Feb 27, 2024
Kevin Yu Betting Profile: Cognizant Classic In The Palm Beaches
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Kevin Yu takes the course in the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches February 29 - March 3 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He is trying for better results than his last time out when he missed the cut at The Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, California.
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The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 29 - March 3, 2024
- Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Course: PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion)
- Par: 71 / 7,147 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous Winner: Chris Kirk
At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- This is Yu's first time playing at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in the past five years.
- When Chris Kirk won this tournament in 2023, he had 2.274 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (15th in the field), 6.287 SG: Approach the Green (eighth), and 5.575 SG: Putting (ninth).
- Kirk averaged 296 yards off the tee (54th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 75% (seventh), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (18th) in that victory a year ago.
Yu's Recent Performances
- Yu has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five tournaments, finishing as high as the top five in one of those outings.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Yu has finished within three shots of the leader in two of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- In his last five appearances, his average score has been -13.
- Kevin Yu has averaged 300.5 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Yu has an average of -1.217 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Yu has an average of -2.535 in his past five tournaments.
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Yu's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Yu has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.516, which ranks 24th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (302.8 yards) ranks 47th, and his 58.2% driving accuracy average ranks 99th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu sports a -0.081 average that ranks 106th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Yu has registered a -0.484 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 148th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of , and he ranks first by breaking par % of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 47 | 302.8 | 300.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 52.22% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 30.9 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.93% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.22% |
Yu's Best Finishes
- While Yu hasn't won any of the six tournaments he has taken part in this season, he has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those six tournaments, he made the cut on three occasions.
- Currently, Yu sits 44th in the FedExCup standings with 245 points.
Yu's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Yu's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he posted a 4.025 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Yu put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, ranking second in the field at 4.848. In that tournament, he finished 58th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Yu's best effort this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked 68th in the field with a mark of -1.528 (he finished sixth in that event).
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Yu recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 2.893, which ranked him 19th in the field. He finished sixth in that tournament.
- Yu recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (3.639) at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, a performance that ranked him 28th in the field.
Yu's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 24 | 0.516 | 0.413 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 106 | -0.081 | 0.346 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 184 | -0.934 | -2.076 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 148 | -0.484 | -1.217 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 152 | -0.983 | -2.535 |
Yu's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 49 | 65-67-71-69 | -8 | 9 |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 6 | 70-67-65-66 | -16 | 81 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 72-70 | +2 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 37 | 70-66-67-72 | -9 | 17 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 72-72 | +4 | -- |
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 74-69 | -1 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 69-76 | +1 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 76-67 | +1 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 59 | 69-74-71-72 | +6 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 70-72 | -2 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 30 | 71-63-72-65 | -13 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 68-71 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 3 | 66-66-66-63 | -27 | 145 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 6 | 64-74-73-67 | -10 | 92 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 72-68-73 | -3 | 8 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 69-73 | E | -- |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 75-75 | +8 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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