Thought this interesting--
PGA Tour has some quirky numbers
The PGA Tour has a statistical analysis program called the Shotlink laser-scoring system that measures virtually every shot a PGA Tour pro hits during PGA Tour events.
It's where you might find fact a bit stranger than fiction.
? From 1996-2001 Tiger Woods never had a week on tour in which he missed more than 50 percent of the fairways. This year he had five.
? From 3 feet, tour players made 99.1 percent of their attempts. From 4 feet, it's 90.9. From 5 feet, it falls to 80.8 percent. From 6 feet, it's 69.8 percent.
? Nick Price, Craig Parry and John Cook did not miss a 3-foot putt all year, rolling in a combined 1,304 attempts.
? Brad Faxon went 362 holes in 2004 without an official three-putt.
? The average tour player got up and down 49.1 percent of the time from greenside bunkers in 2004. The average greenside bunker shot came to rest 9 feet, 10 inches from the flag.
? Cliff Kresge made 65.1 percent of his putts between 9 and 10 feet, tops on tour. Mark O'Meara made a tour-best 43.4 percent of his attempts from 10 to 15 feet.
? Player of the year Vijay Singh ranked No. 149 in fairways hit in regulation, with 60.4 percent. It was his third straight year of decline.
? Scott Hoch's approach shots between 75-100 yards finished an average of 13 feet, 8 inches from the hole, the best on tour. The tour average is an unspectacular 18-1.
and even more interesting if you do search on google for, shotlink golf stats, this is #1 link
http://www.tour-tips.com/PGA/shotlink.htm
Tiger ranked 62 in ball striking--47th in GIR--87th in total driving--yet never missed a cut
Daly on interview about success this year was that he went to fade to eliminate the left side,yet ranked #191 in eliminating left rough--wonder what his stats were prior??
Can anyone define going for green stat--looks to be significant----
Rank Player Going for the Green
1 Vijay Singh 64.7%
2 Darren Clarke 60.8%
3 Ernie Els 59.4%
4 Tiger Woods 59.0%
5 Retief Goosen 58.6%
6 Phil Mickelson 58.3%
and what diff is in putting ave and overall putting ave--
I looked for legend on how stats were determined but couldn't locate one.
--but do know if Joe Durant could putt he'd be a world beater
PGA Tour has some quirky numbers
The PGA Tour has a statistical analysis program called the Shotlink laser-scoring system that measures virtually every shot a PGA Tour pro hits during PGA Tour events.
It's where you might find fact a bit stranger than fiction.
? From 1996-2001 Tiger Woods never had a week on tour in which he missed more than 50 percent of the fairways. This year he had five.
? From 3 feet, tour players made 99.1 percent of their attempts. From 4 feet, it's 90.9. From 5 feet, it falls to 80.8 percent. From 6 feet, it's 69.8 percent.
? Nick Price, Craig Parry and John Cook did not miss a 3-foot putt all year, rolling in a combined 1,304 attempts.
? Brad Faxon went 362 holes in 2004 without an official three-putt.
? The average tour player got up and down 49.1 percent of the time from greenside bunkers in 2004. The average greenside bunker shot came to rest 9 feet, 10 inches from the flag.
? Cliff Kresge made 65.1 percent of his putts between 9 and 10 feet, tops on tour. Mark O'Meara made a tour-best 43.4 percent of his attempts from 10 to 15 feet.
? Player of the year Vijay Singh ranked No. 149 in fairways hit in regulation, with 60.4 percent. It was his third straight year of decline.
? Scott Hoch's approach shots between 75-100 yards finished an average of 13 feet, 8 inches from the hole, the best on tour. The tour average is an unspectacular 18-1.
and even more interesting if you do search on google for, shotlink golf stats, this is #1 link
http://www.tour-tips.com/PGA/shotlink.htm
Tiger ranked 62 in ball striking--47th in GIR--87th in total driving--yet never missed a cut
Daly on interview about success this year was that he went to fade to eliminate the left side,yet ranked #191 in eliminating left rough--wonder what his stats were prior??
Can anyone define going for green stat--looks to be significant----
Rank Player Going for the Green
1 Vijay Singh 64.7%
2 Darren Clarke 60.8%
3 Ernie Els 59.4%
4 Tiger Woods 59.0%
5 Retief Goosen 58.6%
6 Phil Mickelson 58.3%
and what diff is in putting ave and overall putting ave--
I looked for legend on how stats were determined but couldn't locate one.
--but do know if Joe Durant could putt he'd be a world beater
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