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Sungjae Im betting profile: BMW Championship
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Sungjae Im shot 10-under and finished seventh the last time he played in this tournament. He'll tee off at Castle Pines Golf Club Aug. 22-25 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 BMW Championship.
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The BMW Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 22-25, 2024
- Location: Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
- Course: Castle Pines Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 8,130 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the BMW Championship
- In his last five appearances at the BMW Championship, Im has an average finish of 18th, and an average score of 8-under.
- In 2023, Im finished seventh (with a score of 10-under) in his most recent appearance at the BMW Championship.
- With numbers of 4.736 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 4.318 in SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 6.178 in SG: Putting (fourth), Viktor Hovland won this tournament in 2023.
- Hovland also posted numbers of 306 in average driving distance (12th in field), 80.56% in terms of greens in regulation (third), and 28.5 putts per round (13th).
Im's recent history at the BMW Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | 7 | 68-68-68-66 | -10 |
| 8/18/2022 | 15 | 70-69-67-71 | -7 |
| 8/26/2021 | 3 | 67-65-66-67 | -23 |
| 8/27/2020 | 56 | 77-74-72-69 | +12 |
| 8/15/2019 | 11 | 70-72-66-67 | -13 |
Im's recent performances
- Im has posted one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Im has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- He has carded an average score of 9-under over his last five events.
- Off the tee, Sungjae Im has averaged 302.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Im is averaging 2.604 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Im is averaging 5.052 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Im's advanced stats and rankings
- Im has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.300 this season (39th on TOUR). His average driving distance (296.9 yards) ranks 114th, while his 65.1% driving accuracy average ranks 47th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Im ranks 98th on TOUR with a mark of 0.057.
- On the greens, Im's 0.168 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 57th this season, and his 28.29 putts-per-round average ranks 19th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 114 | 296.9 | 302.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 129 | 64.52% | 66.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 19 | 28.29 | 27.8 |
| Par Breakers | 60 | 24.96% | 26.39% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 24 | 12.96% | 11.39% |
Im's best finishes
- Im has played 23 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has earned four finishes in the top-five and seven finishes in the top-10.
- In those 23 events, he made the cut 17 times (73.9%).
- Currently, Im has 1896 points, placing him ninth in the FedExCup standings.
Im's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Im's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 4.367. He finished 31st in that event.
- Im delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Travelers Championship, ranking fifth in the field at 5.081. In that event, he finished third.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Im's best performance this season was in July 2024 at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 3.760. He finished fourth in that event.
- At the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2024, Im delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 6.058, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished fourth in that event.
- Im posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.694) at the John Deere Classic in July 2024, a performance that ranked him 12th in the field.
Im's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 39 | 0.300 | 0.107 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 98 | 0.057 | 1.406 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 38 | 0.202 | 0.936 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 57 | 0.168 | 2.604 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 33 | 0.727 | 5.052 |
Im's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 24 | 71-71-68-69 | -1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 12 | 67-71-70-68 | -4 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 5 | 65-66-73-63 | -25 | 250 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 25 | 66-67-65-71 | -19 | 30 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 66 | 72-76-66 | -2 | 6 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 66 | 70-70-75-68 | -1 | 3 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 44 | 71-71-69-73 | E | 16 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 18 | 71-70-71-74 | -2 | 105 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 31 | 70-72-69-70 | -7 | 38 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-80 | +10 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-74 | +7 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 12 | 68-67-71-67 | -11 | 136 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 4 | 68-68-69-73 | -6 | 313 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 9 | 70-64-70-72 | -4 | 75 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 8 | 76-71-67-73 | -1 | 191 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-76 | +10 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 3 | 67-64-63-66 | -20 | 338 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 12 | 66-64-70-64 | -20 | 58 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 63-67-67-69 | -14 | 100 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 7 | 76-72-66-69 | -1 | 225 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 41 | 68-67-67-72 | -6 | 14 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 40 | 69-70-70-68 | -3 | 54 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Im as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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