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⛳ PGA Tour Data Analyst @BetspertsGolf | Golf analytics are the best analytics | Creator of the fully customizable PGA Tour database "The Rabbit Hole" | #GoBlue
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Joined February 2021
While certain "golf data sites" haven't added any features in ages, @BetspertsGolf we are constantly striving to add and improve. 🚨So I am super pumped to introduce our unique, officially licensed, fully customizable PGA Tour database called "The Rabbit Hole". 🐰⛳️. It has
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12 of the last 12 winners of #TheMasters had gained at least 18 total strokes tee-to-green in the four events before their Masters win. Only nine players in this year's field are entering the week gaining at least 18 strokes T2G in their last four tournaments.
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Still a crazy comeback to think about by Scheffler. In fifth place, down six, with seven holes to play and some of the world's best to overtake.
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The most comprehensive list of the highest % trends for the most predictive course - Augusta National. TAKEAWAYS.⛳️Past history matters here more than anywhere else.⛳️A longshot winner is very unlikely.⛳️Recent winning experience is significant.⛳️Current form, especially T2G is
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Brooks Koepka on his 2018 U.S. Open win at Shinnecock just TWO days ago. "Everybody was bitching, complaining. I just felt like it was -- they were all so focused on the golf course they kind of forgot about what was going on, that they were there to play a major championship.
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The Trends piece of all Trends pieces for the most predictive course - Augusta National. Highest % winning trends for #TheMasters . Two players fit all 19 trends. Standings with detailed analysis, including why each trend matters, inside the FREE article
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11 of the last 11 winners of #TheMasters had gained at least 18 total strokes tee-to-green in the four events prior to their Masters win. There are 14 players in this year's field who are entering the week gaining at least 18 strokes tee-to-green in their last four tournaments.
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Updated list with LIV players and others included.
12 of the last 12 winners of #TheMasters had gained at least 18 total strokes tee-to-green in the four events before their Masters win. Only nine players in this year's field are entering the week gaining at least 18 strokes T2G in their last four tournaments.
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With bouncy crowned Bermuda greens, players with the highest ball flight will have a much easier time holding the surface at Pinehurst No. 2. Apex Height leaders per the Rabbit Hole.
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Quadrant by quadrant. group by group. Complete career and Austin CC match play history along with current Strokes Gained form. #DellMatchPlay
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#PGAChampionship @ Oak Hill CC.-Par 70, 7,394 yds.-Donald Ross design (1926), Andrew Green "complete remodel" (2019).-Hosted six previous majors and a Ryder Cup.-ZERO "gimme" birdie holes, 2 mammoth par 5s at 615+, 7 par 4s at 460+, 2 par 3s 230+.-Smallest average landing zones
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@Daniel_Rapaport Ummm, there are only 14 players under par who finished from the morning round, and the scoring average is currently +1.61. How about we just call it spectacular rounds by Ricky and Xander.
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Highest % winning trends for The PLAYERS Championship #THEPLAYERS . Only three players fit all nine trends. Rory McIlroy.Justin Thomas.Jason Day. Six players fit eight of nine trends. Max Homa.Patrick Cantlay.Jon Rahm.Tyrrell Hatton.Keegan Bradley.Chris Kirk
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USGA Chief, John Bodenhamer on LACC. "If we get conditions that we hope for, and the weather cooperates, and we get bounciness and firm and fast conditions, we think the best players in the world will rise to the top. When the ball hits the ground here, it will go all over the.
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Just letting everyone know that I won't be active on here for awhile. I'm in the middle of some serious medical conditions. I would sincerely appreciate everyone's prayers. Thank you.
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Course history at Augusta National for #TheMasters . ⛳️Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained Total per round back to 2015. Players are sorted by SG: Total. ⛳️Also includes full Strokes Gained data back to 2019. ⛳️Other key course metrics like Good Drive %, etc, go
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This week at TPC Sawgrass is best summed up as "The most volatile sport on the most volatile course.". Jordan Spieth and Tony Finau have combined to miss 11 of 13 cuts here. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele have combined to miss six consecutive cuts. Harris English has
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@JosephLaMagna 13 total times in the history of the PGA Tour. out of how many rounds? Seven since 2010? C'mon man. .
