Feb 17, 2025
Kevin Yu betting profile: Mexico Open At VidantaWorld
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Kevin Yu enters play Feb. 20-23 in the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld at Vidanta Vallarta following a 17th-place finish in The Genesis Invitational his last time in competition.
Latest odds for Yu at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.
The Mexico Open at VidantaWorld tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 20-23, 2025
- Location: Vallarta, MEX
- Course: Vidanta Vallarta
- Par: 71 / 7,436 yards
- Purse: $7M
- Previous winner: Jake Knapp
At the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
- Yu is playing at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld for the first time in the past five years.
- Jake Knapp finished with 2.769 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (11th in the field), 8.709 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 3.201 SG: Putting (17th) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- Knapp also posted numbers of 322.5 in average driving distance (second in field), 76.39% in terms of greens in regulation (fifth), and 28 putts per round (24th).
Yu's recent performances
- Yu has made the cut and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard twice over his last five events.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Yu has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 6-under over his last five events.
- Kevin Yu has averaged 304.1 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Yu has an average of -0.759 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Yu has an average of 1.075 in his past five tournaments.
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Yu's advanced stats and rankings
- Yu has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.588 this season, which ranks 11th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (301.6 yards) ranks 105th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu ranks 64th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.263, while he ranks 22nd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 73.54%.
- On the greens, Yu has delivered a -0.528 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 157th on TOUR, while he ranks 139th with a putts-per-round average of 29.62. He has broken par 25.40% of the time (37th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 105 | 301.6 | 304.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 22 | 73.54% | 72.55% |
| Putts Per Round | 139 | 29.62 | 29.7 |
| Par Breakers | 37 | 25.40% | 24.84% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 72 | 12.70% | 13.73% |
Yu's best finishes
- Yu is still seeking his first top-10 finish this season (he has participated in six tournaments).
- In those six tournaments, he had a 66.7% success rate in terms of making the cut (four cuts made).
- Currently, Yu has 129 points, ranking him 64th in the FedExCup standings.
Yu's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Yu's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at The Sentry in January 2025, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.710.
- Yu's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where his 2.595 mark ranked 22nd in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Yu's best effort this season was at The Genesis Invitational, where his 3.120 mark ranked fifth in the field.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, Yu recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 1.398, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 33rd in the field.
- Yu delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.654) in February 2025 at the WM Phoenix Open, which ranked 16th in the field. He finished 16th in that tournament.
Yu's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 11 | 0.588 | 0.995 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 64 | 0.263 | 1.661 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 138 | -0.249 | -0.822 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 157 | -0.528 | -0.759 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 85 | 0.075 | 1.075 |
Yu's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 9 | 66-67-70-69 | -12 | 66 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 74-73 | +3 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 74-69 | +1 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 39 | 72-73-74-67 | -2 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 28 | 64-70-62-75 | -17 | 5 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 68-69 | -5 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 4 | 67-69-66-67 | -15 | 59 |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 61 | 69-69-72-75 | +5 | 5 |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 42 | 70-70-67-71 | -2 | 11 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 31 | 70-70-68-71 | -9 | 19 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 20 | 68-63-69-67 | -17 | 43 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 73-69 | +2 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 73 | 69-71-75-73 | +4 | 3 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 52 | 73-69-72-74 | +4 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 1 | 66-66-66-67 | -37 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 72-71 | +1 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 16 | 65-68-66-71 | -10 | -- |
| November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | MC | 76-67 | +1 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 11 | 67-68-69-66 | -12 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 44 | 73-68-70-68 | -13 | 17 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 69-71-68 | -8 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 69-78 | +3 | -- |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 64 | 71-72-72-70 | -3 | 7 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 16 | 71-67-68-67 | -11 | 49 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 17 | 74-70-73-68 | -3 | 56 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.
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