May 28, 2024
Kevin Yu betting profile: RBC Canadian Open
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Kevin Yu enters play May 30 - June 2 in the 2024 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club following a 61st-place finish in the Charles Schwab Challenge his last time in competition.
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The RBC Canadian Open tournament and course info
- Date: May 30 - June 2, 2024
- Location: Hamilton, ON, CAN
- Course: Hamilton Golf & Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,084 yards
- Purse: $9.4M
- Previous winner: Nick Taylor
At the RBC Canadian Open
- Yu is competing at the RBC Canadian Open for the first time in the past five years.
- When Nick Taylor won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.95 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (34th in the field), 5.835 SG: Approach the Green (sixth), and 4.831 SG: Putting (10th).
- Taylor's average driving distance was 294.5 (59th in field), he hit 72.22% of greens in regulation (ninth), with 27 putts per round (10th) en route to his win last year.
Yu's recent performances
- Yu has finished in the top five in one of his last five events.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Yu has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 4-under in his last five events.
- Off the tee, Kevin Yu has averaged 317.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Yu is averaging -2.109 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Yu is averaging 2.975 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Yu's advanced stats and rankings
- Yu has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.829, which ranks fifth on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (309.3 yards) ranks 16th, and his 60.1% driving accuracy average ranks 111th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu ranks 37th on TOUR with a mark of 0.381.
- On the greens, Yu's -0.536 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 167th on TOUR this season, and his 30.35 putts-per-round average ranks 179th. He has broken par 28.38% of the time (17th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 16 | 309.3 | 317.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 6 | 70.72% | 69.79% |
| Putts Per Round | 179 | 30.35 | 29.7 |
| Par Breakers | 17 | 28.38% | 20.14% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 117 | 15.62% | 12.50% |
Yu's best finishes
- Yu has participated in 15 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has collected two finishes in the top-five and four finishes in the top-10.
- In those 15 events, he made the cut eight times, a success rate of 53.3%.
- With 393 points, Yu currently sits 81st in the FedExCup standings.
Yu's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Yu's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 6.130. He finished 39th in that event.
- Yu posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Valero Texas Open, ranking sixth in the field at 6.349. In that tournament, he finished 39th.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Yu's best performance this season was in May 2024 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, where he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 1.993. He finished fourth in that event.
- At the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, Yu delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (3.176, which ranked 22nd in the field). In that tournament, he finished fourth.
- Yu posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.007) in May 2024 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, which ranked fourth in the field. He finished fourth in that tournament.
Yu's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 5 | 0.829 | 3.414 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 37 | 0.381 | 2.662 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 169 | -0.510 | -0.992 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 167 | -0.536 | -2.109 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 86 | 0.163 | 2.975 |
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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of the RBC Canadian Open.
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