Michael Kim/Alex Smalley/Sam Stevens Prediction: Alex Smalley is set to stand out

The Players Championship is set to kick off at THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida , USA. This fixture will have Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, and Sam Stevens face each other. Who will get more balls into the hole?

Michael Kim

Michael Kim is a professional golfer from the United States who has one win on the PGA Tour. Michael Sangwon Kim earned a spot in the 2013 U.S. Open by finishing tied for first place in the sectional qualifier he competed in. Michael Kim was tied for 10th place after the third round of competition. In December of 2013, Micahel Kim began his career as a professional. After placing tied for 56th at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament, he was given limited status on the Web.com Tour for the 2014 season. He participated in 17 tournaments, of which he advanced past the cut in eleven of them, with his best finish being a tie for second place at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. As a result of Kim's performance in the Web.com Tour Finals, he was invited back to play on the Web.com Tour in 2015. Michael Kim has been a full-time member of the PGA Tour since 2016. He won his first PGA Tour event, the 2018 John Deere Classic, by a score of eight strokes, which established a new scoring record for the tournament. As a result of his efforts, he was granted the very last invitation to the Open Championship in 2018. Michael Kim had a disappointing 2020–2021 PGA Tour season, finishing 214th in the FedEx Cup standings as only nine of his thirty starts qualified for the cut. Kim competed on the Korn Ferry Tour during the 2021–22 season and was successful enough there to win back his PGA Tour card for the 2022–23 season.

Alex Smalley

Alex Smalley is a professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In his amateur years, Alex Smalley won the 2016 Princeton Invitational, 2018 Sunnehanna Amateur, Louisville Cardinal Challenge and 2019 Sunnehanna Amateur. However, since turning professional in 2019, Alex Smalley has played PGA Tour Canada and competed in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. However, his best finishes were T-2 at the 2022 Corales Puntacana Championship and the 2023 John Deere Classic, both on the PGA Tour.

Sam Stevens

Sam Stevens turned pro in the year 2018 and studied at Oklahoma State University. The 28 years old golfer is currently ranked 28th FedEx and 79th in the OWGR. He has played across 74 events. Through these events he has recorded 2 runner up position finishes, 1 third place, 4 top 10 finishes and 8 Top 10 finishes. In 2025, he played in 7 events with a runner up finish and 2 top 25.

Expert Betting Tips

The winning odds of this game are almost the same with the bookies backing Michael Kim. However, I love the upset this game will bring. I am supporting Alex Smalley to get the win. He has a standout performance in the PGA and will be a better golfer.

Our first prediction is Alex Anthony Smalley to win - 2.87 odds for 1xbet

Our second prediction is Alex Anthony Smalley to win 1 Hole - 2.75 odds for Bet365

Our third prediction is -1 Handicap Alex Anthony Smalley - 2.45 odds for Betway