Chan Kim Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 10: The PGA TOUR flag during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship at Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 10, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Last tournament at THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Chan Kim posted a 68th-place finish, and he heads into the 2024 Valspar Championship looking for better results.
The Valspar Championship Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 21-24, 2024
- Location: Palm Harbor, Florida
- Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
- Par: 71 / 7,340 yards
- Purse: $8.4M
- Previous Winner: Taylor Moore
At the Valspar Championship
- This is Kim's first time competing at the Valspar Championship in the past five years.
- With numbers of 3.355 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 5.129 in SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 4.864 in SG: Putting (ninth), Taylor Moore won this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Moore posted an average driving distance of 306.4 (10th in field), hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), and took 27.75 putts per round (31st).
Kim's Recent Performances
- Kim has finished in the top 10 once over his last five events.
- Kim has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of -6 in his last five events.
- Chan Kim has averaged 285.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kim is averaging 0.467 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kim has an average of 0.828 in his past five tournaments.
Kim's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kim has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.099 this season, which ranks 109th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (286.5 yards) ranks 153rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 81st on TOUR, posting an average of 0.054, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Kim's 0.103 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 78th on TOUR this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first. He has broken par % of the time (first).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 153 | 286.5 | 285.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 66.05% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.8 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 25.31% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.04% |
Kim's Best Finishes
- Kim has played seven tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut five times.
- Currently, Kim has 165 points, ranking him 87th in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Kim posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking in the field at 0.999. In that tournament, he missed the cut.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking 27th in the field at 2.115. In that tournament, he finished eighth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim delivered his best effort this season at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (February 2024), ranking eighth in the field with a mark of 2.984.
- At the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February 2024, Kim delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.998, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 11th in the field.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (7.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (February 2024), which ranked him eighth in the field. He finished eighth in that tournament.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 109 | -0.099 | -0.622 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 81 | 0.054 | 0.373 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 68 | 0.117 | 0.607 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 78 | 0.103 | 0.467 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 77 | 0.176 | 0.828 |
Kim's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 75-64 | -1 | -- |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 14 | 64-67-68-67 | -22 | 55 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 76-66 | -2 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 8 | 66-69-66-71 | -12 | 75 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 28 | 69-71-68-67 | -9 | 27 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | 61 | 72-68-65-77 | -6 | 3 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 68 | 70-71-70-79 | +2 | 6 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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