Takumi Kanaya betting profile: The American Express
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Takumi Kanaya takes the course in the 2025 The American Express Jan. 16-19. He is looking for better results than his last time out when he missed the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
The American Express tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 16-19, 2025
- Location: La Quinta, California, USA
- Course: La Quinta Country Club
- Par: 72 / 7,060 yards
- Purse: $8.8M
- Previous winner: Nick Dunlap
At The American Express
- In the past five years, this is Kanaya's first time competing at The American Express.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
Kanaya's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Kanaya has not finished in the top 20.
- He's made the cut in one of his last five tournaments.
- Kanaya has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five events.
- He finished with a score of 6-under in his only made cut over his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Takumi Kanaya has averaged 292.9 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Kanaya is averaging -0.969 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Kanaya is averaging -1.589 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 | - | 291.8 | 292.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 67.22% | 69.44% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 30.40 | 31.2 |
| Par Breakers | - | 28.89% | 18.98% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 22.78% | 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 participated in five tournaments last season, securing one finish in the top five.
- In those five events, he made the cut two times.
- Last season Kanaya had his best performance at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, where he finished 37th with a score of 6-under (14 shots back of the winner).
Kanaya's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Kanaya's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he put up a 0.854 mark, which ranked him in the field. He missed the cut in that tournament.
- Kanaya posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, ranking in the field at -0.667. In that event, he missed the cut.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kanaya delivered his best performance last season at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP (October 2024), ranking 55th in the field with a mark of -0.913.
- At the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP in October 2024, Kanaya posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (1.905), which ranked 24th in the field.
- Kanaya delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (0.544) in October 2024 at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, which ranked 37th in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
Kanaya's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.702 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -0.421 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.902 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.969 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -1.589 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 75-69 | +2 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 76-74 | +10 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 37 | 66-68-72-68 | -6 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 70-69 | -1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kanaya as of the start of The American Express.
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