1 month agoTom Kim tied for 44th at last week's Waste Management Phoenix Open. He started his first two rounds strong, positioning himself near the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend. However, he struggled in rounds three and four, posting scores of 72 and 73, respectively. Now, Kim is focusing on preparing for this week's Genesis Invitational, which will be held at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. It's important to note that Torrey Pines also hosted last month's Farmers Insurance Open, where over 22% of approach shots came from more than 200 yards. Over the past 12 months, Kim has ranked in the 57th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from this distance while in the fairway. Overall, Kim hasn't displayed his best form this season, so including him in DFS lineups this week carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
1 month agoTom Kim will likely be a popular selection for fantasy managers this week, and rightfully so. The 22-year-old rising star has impressively racked up three runner-up finishes in his nine appearances since the end of the 2023-2024 Tour season, and he gained strokes across the board en route to a T7 finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last week. Kim should be able to build off of his success at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open, where he impressively gained over four and a half strokes from tee-to-green in his T17 finish. Over the last 24 rounds, he ranks second in strokes gained on approach and third from tee-to-green, and he's gained strokes with his flat-stick in both of his career starts at TPC Scottsdale. Kim could very well find himself in contention for his fourth Tour victory coming down the stretch on Sunday.
--Ryan HickeySource: PGA Tour
2 months agoTom Kim missed the cut at The American Express two weeks ago and is now focusing on preparing for this week's ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am. His only previous appearance at this tournament was last year, where he finished tied for 31st. It's worth noting that in last year's edition, over 26% of approach shots were from 100-150 yards. Over the past 12 months, Kim ranks in the 92nd percentile for proximity to the hole on approach shots from this distance in the fairway. Although Kim has had a slow start to the 2025 season, he should still be considered for DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
2 months agoTom Kim struggled in his first event of 2025 at the Sony Open, finishing T65 with a scorecard of 68-65-74-69. He got himself into trouble off the tee throughout the weekend, hitting just 29 of 54 fairways and is currently ranked 132nd on tour in driving accuracy. Kim's ability to bounce back will be tested this week, and in 2024 after finishing 50th or worse in the prior event, he posted results of T31, T52, T30, T47, T15, and had two missed cuts. Additionally, in his three prior trips to La Quinta, Kim recorded a missed cut in 2024, a T6 in 2023, and a missed cut in 2022. However, when he finished T6 in this event in 2023, Kim gained 2.66 strokes on approach, a category in which he currently ranks 10th on the year. With a price tag of $9,300 on DraftKings, Kim's ability to bounce back will need to be trusted by fantasy managers.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
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