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Kevin Yu betting profile: Genesis Scottish Open
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SILVIS, ILLINOIS - JULY 05: Kevin Yu of Taiwan hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 05, 2024 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
In his last competition at the John Deere Classic, Kevin Yu posted a 20th-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open aiming for a better finish.
Latest odds for Yu at the Genesis Scottish Open.
The Genesis Scottish Open tournament and course info
- Date: July 10-13, 2024
- Location: North Berwick, SCO
- Course: The Renaissance Club
- Par: 70 / 7,237 yards
- Purse: $9M
- Previous winner: Rory McIlroy
At the Genesis Scottish Open
- Yu has played the Genesis Scottish Open once in recent years (in 2023), posting a score of 2-over and missing the cut.
- When Rory McIlroy won this tournament in 2023, he had 5.615 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 5.532 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.5 SG: Putting (34th).
- McIlroy averaged 331.8 yards off the tee (first in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 69.44% (24th), and attempted 27.5 putts per round (ninth) in that victory a year ago.
Yu's recent history at the Genesis Scottish Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/12/2023 | MC | 72-70 | +2 |
Yu's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Yu has finished in the top five once.
- Yu has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 8-under in his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Kevin Yu has averaged 311.8 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Yu is averaging -0.846 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Yu is averaging 4.253 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Yu's advanced stats and rankings
- Yu's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.668 ranks ninth on TOUR this season, and his 58.5% driving accuracy average ranks 129th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu has a 0.566 mark (13th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Yu's -0.461 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 159th on TOUR this season, and his 30.06 putts-per-round average ranks 172nd. He has broken par 28.12% of the time (eighth).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 11 | 310.2 | 311.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 5 | 71.54% | 71.39% |
| Putts Per Round | 172 | 30.06 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 8 | 28.12% | 24.17% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 83 | 14.74% | 11.39% |
Yu's best finishes
- Yu has participated in 18 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has earned two finishes in the top-five and four finishes in the top-10.
- In those 18 events, he made the cut 11 times, a success rate of 61.1%.
- With 466 points, Yu currently ranks 83rd in the FedExCup standings.
Yu's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Yu posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking second in the field at 6.130.
- Yu posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking sixth in the field with a mark of 6.349.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Yu's best performance this season was at the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, as he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 1.993.
- At the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, Yu recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (3.176, which ranked 22nd in the field). In that event, he finished fourth.
- Yu delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.007) in May 2024 at the Myrtle Beach Classic. That ranked fourth in the field.
Yu's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 9 | 0.668 | 1.803 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 13 | 0.566 | 3.046 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 161 | -0.365 | 0.251 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 159 | -0.461 | -0.846 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 54 | 0.407 | 4.253 |
Yu's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 66-67-70-69 | -12 | 66 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-69 | +1 | -- |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of the Genesis Scottish Open.
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