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Highest % winning trends for #THEPLAYERS . Only two players fit all 10 trends. Rory McIlroy.Russell Henley. Three players fit nine trends. Justin Thomas.Jordan Spieth.Hideki Matsuyama. Eight players fit eight of the trends. Scottie Scheffler.Chris Kirk.Keegan Bradley
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With wind gusts potentially approaching 20-25 mph, here are the best players in The Open Championship field in past windy conditions (19+ mph). *Wind data in the Rabbit Hole is based on average wind speed per tee time wave. ⛳️�
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Updated links course history back to 2014 for every player in #TheOpenChampionship field. This covers every single round played on links-style courses including each Open Championship course, Alfred Dunhill Links courses, The Renaissance Club, Hillside, Yas Links, Fairmont St.
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Ever wondered who the "links specialists" are compared to their performance on parkland-style courses? With Royal Liverpool being a true links course, here are the best and worst players since 2015 in #TheOpenChampionship field on links tracks, including their +/- performance on
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Rickie just being Rickie. Still here signing for every last person. If you aren't rooting for this guy tomorrow. #RocketMortgageClassic
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At #TheOpen, players with past experience and success on Links courses should be targeted. Here's a comprehensive list of how each player ranks for SG on Links courses since 2015. This includes Euro Tour courses played at the Irish Open, Scottish Open, Dunhill, Oman and others.
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Each of the last 10 winners of #TheMasters has gained at least 0.25 strokes Around the Green in the 16 rounds prior to their victory. These Masters participants are above this baseline. Day 0.71.Spieth 0.66.Fleetwood 0.61.Willett 0.59.Mitchell 0.51.Cantlay 0.50.Thomas 0.46.
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Narrowing it down to the seven most important metrics for #TheMasters was difficult. -16-round T2G form is heavily weighted and the one metric that LIV players were penalized in the most. -Distance OTT gives so many advantages. -The APP model includes Strokes Gained on other
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Augusta National Golf Club - Course History for #TheMasters. Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained Total per round since 2015. Also includes measured strokes gained and other data from the 2021-2022 Masters.
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Narrowing it down to the six most important metrics for #themasters was difficult. T2G form is heavily weighted. Distance OTT gives so many advantages. The APP model includes tough firm greens. The last 5 winners have been 50-under on the par-5s. Experience at Augusta is vital.
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2024 won't stop. Chris Kirk: 200-1.Grayson Murray: 400-1.Nick Dunlap: 300-1.Matthieu Pavon: 130-1.Wyndham Clark: 100-1.Nick Taylor: 175-1.
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To all the LIV folks continually in my mentions. If your tour (with all that Saudi $) can't even provide something as basic as 1) a watchable product, 2) a field that doesn't consist of at least 50% washed-up players, 3) SG and other course data, it can NEVER be taken seriously.
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They darn heck better be able to afford ShotLink at every single course now. .
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Links performance history (SG per round) back to 2014 for every player in #TheOpenChampionship field. Players are sorted by total strokes gained. This covers every single round played on links-style courses including each Open Championship course, Alfred Dunhill Links courses,
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Jon Rahm after playing Bay Hill the 1st time. “Thick rough, bunkers. I see why Tiger won so many times here. He just relied on his mid-iron game, his 5, 6 and 7 irons. And in the years where he had a little bit of a good driving week, he won by 10.”. #ArnoldPalmerInvitational.
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Insincere. hypocritical. the PGA Tour downward spiral continuing. the LIV needle still not moving without 36-hole cuts, without course data, NOBODY CARES ABOUT TEAM GOLF UNLESS IT'S THE RYDER CUP. So much comes to mind with this Jon Rahm news. Another horrible day for golf.
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*Some VERY sticky event history "winning trends" for the #ATTProAm at Pebble Beach. *Only 8 players in the field fit all seven trends. Jordan Spieth.Tom Hoge.Andrew Putnam.Keith Mitchell.Troy Merritt.Joel Dahmen.Brendon Todd.Nate Lashley
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#TheOpenChampionship field history since 2014. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained average per round. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -Also includes finish position on all other links courses going back to 2017. The number under the tournament name is the
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Andrew Novak - Last 3 starts. Cognizant - 9th.Mexico - 8th.Phoenix - 8th. Yet, that's not good enough to get him in this week? Let me guess, he finished sixth in the "Swing 5". I mean, the API field isn't even at 70 players. Crying shame. @PGATOURComms.
