Chan Kim betting profile: Valspar Championship
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS - APRIL 30: Chan Kim looks over a putt on the fourth hole prior to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch on April 30, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images for The CJ Cup)
Chan Kim finished 67th in the Valspar Championship in 2024, shooting a 4-over on the par-71 course. His sights are set higher March 20-23 in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) .
The Valspar Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 20-23, 2025
- Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
- Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
- Par: 71 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Peter Malnati
At the Valspar Championship
- Kim has played the Valspar Championship once recently (in 2024), posting a score of 4-over and finishing 67th.
- When Peter Malnati won this tournament in 2024, he had 3.577 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in the field), 2.456 SG: Approach the Green (23rd), and 8.359 SG: Putting (third).
- Malnati's average driving distance was 291.6 (59th in field), he hit 65.28% of greens in regulation (fifth), with 26.5 putts per round (11th) en route to his win last year.
Kim's recent history at the Valspar Championship
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/21/2024 | 67 | 71-71-76-70 | +4 |
Kim's recent performances
- Kim has finished in the top 20 in two of his last five tournaments.
- He's qualified for the weekend in three of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Kim has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 12-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Chan Kim has averaged 311.3 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging 2.448 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Kim is averaging 1.246 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Kim's advanced stats and rankings
- Kim has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.324 this season (154th on TOUR). His average driving distance (307.6 yards) ranks 50th, while his 61.8% driving accuracy average ranks 58th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim owns a 0.433 mark (35th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Kim's 0.347 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 45th this season, while he averages 28.72 putts per round (76th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 50 | 307.6 | 311.3 |
Greens in Regulation % | 55 | 70.22% | 60.07% |
Putts Per Round | 76 | 28.72 | 27.7 |
Par Breakers | 107 | 24.89% | 24.31% |
Bogey Avoidance | 19 | 12.00% | 10.76% |
Kim's best finishes
- Kim is still looking for his first top-10 finish this season (he has taken part in eight tournaments).
- In those eight tournaments, he had a 62.5% success rate in terms of making the cut (five cuts made).
- Currently, Kim sits 96th in the FedExCup standings with 110 points.
Kim's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in February 2025 at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, where he ranked 20th in the field with a mark of 1.816. He finished 17th in that event.
- Kim put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Farmers Insurance Open (January 2025), ranking second in the field with a mark of 5.720.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim's best performance this season was at The American Express, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.232 (he missed the cut in that tournament).
- At the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February 2025, Kim delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 8.211 (his best mark this season), which ranked third in the field. He finished 17th in that event.
- Kim recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.073) at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February 2025, 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 | 154 | -0.324 | -0.075 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 35 | 0.433 | -0.946 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 116 | -0.079 | -0.181 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 45 | 0.347 | 2.448 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 68 | 0.377 | 1.246 |
Kim's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 67 | 71-71-76-70 | +4 | 3 |
March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 53 | 71-67-70-71 | -1 | 6 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 14 | 70-72-72-69 | -5 | 47 |
April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 6 | 66-70-71-65 | -16 | 55 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 28 | 65-69-68-69 | -144 | 5 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 66-72 | -4 | -- |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 40 | 66-68-69-74 | -7 | 8 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-70 | +3 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 74-69 | +3 | -- |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 70-71 | -3 | -- |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 12 | 63-68-68-65 | -20 | 58 |
July 11-14 | ISCO Championship | 10 | 69-66-71-63 | -19 | 35 |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 12 | 69-66-67-67 | -11 | 53 |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 26 | 71-66-70-73 | -8 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 33 | 67-67-70-70 | -14 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 46 | 65-70-66-74 | -9 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 54 | 70-67-68-72 | -3 | -- |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 53 | 66-71-69-68 | -6 | 6 |
January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 75-66-69 | -6 | -- |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 42 | 68-77-70-76 | +3 | 12 |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 73-73 | +4 | -- |
February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 17 | 68-71-67-66 | -12 | 44 |
February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 32 | 69-66-68-71 | -10 | 21 |
March 6-9 | Puerto Rico Open | 16 | 66-69-72-66 | -15 | 27 |
March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 71-75 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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