Mar 19, 2024
Michael Kim Betting Profile: Valspar Championship
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 29: PGA TOUR logo is seen during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 29, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
When he hits the links March 21-24, Michael Kim will look to improve upon his last performance in the Valspar Championship. In 2023, he shot +2 and finished 45th at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course).
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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
- Over his last three trips to the Valspar Championship, Kim has an average score of +2, with an average finish of 49th.
- Kim finished 45th (with a score of +2) in his most recent go-round at the Valspar Championship (in 2023).
- Taylor Moore finished with 3.355 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 5.129 SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 4.864 SG: Putting (ninth) en route to winning 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
- In his last five tournaments, Kim has not finished in the top 20.
- He has made one cut over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Kim has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He finished -12 relative to par the only time he made the cut.
- Off the tee, Michael Kim has averaged 288.9 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Kim is averaging -0.787 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kim has an average of -4.087 in his past five tournaments.
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Kim's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kim has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.752 this season (166th on TOUR). His average driving distance (293.6 yards) ranks 104th, while his 52.2% driving accuracy average ranks 162nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kim ranks 80th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.059, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Kim has delivered a -0.067 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 104th on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 104 | 293.6 | 288.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 62.50% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 29.3 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 23.15% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 15.74% |
Kim's Best Finishes
- Although Kim has not won any of the eight tournaments he has played this season, he has secured one top-10 finish.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on four occasions.
- With 139 points, Kim currently sits 94th in the FedExCup standings.
Kim's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, Kim put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), ranking in the field at 1.223.
- Kim's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, as he produced a 2.662 mark, which ranked him 18th in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kim posted his best effort this season at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, ranking in the field at 1.465. In that event, he missed the cut.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, Kim posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.634 (his best mark this season), which ranked 11th in the field. He finished 42nd in that event.
- Kim delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (2.751) in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which ranked 42nd in the field. He finished 42nd in that event.
Kim's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 166 | -0.752 | -2.000 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 80 | 0.059 | -0.624 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 108 | -0.104 | -0.678 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 104 | -0.067 | -0.787 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 143 | -0.864 | -4.087 |
Kim's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23-26 | Corales Puntacana Championship | 26 | 70-69-70-71 | -8 | 20 |
| 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 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kim as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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