Player Profile

Sami Valimaki

BIRTHDATE: 16-Jul-98
BIRTHPLACE: Nokia, Finland
RESIDENCE: Nokia, Finland
VICTORIES: 6 more details

PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-2
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Latest Results in the Last 12 Months

Date	Event	Course	Location	Tour	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Total
2024-10-27	Zozo Championship	Narashino	Japan	PGA	67	72	69	70	71		282
2024-10-20	Shriners Childrens Open	Summerlin	Nevada	PGA	mc	68	75				143
2024-10-13	Black Desert Championship	Black Desert	Utah	PGA	mc	69	75				144
2024-10-06	Sanderson Farms Championship	Jackson	Mississippi	PGA	63	70	68	68	74		280
2024-09-22	BMW PGA Championship	Wentworth	England	DP World	57	70	70	74	71		285
2024-09-15	Irish Open	Royal County Down	Northern Ireland	DP World	9	67	74	72	69		282
2024-09-01	British Masters	The Belfry	England	DP World	mc	73	74				147
2024-08-18	Czech Masters	PGA National Oaks Prague	Czech Republic	DP World	12	71	66	70	67		274
2024-08-04	Olympic Mens Golf Competition	Le Golf National	France	WGC	45	67	71	72	75		285
2024-07-21	British Open	Royal Troon	Scotland	DP World	mc	73	76				149
2024-07-14	Scottish Open	The Renaissance Club	Scotland	DP World	mc	70	68				138
2024-07-07	John Deere Classic	Deere Run	Illinois	PGA	12	61	72	65	66		264
2024-06-30	Rocket Mortgage Classic	Detroit	Michigan	PGA	mc	75	72				147
2024-06-02	Canadian Open	Hamilton	Canada	PGA	35	70	67	71	69		277
2024-05-26	Charles Schwab Challenge	Colonial	Texas	PGA	mc	70	74				144
2024-05-19	PGA Championship	Valhalla	Kentucky	PGA	mc	70	72				142
2024-05-12	Myrtle Beach Classic	The Dunes	South Carolina	PGA	mc	70	71				141
2024-05-05	CJ Cup Byron Nelson	Craig Ranch	Texas	PGA	mc	72	68				140
2024-03-24	Valspar Championship	Innisbrook	Florida	PGA	45	69	72	70	72		283
2024-03-17	The Players Championship	Sawgrass	Florida	PGA	54	71	72	69	74		286
2024-03-10	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Bay Hill	Florida	PGA	mc	76	73				149
2024-03-03	Cognizant Classic	PGA National	Florida	PGA	mc	75	67				142
2024-02-25	Mexico Open	Vidanta Vallarta	Mexico	PGA	2	64	67	67	69		267
2024-02-11	Phoenix Open	Scottsdale	Arizona	PGA	41	69	70	75	64		278
2024-01-28	Farmers Insurance Open	Torrey Pines	California	PGA	43	70	67	73	75		285
2024-01-21	The American Express	PGA West (Stadium)	California	PGA	mc	74	69	69			212
2024-01-14	Sony Open in Hawaii	Waialae	Hawaii	PGA	mc	74	71				145

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Nappy Factor
No children
Awarded Symbol: False

At best in hot conditions
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.08
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 70.56
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.08
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 70.82
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.08
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 70.80
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: 5.34
Number of times in contention: 17
Average score relative to contenders: 0.31
Awarded Symbol: No

Final Round Performance vs Average of Contenders

Year	>2 shots better	0-2 shots better	0-2 shots worse	>2 shots worse
2024	-	1	-	1
2023	1	2	2	1
2022	-	-	1	2
2021	-	-	-	-
2020	3	1	1	1

Proven front runner

Retained After 1: 33%
Retained After 2: 0%
Retained After 3: 50%
Awarded Symbol: False

Retained Leads

Year	Rounds 1 thru 2	Rounds 2 thru 3	Rounds 3 thru 4
2024	-	0/1	-
2023	0/2	-	0/1
2022	1/1	0/1	-
2021	-	-	-
2020	-	-	1/1

Significant Birthday

Player�s current age: 26 not significant
Awarded Symbol: False

Accurate from tee to green, but poor putter

12-month greens in regulation rank: 0
12-month putting average rank: 0
period size: 0
top ten % : 0
bottom third: 0
Awarded Symbol: True

Contention rust

Number of times in final round contention in the past 12 months: 6
Awarded Symbol: False

Comeback Trail

Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season

Average score this season: 70.60
Average score last season: 70.97
Difference: -0.37
Awarded Symbol: False

Past his best

Average score this season: 70.60
Average score last season: 70.97
Average score 2 seasons ago: 71.57
Awarded Symbol: False

Plays well when fresh from a break

Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 71.16
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 70.79
Average score having played the previous week: 71.10
Awarded Symbol: False

Streaky player

Five season scoring average: 70.73
Standard Deviation: 3.38
Significant score is less than: 67.35
Awarded Symbol: True Streaky performances in the last five seasons

Date	Event	Course	Location	Tour	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Total
2024-02-25	Mexico Open	Vidanta Vallarta	Mexico	PGA	2	64	67	67	69	-	267
2023-10-29	Qatar Masters	Doha	Qatar	DP World	1	67	67	67	69	-	270
2022-11-27	Joburg Open	Houghton	South Africa	Southern Africa	2	66	65	66	69	-	266
2020-11-08	Cyprus Showdown	Aphrodite Hills	Cyprus	DP World	18	66	66	67	73	-	272

Virgin Golfer

Career Victories: 6
Awarded Symbol: False

Sami Valimaki - Further Player Analysis

Performance by Location

Region	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
U.S. South-East	8	70.86	49.38	-	-	-
Florida	5	70.79	49.00	-	-	-
Kentucky	1	69.60	50.00	-	-	-
South Carolina	2	71.74	50.00	-	-	-
U.S. North-East	1	73.00	50.00	-	-	-
New York	1	73.00	50.00	-	-	-
U.S. Mid-West	2	69.62	31.00	-	-	-
Illinois	1	67.68	12.00	-	-	-
Michigan	1	73.49	50.00	-	-	-
U.S. South-West	3	70.56	47.00	-	-	-
Arizona	1	69.66	41.00	-	-	-
Texas	2	71.47	50.00	-	-	-
U.S. West	3	71.75	47.67	-	-	-
California	2	71.18	46.50	-	-	-
Hawaii	1	73.77	50.00	-	-	-

Performance by Month

Month	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Jan	11	72.24	45.73	-	-	9.09
Feb	9	70.56	30.44	-	22.22	33.33
Mar	12	70.84	38.67	8.33	8.33	8.33
Apr	1	72.41	50.00	-	-	-
May	14	71.18	39.93	-	-	-
Jun	8	71.64	38.38	-	12.50	12.50
Jul	14	70.99	40.43	-	-	-
Aug	9	70.69	26.67	-	22.22	33.33
Sep	13	71.09	39.08	-	-	15.38
Oct	13	71.05	33.46	7.69	7.69	15.38
Nov	7	70.80	27.14	-	14.29	28.57
Dec	5	70.58	25.80	-	20.00	20.00

Performance by Tournament Quality

Rank	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Majors	5	70.97	50.00	-	-	-
Majors+WGC	8	71.19	46.50	-	-	-
Premier	13	69.98	40.62	-	7.69	7.69
Mid-Rank	2	72.36	50.00	-	-	-