Takumi Kanaya betting profile: PGA Championship
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 13: Takumi Kanaya of Japan chips onto the ninth green during a practice round prior to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 13, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Takumi Kanaya seeks a better result in the 2024 PGA Championship having failed to make the cut at Southern Hills CC in 2022.
The PGA Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 16-19, 2024
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Course: Valhalla Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,609 yards
- Previous winner: Brooks Koepka
At the PGA Championship
- Kanaya has missed the cut in his last two appearances at the PGA Championship.
- Kanaya last participated in the PGA Championship in 2022, missing the cut with a score of 13-over.
- When Brooks Koepka won this tournament in 2023, he had 4.78 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in the field), 5.32 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 4.191 SG: Putting (13th).
- Koepka averaged 319 yards off the tee (fourth in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 61.11% (29th), and attempted 26 putts per round (first) in that victory a year ago.
Kanaya's recent history at the PGA Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2022 | MC | 77-76 | +13 |
| 5/20/2021 | MC | 75-86 | +17 |
Kanaya's recent performances
- In his last five events, Kanaya has an average finish of 42nd.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Kanaya has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of even-par over his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Takumi Kanaya has averaged 291.7 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Kanaya is averaging -0.905 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Kanaya is averaging -1.674 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Kanaya's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 279.9 | 291.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 67.22% | 71.03% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 30.50 | 31.9 |
| Par Breakers | - | 16.11% | 17.06% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 15.56% | 15.08% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Kanaya's best finishes
- Kanaya took part in three tournaments last season, and he did not finish in the top 10 in any event.
- In those three events, he made the cut two times (66.7%).
- Last season Kanaya's best performance came at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. He shot 1-over and finished 31st in that event.
Kanaya's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.854 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -0.667 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.956 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.905 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -1.674 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
Kanaya's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-80 | +11 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 31 | 69-74-68-70 | +1 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 74-66 | E | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kanaya as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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Note: The PGA TOUR has created this story via a machine-learning model using data from ShotLink, powered by CDW, in addition to player performance data. While we strive for accuracy and quality, please note that the information provided may not be entirely error-free.