I'll play as marker this week, but if I top 10 again yall gotta pay me. Deal?.
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Every hole at TPC Sawgrass. "Sink or survive. Go bold or go home". -Target golf to the max.-Must play toward the trouble off the tee for the least obstructed approach into the green.-Tiered greens surrounded by trouble.-Pot bunkers, elaborately shaped elongated bunkers,
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Combined PGA Championship/U.S. Open course history going back to 2017. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -Why include U.S. Open courses? PGA Championship layouts have usually been "U.S. Open-lite"
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Speaking of the greens at Augusta National. Justin Rose is the best pure bentgrass putter in #TheMasters field and is also gaining 0.63 strokes more on bent than his non-bent baseline. He's also gaining the 5th most strokes putting at Augusta National over the last two Masters.
Just arrived in Augusta… it’s finally @TheMasters week!!. So many people ask about what in my yardage books, so I thought this was a good week to share… as it’s probably the most detailed one of the year!!. #Team🌹
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Over the past week, the Augusta area has received over two inches of rainfall with upwards of two inches more in the weekend forecast. This will soften the fairways making the course play even longer and giving an edge to players with more carry distance off the tee. Using our
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Course history, winning experience, great drivers of the ball. numerous high % winning trends for the #WMPO. *5 players fit all 12 trends. Rahm.Scheffler.Finau.Schauffele.Homa. *4 fit 11 of 12. Cantlay.Fitzpatrick.Im.Hovland. *5 fit 10 of 12. Morikawa.Thomas.McIlroy.Wise.Poston
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For whatever reason, some golfers have the ability to elevate their game in the most important events. Going back to 2019, here is how the players in the #USOpen field rank in the five strongest-field events of each year - the four majors and THE PLAYERS Championship - compared
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Riviera Country Club - Course History for the #GenesisInvitational . Includes average finish position and SG averages since 2015 - sorted by SG: Total to better show course experience.
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Whether it's the firm and fast conditions, sloping fairways and greens, penal Bermuda rough, chipping from tight lies, or the hazardous barrancas, there are all sorts of difficulties and unpredictable shots that golfers will face at LACC. The "Safety" model combines all the
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With Pete Dye deviously positioning bunkers and water hazards in conformity with the angle of the green to encourage players to hit toward danger, combined with possible windy conditions and the rough being longer than it's ever been, precision off the tee takes on added
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Harbour Town Golf Links - Course History for the #RBCHeritage. Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round since 2015. 17th most predictive annual course
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Each of the last five winners at TPC Sawgrass has averaged at least 1.50 SG per round in the four months leading up to #THEPLAYERS . 2023: Scheffler 2.41.2022: Smith 1.82.2021: Thomas 1.55.2019: McIlroy 2.93.2018: Simpson 1.50. Golfers in this year's field who meet that.
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Collin Morikawa's full quotes on being able to watch more actual golf shots from the TV coverage.
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Highest % winning trends for the Arnold Palmer Invitational #APInv. Five players fit all nine trends. Rory McIlroy.Max Homa.Hideki Matsuyama.Tyrrell Hatton.Keegan Bradley. Keep in mind that a bunch of elite players have rarely played this event
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Comprehensive Strokes Gained data on Links courses worldwide since 2015 for #TheOpen field. Includes all Open courses, Kiawah, Shinnecock, all Scottish and Irish Open links, Dunhill Links, Yas Links, and a couple others.
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Deepest field ever in Detroit for next week's #RocketMortgageClassic with 14 of the top 40 and 38 of the top 100 in the OWGR in attendance including. 9. Homa.14. Finau.18. Thomas.19. Morikawa.21. Im.22. T. Kim.27. Matsuyama.28. Bradley.34. English.35. Fowler.36. Straka.38.
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If adding the "sketchy" LIV data, additional golfers would include. Niemann 35.3.Rahm 29.4.Garcia 22.2.DeChambeau 18.6.
12 of the last 12 winners of #TheMasters had gained at least 18 total strokes tee-to-green in the four events before their Masters win. Only nine players in this year's field are entering the week gaining at least 18 strokes T2G in their last four tournaments.
