Michael Kim Betting Profile: Farmers Insurance Open
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Michael Kim looks for a higher finish in the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open after he finished 44th shooting +2 in this tournament in 2023.
The Farmers Insurance Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: January 24-27, 2024
- Location: San Diego, California
- Course: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,765 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous Winner: Max Homa
At the Farmers Insurance Open
- Kim's average finish has been 50th, and his average score +1, over his last three appearances at the Farmers Insurance Open.
- Kim last participated in the Farmers Insurance Open in 2023, finishing 44th with a score of +2.
- When Max Homa won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.844 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (31st in the field), 8.383 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.595 SG: Putting (ninth).
- Homa also posted numbers of 293.8 in average driving distance (55th in field), 73.61% in terms of greens in regulation (third), and 28.75 putts per round (17th).
Kim's Recent Performances
- Kim has posted one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes over his last five tournaments.
- Kim has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in three of his last five tournaments, including two finishes within five strokes of the leader.
- He has an average score relative to par of -12 in his last five tournaments.
- In terms of driving distance, Michael Kim has averaged 310.6 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging 4.811 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kim has an average of 4.995 in his past five tournaments.
Kim's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kim had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.019 last season, which ranked 106th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (305.0 yards) ranked 58th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Kim ranked 59th on TOUR, posting an average mark of 0.224, while he ranked 69th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 68.16%.
- On the greens, Kim's 0.094 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 78th last season, and his 29.14 putts-per-round average ranked 119th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 58 | 305.0 | 310.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 69 | 68.16% | 58.06% |
| Putts Per Round | 119 | 29.14 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 152 | 20.45% | 29.72% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 58 | 13.46% | 11.94% |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Kim's Best Finishes
- Kim participated in 31 tournaments last season, earning two top-five finishes and collecting four finishes in the top 10.
- In those 31 events, he made the cut 17 times.
- Last season Kim's best performance came when he shot -15 and finished fifth at the Puerto Rico Open.
- Kim ranked 78th in the FedExCup standings with 563 points last season.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Fortinet Championship, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 2.151 (he missed the cut in that tournament).
- Kim produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season at the Wells Fargo Championship (May 2023), ranking seventh in the field with a mark of 5.294.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim delivered his best mark last season at The RSM Classic (November 2022), ranking fifth in the field with a mark of 2.570.
- At the Shriners Children's Open in October 2023, Kim posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.987, which was his best last season. That ranked 10th in the field.
- Kim recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (10.561) at the Wyndham Championship in August 2023. That ranked fifth in the field.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 106 | -0.019 | -2.976 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 59 | 0.224 | 2.566 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 93 | 0.050 | 0.594 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 78 | 0.094 | 4.811 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 71 | 0.350 | 4.995 |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
Kim's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25-28 | Farmers Insurance Open | 44 | 69-74-70-77 | +2 | 10 |
| February 2-5 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 11 | 68-72-70-66 | -11 | 68 |
| February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | MC | 72-72 | +4 | -- |
| March 2-5 | Puerto Rico Open | 5 | 70-66-71-66 | -15 | 65 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 72-69-71-74 | +2 | 8 |
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 26 | 70-69-70-71 | -8 | 20 |
| March 30 - April 2 | Valero Texas Open | 46 | 68-71-73-75 | -1 | 9 |
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 30 | 68-67-69-71 | -9 | 27 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 7 | 68-68-69-69 | -10 | 90 |
| May 11-14 | AT&T Byron Nelson | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 6 | 67-71-70-67 | -5 | 92 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 43 | 72-71-73-68 | -4 | 11 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-73 | +7 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 38 | 68-65-66-71 | -10 | 15 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 72-68 | E | -- |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-73 | +6 | -- |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 5 | 72-65-62-68 | -13 | 105 |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 18 | 70-69-65-65 | -15 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 41 | 70-75-68-70 | +3 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 23 | 64-69-68-70 | -17 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 42 | 69-69-66-68 | -8 | 11 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 6 | 65-63-70-65 | -25 | 92 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Farmers Insurance Open.
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