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Nico Echavarria vs. Sami Valimaki

2025 The CJ CUP Byron Nelson

May 1, 2025
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Groucho Marx once joked, "I've had a wonderful evening but this wasn't it." Golf course designers go out of their way to try to make courses more challenging, but TPC Craig Ranch isn't it. With wide open fairways, large greens, and minimal hazards, Craig Ranch is easier for pro golfers than most courses. Driving accuracy is less important, while power, Total Strokes Gained, Strokes Gained Approach, Strokes Gained Putting, and Par 5 Scoring are more essential. Nico Echavarria is 156th in Driving Distance, 101st in Total Strokes Gained, 131st in Strokes Gained Approach, and 104th in Par 5 Scoring. Sami Valimaki ranks 38th in Total Strokes Gained, eighth in Strokes Gained Approach, and 14th in Strokes Gained Putting. He's also 48th in Par 5 Scoring and fifth in Total Putting. Play Sami Valimaki to win this head-to-head matchup. 

1 unit on Sami Valimaki -105 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
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FINAL
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Nico Echavarria img
68
66
66
70
-14
Sami Valimaki
66
71
67
69
-11
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