Takumi Kanaya betting profile: U.S. Open
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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)
In his last tournament, Takumi Kanaya missed the cut at the PGA Championship. He'll be after a better result June 13-16 in Village of Pinehurst, NC, at the 2024 U.S. Open.
The U.S. Open tournament and course info
- Date: June 13-16, 2024
- Location: Village of Pinehurst, NC
- Course: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,548 yards
- Previous winner: Wyndham Clark
At the U.S. Open
- Kanaya missed the cut in his only recent appearance at the U.S. Open in 2020.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Wyndham Clark posted numbers of 5.756 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 1.058 in SG: Approach the Green (34th), and 7.252 in SG: Putting (fourth).
- Clark's average driving distance was 325.3 (seventh in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (ninth), with 27.5 putts per round (first) en route to his win last year.
Kanaya's recent history at the U.S. Open
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/17/2020 | MC | 72-75 | +7 |
Kanaya's recent performances
- In his last five events, Kanaya has an average finish of 42nd.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut twice.
- Kanaya has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five appearances.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been even-par.
- Off the tee, Takumi Kanaya has averaged 282.7 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kanaya is averaging -2.267 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Kanaya is averaging -1.673 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 | 282.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 67.22% | 69.05% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 30.50 | 31.3 |
| Par Breakers | - | 16.11% | 17.06% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 15.56% | 16.67% |
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 did not secure a top-10 finish last season (he played three tournaments).
- In those three events, he made the cut two times, a success rate of 66.7%.
- Last season Kanaya put up his best performance at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, where he finished 31st with a score of 1-over (15 shots back of the winner).
Kanaya's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.402 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | 0.057 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | 0.136 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -2.267 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -1.673 |
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 | -- |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 75-69 | +2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kanaya as of the start of the U.S. Open.
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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.