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Sungjae Im betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 08: Sungjae Im of South Korea hits a tee shot on the first hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard 2025 at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 08, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Sungjae Im looks to improve upon his 31st-place finish in 2024's tournament when he begins play in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) March 13-16.
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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
- Im's average finish has been 27th, and his average score 5-under, over his last five appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- Im finished 31st (with a score of 7-under) in his most 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.
- En route to his victory last year, Scheffler posted an average driving distance of 299.1 (14th in field), hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (third), and took 28 putts per round (25th).
Im's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | 31 | 70-72-69-70 | -7 |
| 3/9/2023 | 6 | 75-69-64-72 | -8 |
| 3/10/2022 | 55 | 72-72-70-76 | +2 |
| 3/11/2021 | 17 | 72-66-77-66 | -7 |
| 3/14/2019 | MC | 73-71 | E |
Im's recent performances
- Im has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five tournaments.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut three times.
- Over his last five appearances, Im has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- He has an average score of 5-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Sungjae Im has averaged 294.5 yards in his past five starts.
- Im is averaging 1.399 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Im is averaging 0.032 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Im's advanced stats and rankings
- Im has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.473 this season, which ranks 25th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (294.0 yards) ranks 162nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Im ranks 171st on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.762. Additionally, he ranks 158th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.20%.
- On the greens, Im's 0.578 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 19th this season, while he averages 27.48 putts per round (second).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 162 | 294.0 | 294.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 158 | 64.20% | 59.38% |
| Putts Per Round | 2 | 27.48 | 27.7 |
| Par Breakers | 19 | 26.54% | 22.57% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 51 | 11.73% | 13.19% |
Im's best finishes
- Im has taken part in eight tournaments this season, and he has secured two top-five finishes.
- In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- With 557 points, Im currently sits 16th in the FedExCup standings.
Im's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Im's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in January 2025 at The Sentry, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.948. He finished third in that tournament.
- Im's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where his 1.835 mark ranked in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Im's best performance this season was at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.358 (he finished fourth in that tournament).
- At The Sentry in January 2025, Im recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.795 (his best mark this season), which ranked fourth in the field. He finished third in that event.
- Im posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.978) in January 2025 at The Sentry, which ranked third in the field. He finished third in that tournament.
Im's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 25 | 0.473 | 0.768 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 171 | -0.762 | -2.885 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 32 | 0.314 | 0.749 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 19 | 0.578 | 1.399 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 45 | 0.603 | 0.032 |
Im's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 31 | 70-72-69-70 | -7 | 38 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 72-80 | +10 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 77-74 | +7 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 12 | 68-67-71-67 | -11 | 136 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 4 | 68-68-69-73 | -6 | 313 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-72 | +3 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 9 | 70-64-70-72 | -4 | 75 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 8 | 76-71-67-73 | -1 | 191 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 74-76 | +10 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 3 | 67-64-63-66 | -20 | 338 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 12 | 66-64-70-64 | -20 | 58 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 4 | 63-67-67-69 | -14 | 100 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 7 | 76-72-66-69 | -1 | 225 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 41 | 68-67-67-72 | -6 | 14 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 40 | 69-70-70-68 | -3 | 54 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 11 | 68-70-73-71 | -6 | 270 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 7 | 69-68-68-64 | -15 | 0 |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 13 | 70-70-62-67 | -11 | -- |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 9 | 69-68-72-71 | -8 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 3 | 69-67-62-65 | -29 | 350 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 77-65-68 | -6 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 4 | 69-71-72-71 | -5 | 123 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 33 | 68-72-70-69 | -9 | 24 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 57 | 69-69-67-75 | -4 | 5 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 74-75 | +5 | -- |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 68-70 | -4 | -- |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 19 | 76-67-74-70 | -1 | 55 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Im as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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