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Kevin Yu betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 22: Kevin Yu of Chinese Taipei plays his shot from the 15th tee during the third round of the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld 2025 at Vidanta Vallarta on February 22, 2025 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Kevin Yu enters the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship March 13-16 after a 45th-place finish in the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in his most recent tournament.
Latest odds for Yu at THE PLAYERS Championship.
THE PLAYERS Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 13-16, 2025
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- Yu missed the cut in his only recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2024.
- Scottie Scheffler finished with 6.477 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 6.326 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 SG: Putting (37th) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- In addition, Scheffler's average driving distance was 299.1 (14th in field), he hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (third), and he averaged 28 putts per round (25th).
Yu's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | MC | 74-73 | +3 |
Yu's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Yu has finished in the top 20 twice.
- Over his last five events, Yu has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 6-under over his last five appearances.
- Kevin Yu has averaged 306.7 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Yu is averaging -1.390 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Yu is averaging 0.843 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Yu's advanced stats and rankings
- Yu has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.560, which ranks 13th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (304.3 yards) ranks 74th, and his 61.7% driving accuracy average ranks 59th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Yu ranks 34th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.438. Additionally, he ranks 10th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 73.78%.
- On the greens, Yu's -0.527 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 157th this season, and his 29.68 putts-per-round average ranks 165th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 74 | 304.3 | 306.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 10 | 73.78% | 73.77% |
| Putts Per Round | 165 | 29.68 | 30.1 |
| Par Breakers | 35 | 25.56% | 24.38% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 61 | 12.22% | 13.58% |
Yu's best finishes
- Yu has participated in seven tournaments this season, and he is yet to finish in the top 10.
- In those seven tournaments, he had a 71.4% success rate in terms of making the cut (five cuts made).
- With 140 points, Yu currently sits 82nd in the FedExCup standings.
Yu's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Yu's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at The Sentry, where his 5.710 mark ranked best in the field.
- Yu produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld (February 2025), ranking sixth in the field with a mark of 4.887.
- In terms of 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 delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (1.398, which ranked 33rd in the field). In that event, he finished 16th.
- Yu posted 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 event.
Yu's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 13 | 0.560 | 1.151 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 34 | 0.438 | 2.414 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 157 | -0.316 | -1.332 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 157 | -0.527 | -1.390 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 91 | 0.156 | 0.843 |
Yu's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 45 | 67-71-70-68 | -8 | 10 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Yu as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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