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Michael Kim Betting Profile: Texas Children's Houston Open
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Last competition at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, Michael Kim posted a 33rd-place finish, and he enters the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open aiming for a better finish.
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The Texas Children's Houston Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 28-31, 2024
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
- Par: 70 / 7,435 yards
- Purse: $9.1M
- Previous Winner: Tony Finau
At the Texas Children's Houston Open
- Over his last five trips to the Texas Children's Houston Open, Kim has an average score of -3, with an average finish of 30th.
- Kim last participated in the Texas Children's Houston Open in 2022, finishing 47th with a score of +2.
- Tony Finau won this tournament in 2022 with numbers of 4.236 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 5.299 in SG: Approach the Green (ninth), and 7.931 in SG: Putting (second).
- Finau also posted numbers of 302.4 in average driving distance (20th in field), 77.78% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 28 putts per round (seventh).
Kim's Recent History at the Texas Children's Houston Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2022 | 47 | 70-68-73-71 | +2 |
| 11/5/2020 | MC | 75-71 | +6 |
| 10/10/2019 | MC | 81 | +9 |
| 3/29/2018 | MC | 71-71 | -2 |
Kim's Recent Performances
- In his last five events, Kim has an average finish of 28th.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Kim has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five appearances.
- He has carded an average score of -7 over his last five tournaments.
- Michael Kim has averaged 293.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging 0.162 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kim has an average of -2.744 in his past five tournaments.
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Kim's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kim has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.677, which ranks 173rd on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (294.3 yards) ranks 100th, and his 50.6% driving accuracy average ranks 171st.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 66th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.162, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Kim's 0.102 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 79th this season, while he averages putts per round (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 100 | 294.3 | 293.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 59.92% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.4 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 15.08% |
Kim's Best Finishes
- Kim has taken part in nine tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has collected one finish in the top-10.
- In those nine events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 55.6%.
- As of now, Kim has collected 157 points, which ranks him 97th in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season Kim's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he posted a 1.223 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Farmers Insurance Open (January 2024), ranking 18th in the field with a mark of 2.662.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim posted his best performance this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking in the field at 1.465. In that tournament, he missed the cut.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Kim posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.634, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 11th in the field.
- Kim posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (3.547) at the Valspar Championship in March 2024, a performance that ranked him 33rd in the field.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 173 | -0.677 | -2.702 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 66 | 0.162 | -0.284 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 112 | -0.082 | 0.079 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 79 | 0.102 | 0.162 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 135 | -0.495 | -2.744 |
Kim's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 37 | 67-68-77-72 | -4 | 17 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 69-74 | +1 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 74-75 | +7 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 23 | 72-68-67-69 | -12 | 20 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 68-80 | +4 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 33 | 70-67-72-73 | -2 | 18 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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