Jul 15, 2024
Sami Valimaki betting profile: The Open Championship
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Sami Valimaki looks to improve upon his 68th-place finish in 2023's tournament when he begins play in the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club July 17-20.
Latest odds for Valimaki at The Open Championship.
The Open Championship tournament and course info
- Date: July 17-20, 2024
- Location: Troon, South Ayrshire, SCO
- Course: Royal Troon Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,385 yards
- Previous winner: Brian Harman
At The Open Championship
- Valimaki has entered The Open Championship once of late, in 2023. He finished 68th, posting a score of 9-over.
- When Brian Harman won this tournament in 2023, he finished with a driving average of 285.5 (51st in the field), 75% driving accuracy (first), and 27 putts per round (second).
Valimaki's recent history at The Open Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/19/2023 | 68 | 76-68-70-79 | +9 |
Valimaki's recent performances
- Valimaki has made the cut and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five tournaments.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Over his last five events, Valimaki has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has finished with an average score of -12 those two times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Sami Valimaki has averaged 296.9 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Valimaki is averaging 0.471 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Valimaki has an average of 0.946 in his past five tournaments.
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Valimaki's advanced stats and rankings
- Valimaki has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.163 this season (64th on TOUR). His average driving distance (298.7 yards) ranks 94th, while his 63.2% driving accuracy average ranks 77th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Valimaki owns a 0.130 average that ranks 77th on TOUR. He ranks 58th with a 67.03% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Valimaki has registered a -0.007 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 100th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 115th with a putts-per-round average of 29.09, and he ranks 107th by breaking par 23.67% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 94 | 298.7 | 296.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 58 | 67.03% | 70.63% |
| Putts Per Round | 115 | 29.09 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 107 | 23.67% | 23.41% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 119 | 15.58% | 16.27% |
Valimaki's best finishes
- Valimaki has taken part in 17 tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-five finish.
- In those 17 events, he made the cut seven times (41.2%).
- Valimaki, who has 418 points, currently sits 87th in the FedExCup standings.
Valimaki's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in February 2024 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where he ranked 19th in the field with a mark of 1.916. He finished second in that event.
- Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the WM Phoenix Open, where his 5.456 mark ranked sixth in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Valimaki delivered his best mark this season at THE PLAYERS Championship, ranking second in the field at 4.469. In that event, he finished 54th.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Valimaki recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.762, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him third in the field (he finished 12th in that event).
- Valimaki posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (12.596) in February 2024 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta. That ranked second in the field.
Valimaki's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 64 | 0.163 | -0.015 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 77 | 0.130 | 1.044 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 131 | -0.136 | -0.554 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 100 | -0.007 | 0.471 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 87 | 0.150 | 0.946 |
Valimaki's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 68 | 76-68-70-79 | +9 | -- |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 74-71 | +5 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 74-69-69 | -4 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 43 | 70-67-73-75 | -3 | 11 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 41 | 69-70-75-64 | -6 | 12 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 2 | 64-67-67-69 | -17 | 300 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 75-67 | E | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 71-72-69-74 | -2 | 9 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 69-72-70-72 | -1 | 10 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 70-74 | +4 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 35 | 70-67-71-69 | -3 | 18 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 75-72 | +3 | -- |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 12 | 61-72-65-66 | -20 | 58 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Valimaki as of the start of The Open Championship.
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