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Perhaps the best RBC Heritage field ever assembled for next week's event at Harbour Town. Every single eligible player in the top 100 except for Hideki Matsuyama and Aaron Wise.
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PGA DFS is hard. After all the blood, sweat and research-filled nights. keep hope alive. Shoutout to the entire @BetspertsGolf crew. None of this is possible without our amazing content and tools.😂 . Sign up to get our DFS advice all week long: ⛳️
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Course history at Detroit Golf Club for the #RocketMortgageClassic going back to 2019. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa will be making their course debut. -33rd
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Highest % winning trends for the #HondaClassic . *Five players fit all six trends. Sungjae Im.Taylor Pendrith.Chris Kirk.Matt Kuchar.Aaron Baddeley
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Have you ever wondered who, historically, tends to elevate their game in a tournament that lacks star power but yet is played on a difficult course? This week's #HondaClassic is a weak-field event played on the toughest non-major course on Tour. Here are the field rankings since
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Combined U.S. Open/PGA Championship course history going back to 2017. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -Why include PGA Championship courses? Most PGA layouts have been very similar to U.S.
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Course history at Harbour Town for the #RBCHeritage going back to 2015. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -15th most predictive annual course on Tour. -Happy "Patrick Cantlay Top 5 Week!". -2023, 2022, and 2020 are
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Complete match play singles records per career and at Austin Country Club for the field at this week's #DellMatchPlay. Also includes a +/- hole differential per match for analyzing which players have had more or less success than their record may indicate.
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Taking Jordan Spieth's quote on Pebble Beach being "a dart-throwing contest to see who can make the most putts" a step further. Here are the top players in the field when combining SG: APP on small greens with SG: Poa putting over the last four years. Homa 1.53.Hovland 1.26
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Highest % winning trends for the #ValsparChampionship . Four players fit all seven trends. Sam Burns.Jordan Spieth.Adam Hadwin.Justin Rose. Four players fit six of seven trends. Justin Thomas.Tommy Fleetwood.Brian Harman.Mark Hubbard. Not the strongest week for trends.
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Course history at Sedgefield CC for the #WyndhamChamp going back to 2015. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -11th most predictive annual course on Tour.
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Winner Trends @TheGenesisInv .⛳️Multiple past wins.⛳️Successful Riviera course history.⛳️Solid recent form.⛳️Masters comp
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With Par 5 Scoring so imperative, here are the Birdie or Better % leaders on Par 5s over the past year for #TheMasters field (career Par 5 BoB% at Augusta National in parenthesis). 1. Clark 58.7% (X).2. Scheffler 57.3% (51.6%).3. Murray 56.5% (X).4. Davis 56.3% (37.5%).5.
One of the most essential areas players will have to conquer at Augusta National en route to victory will be dominating the four par 5s. This is evident with the par 4s (4.18 avg) and par 3s (3.11 avg) being among the toughest anywhere. Since 2009, par 5 scoring at #TheMasters
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With Detroit GC playing as the 8th easiest Tour course and Tony Finau predicting a 30-under winning score at this week's #RocketMortgageClassic, scoring in bunches will define success. Going back to 2020, here are the field ranks for SG/rd on other "Birdie Fest" courses,
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Rory Wedge Watch - Round 3. Best round thus far, gaining 0.64 strokes on 12 wedge attempts
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While tee-to-green performance takes precedence this week, here are the strokes gained putting rankings on pure bentgrass for the #PGAChampionship field since 2020, including their +/- performance on bent greens above or below their non-bent baseline (min. 12 rds).
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Combined PGA Championship/U.S. Open course history going back to 2017. ⛳️Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. ⛳️Why include U.S. Open courses? PGA Championship layouts have typically been "U.S.
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-Si Woo Kim has made five straight Masters cuts with an average finish position of 21st. -Will Zalatoris has gained 1.31 strokes per round putting in his only eight rounds on Augusta National's greens. -In his last 12 starts, Jason Day has finished inside the top-21 in 11 of.
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Along with the importance of SG:APP and ARG play this week, the Safety model combines all the "survival" stats like GIR and Bogeys AVD. With gusty winds being one of the main storylines of the #PGAChampionship, SG ranks in winds of 15+ mph are also included in this week's Core 4.
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Inexcusable to play Burns in foursomes with Scheffler. Should have 100% been Koepka. .
