranks 59th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu ranks 29th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.468, while he ranks 23rd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 70.25%.
- On the greens, Yu's -0.564 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 162nd this season, while he averages 29.35 putts per round (156th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 59 | 304.2 | 306.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 23 | 70.25% | 67.90% |
| Putts Per Round | 156 | 29.35 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 47 | 24.01% | 21.91% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 65 | 13.08% | 13.58% |
Yu's best finishes
- Yu is still looking for his first top-10 finish this season (he has played nine tournaments).
- In those nine events, he made the cut six times, a success rate of 66.7%.
- As of now, Yu has collected 199 points, which ranks him 70th in the FedExCup standings.
Yu's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Yu produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at The Sentry (January 2025), ranking No. 1 in the field at 5.710.
- Yu's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February 2025, as he posted a 4.887 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished 45th in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Yu's best performance this season was at The Genesis Invitational in February 2025, as he posted a 3.120 mark, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished 17th in that event.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, Yu recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 1.398, which ranked him 33rd in the field. He finished 16th in that event.
- Yu delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.619) at the Valspar Championship in March 2025, a performance that ranked him 12th in the field.
Yu's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 8 | 0.602 | 2.516 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 29 | 0.468 | 2.382 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 147 | -0.263 | -0.365 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 162 | -0.564 | -1.454 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 66 | 0.242 | 3.079 |
Yu's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 11 | 67-68-69-66 | -12 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 44 | 73-68-70-68 | -13 | 17 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-68 | -8 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 69-78 | +3 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 64 | 71-72-72-70 | -3 | 7 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 16 | 71-67-68-67 | -11 | 49 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 17 | 74-70-73-68 | -3 | 56 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 45 | 67-71-70-68 | -8 | 10 |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
| March 20-23 | Valspar Championship | 12 | 72-68-68-71 | -5 | 59 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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