Tom Kim betting profile: Hero World Challenge
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Tom Kim shot 4-under and placed 10th the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at Albany Dec. 5-8 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 Hero World Challenge.
The Hero World Challenge tournament and course info
- Date: Dec. 5-8, 2024
- Location: Albany, BAH
- Course: Albany
- Par: 72 / 7,449 yards
- Purse: $5M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Hero World Challenge
- Kim has entered the Hero World Challenge once of late, in 2022. He finished 10th, posting a score of 4-under.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with a final score of 20-under.
Kim's recent history at the Hero World Challenge
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1/2022 | 10 | 69-72-74-69 | -4 |
Kim's recent performances
- Kim has earned one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes over his last five appearances.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Over his last five appearances, Kim has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- He has an average score of 9-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Tom Kim has averaged 310.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Kim has an average of -2.095 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Kim is averaging 0.826 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Kim's advanced stats and rankings
- Kim has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.132 this season (74th on TOUR). His average driving distance (299.0 yards) ranks 111th, while his 68.4% driving accuracy average ranks 22nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim sports a 0.263 average that ranks 49th on TOUR. He ranks 117th with a 66.17% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Kim's -0.081 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 114th on TOUR this season, and his 28.80 putts-per-round average ranks 64th. He has broken par 25.53% of the time (50th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 111 | 299.0 | 310.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 117 | 66.17% | 50.00% |
| Putts Per Round | 64 | 28.80 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 50 | 25.53% | 22.92% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 148 | 15.61% | 12.85% |
Kim's best finishes
- Kim hasn't won any of the 24 tournaments he has played this season, though he has collected two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 19 times, a success rate of 79.2%.
- With 1051 points, Kim currently sits 43rd in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Travelers Championship, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 3.730 (he finished second in that event).
- Kim's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the WM Phoenix Open, where his 5.429 mark ranked seventh in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim's best effort this season was at the RBC Canadian Open in May 2024, as he produced a 2.967 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished fourth in that tournament.
- At the RBC Heritage in April 2024, Kim posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.555 (his best mark this season), which ranked fifth in the field. He finished 18th in that tournament.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.875) at the RBC Canadian Open (which ranked him fourth in the field). In that event, he finished fourth.
Kim's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 74 | 0.132 | 0.372 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 49 | 0.263 | 2.796 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 86 | 0.057 | -0.249 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 114 | -0.081 | -2.095 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 64 | 0.371 | 0.826 |
Kim's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 45 | 68-70-74-66 | -14 | 16 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-65 | -11 | -- |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 31 | 71-67-71 | -7 | 31 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 17 | 74-66-67-67 | -10 | 47 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 24 | 69-69-72-69 | -5 | 65 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 62 | 68-68-70-76 | -2 | 5 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 52 | 73-74-70-77 | +6 | 12 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 73-78 | +7 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 30 | 72-78-77-66 | +5 | 40 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 18 | 69-66-69-71 | -9 | 88 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 52 | 69-67-69-69 | -10 | 6 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 47 | 73-69-73-76 | +7 | 14 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 26 | 66-71-68-70 | -9 | 50 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 24 | 69-68-68-74 | -1 | 32 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 4 | 70-68-65-64 | -13 | 123 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 43 | 70-75-78-74 | +9 | 18 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 26 | 71-68-71-76 | +6 | 58 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 2 | 62-65-65-66 | -30 | 400 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 73-68 | -3 | -- |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 15 | 69-66-69-64 | -12 | 50 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 76-77 | +11 | -- |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 8 | 66-68-69-68 | -13 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 50 | 71-64-73-71 | -1 | 27 |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Hero World Challenge.
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