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Sami Valimaki

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Finland
Sami Valimaki PGA Tour Headshot
Sami Valimaki PGA Tour Headshot

Sami Valimaki

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Finland
PGA Championship Appearances
1
World Ranking
90
Age
25
Turned Pro
2019
Hometown
Nokia, Finland
Height
6 ft 2 in
Weight
233 lbs

Bio

Finnish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. In his 6th European Tour start, he won the 2020 Oman Open.
Rurned professional in early 2019 after the completion of his military service in Finland. He played mostly on the Pro Golf Tour during 2019. He won his first professional victory in February at the Open Casa Green Golf in Morocco.
He won twice more on the tour in August and also won the end-of-season Castanea Resort Championship for his fourth win of the season. Despite his four wins he only finished second in the Order of Merit.

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 35 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 71
R1 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 2 5 35 4 3 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 35 70
R2 5 4 3 4 4 6 4 3 4 37 4 3 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 35 72
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+

Stats

Strokes Gained Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Total - 0.179 1.276 -0.918 - -
Off-the-Tee - -0.290 -0.881 0.301 - -
Approach-the-Green - 0.553 2.102 -0.996 - -
Around-the-Green - 0.894 1.756 0.031 - -
Tee-to-Green - 1.157 2.977 -0.664 - -
Putting - -0.978 -1.702 -0.254 - -
Off the Tee Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Driving Accuracy % - 67.86% 64.29% 71.43% - -
Driving Distance - 288.9 288.7 289.1 - -
Longest Drive - 316 306 316 - -
Around the Green Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Greens in Reg % - 66.67% 72.22% 61.11% - -
Scrambling - 50.00% 40.00% 57.14% - -
Putts Per Round - 30.00 30.00 30.00 - -
Sand Save Opportunities - 5 2 3 - -
Sand Save % - 80.00% 100.00% 66.67% - -
Scoring Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Birdies/RD - 4.00 5.00 3.00 - -
Total Birdies - 8 5 3 - -
Total Eagles - 0 0 0 - -
Par 3 - 2.88 2.75 3.00 - -
Par 4 - 4.23 4.18 4.27 - -
Par 5 - 4.33 4.33 4.33 - -
Misc. Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Bounce Back - 28.57% 25.00% 33.33% - -
Ball Striking - 1,998 146 142 - -

Previous Performances

Year
Location
Finish
Score
Year
2024
Location
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Finish
CUT
Score
E
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 35 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 71
R1 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 2 5 35 4 3 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 35 70
R2 5 4 3 4 4 6 4 3 4 37 4 3 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 35 72
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+
Year
2021
Location
The Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Finish
CUT
Score
+10
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 36 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 36 72
R1 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 37 3 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 5 41 78
R2 4 6 3 4 2 5 6 3 5 38 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 38 76
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+