Sami Valimaki betting profile: WM Phoenix Open
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LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: Sami Valimaki of Finland plays his shot from the 18th tee during the first round of The American Express 2025 at Nicklaus Tournament Course on January 16, 2025 in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
Sami Valimaki will play Feb. 6-9 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, at the 2025 WM Phoenix Open. In his last tournament he took 15th in the Farmers Insurance Open, shooting 1-under at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course).
The WM Phoenix Open tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 6-9, 2025
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Course: TPC Scottsdale
- Par: 71 / 7,261 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Nick Taylor
At the WM Phoenix Open
- Valimaki finished 41st (with a score of 6-under) in his only appearance at the WM Phoenix Open in recent years (in 2024).
- When Nick Taylor won this tournament in 2024, he had 0.112 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in the field), 5.118 SG: Approach the Green (ninth), and 8.934 SG: Putting (first).
- Taylor's average driving distance was 293.8 (35th in field), he hit 81.94% of greens in regulation (second), with 28.25 putts per round (seventh) en route to his win last year.
Valimaki's recent history at the WM Phoenix Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
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2/8/2024 | 41 | 69-70-75-64 | -6 |
Valimaki's recent performances
- Valimaki has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five events.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Valimaki has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 1-over over his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Sami Valimaki has averaged 302.7 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Valimaki is averaging 0.322 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Valimaki is averaging -2.464 Strokes Gained: Total.
Valimaki's advanced stats and rankings
- Valimaki delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.067 last season (91st on TOUR). His average driving distance (299.2 yards) ranked 110th, while his 59.9% driving accuracy average ranked 121st.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Valimaki ranked 112th on TOUR with an average of -0.036 per round. Additionally, he ranked 147th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.09%.
- On the greens, Valimaki registered a 0.060 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 85th on TOUR, while he ranked 71st with a putts-per-round average of 28.87. He broke par 24.07% of the time (101st on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Driving Distance | 110 | 299.2 | 302.7 |
Greens in Regulation % | 147 | 65.09% | 63.33% |
Putts Per Round | 71 | 28.87 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 101 | 24.07% | 18.52% |
Bogey Avoidance | 161 | 16.76% | 16.67% |
Valimaki's best finishes
- Last season Valimaki played 23 tournaments, earning one top-five finish.
- In those 23 tournaments, he made the cut on 10 occasions.
- Last season Valimaki's best performance came when he shot 17-under and finished second at the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
- Valimaki's 418 points last season ranked him 99th in the FedExCup standings.
Valimaki's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, where his 1.916 mark ranked 19th in the field.
- Valimaki's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he posted a 5.456 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished 41st in that tournament.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Valimaki's best mark last season was at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2024, as he posted a 4.469 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished 54th in that tournament.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Valimaki posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 7.762, which ranked him third in the field. He finished 12th in that tournament.
- Valimaki delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (12.596) at the Mexico Open at Vidanta (February 2024), which ranked him second in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
Valimaki's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 91 | 0.067 | -0.233 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 112 | -0.036 | -0.798 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 165 | -0.303 | -1.757 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 85 | 0.060 | 0.322 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 135 | -0.211 | -2.464 |
Valimaki's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 41 | 69-70-75-64 | -6 | 12 |
February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 2 | 64-67-67-69 | -17 | 300 |
February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 75-67 | E | -- |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 54 | 71-72-69-74 | -2 | 9 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 69-72-70-72 | -1 | 10 |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | MC | 72-68 | -2 | -- |
May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 70-74 | +4 | -- |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 35 | 70-67-71-69 | -3 | 18 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 75-72 | +3 | -- |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 12 | 61-72-65-66 | -20 | 58 |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 70-68 | -2 | -- |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-76 | +7 | -- |
August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 45 | 67-71-72-75 | +1 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 63 | 70-68-68-74 | -8 | -- |
October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | MC | 69-75 | +2 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 68-75 | +1 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 67 | 72-69-70-71 | +2 | -- |
January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 67-71-77 | -1 | -- |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 15 | 68-75-73-71 | -1 | 46 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Valimaki as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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