Friday foursomes matchups. 🇺🇸 Scheffler-Burns vs. 🇪🇺 Rahm-Hatton.🇺🇸 Homa-Harman vs. 🇪🇺 Ludvig-Hovland.🇺🇸 Fowler-Morikawa vs. 🇪🇺 Lowry-Straka.🇺🇸 Xander-Cantlay vs. 🇪🇺 Rory-Tommy. WOW.
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With its massive length, narrow fairways, and penal 3" rough, Oak Hill presents a true challenge off the tee. The OTT model emphasizes Total Driving along with Carry Distance, recent form, and includes past performance on other similar "long/narrow/tough OTT" courses. To get
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One of the most essential areas players will have to conquer at Augusta National en route to victory will be dominating the four par 5s. Since 2009, par 5 scoring at #TheMasters accounts for 72% of the winners' total output. For the last two winners, Scottie Scheffler and
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Open Championship course history since 2015. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained average per round on all @TheOpen courses. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -Also includes finish position on other links courses going back to 2017. ⬇️. Scot - Scottish Open.Abu
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Well, after a bout with double pneumonia and a short stay in the hospital, I'm back. Never taking my health for granted again. Appreciate all the messages and support over the last few weeks.
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Course history at TPC Sawgrass for the #THEPLAYERS going back to 2015. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -24th (out of 44) most predictive annual course on Tour. Get all of my analysis, charts, articles, bets, and
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Course history at The Renaissance Club for the #GenesisScottishOpen going back to 2019. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -Now includes each year's tournament Strength of Field rating which measures
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Most elite golfers play sparingly the week after a major. With this week's #RBCHeritage being a designated event, it's back to the grind with no time to decompress from the tension of last week's Masters. Currently, 44 players who played at Augusta National are in the field for
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TPC Scottsdale - Course History for the #WMPO . Includes average finish position and SG averages since 2015.
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Horrible decision by the @PGATOUR taking meritocracy out of the process. I would venture to say most "true" fans strongly prefer a cut.
No-cut elevated events are a fan-driven initiative; you're guaranteed to see a star for 4 straight days. From a business standpoint it makes sense. But one of golf's beauties is its meritocracy. Stripping the cut weakens the very thing that gives what's on the line meaning.
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Love em or hate em. #TheSentry Winner Trends. *Only one player fits 11 of the 12 trends: Scottie Scheffler. *Three players fit 10 trends: Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay and Collin Morikawa. *8/9 trends: Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Sam Burns
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With 47% of approach shots coming from wedge range at this week's @TravelersChamp, here are the best and worst players in SG per shot from inside of 150 yards from both the fairway and rough since the start of 2024.
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Course history at TPC River Highlands for the #TravelersChamp going back to 2015. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -7th most predictive annual course on Tour. For more content like this each week,
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#3MOpen field history at TPC Twin Cities since 2019. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained average per round. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -For downloadable sheets each week, get access to all of my data charts, models and analysis here:
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Quail Hollow Club - Course History for the #WellsFargoChampionship . -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round since 2017. -6th most predictive annual course. -No Wells Fargo event here in 2017, 2020 and 2022. -2017 data is from the PGA Championship held here
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The shape of Pinehurst's crowned greens demands precise approach play, and many shots that initially hit the surface end up trickling off the edge. Per the Rabbit Hole, here are the best and worst players on other "Difficult Approach" courses over the last three years.
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Course history at TPC Scottsdale for the @WMPhoenixOpen going back to 2016. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -4th (out of 44) most predictive annual course on Tour. Get all of my analysis, charts,
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Vidanta Vallarta - Course History for the #MexicoOpen. Includes finish position and Strokes Gained per round from both events here in 2022 and 2023. -It is currently the least predictive (out of 44) annual course on Tour. Past Winners/Odds.2023 - Tony Finau (-24) +800.2022 -
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Course history at Waialae CC for the Sony Open going back to 2016. -Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round. Players are sorted by SG: Total. -9th most predictive annual course on Tour.
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Going back to 2014, here are the comprehensive Strokes Gained data rankings for the #GenesisScottishOpen field which covers every round played on links courses, including each Open Championship course, Alfred Dunhill Links courses, Hillside, Yas Links, Fairmont St. Andrews, Al
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TPC San Antonio (Oaks) - Course History for the #ValeroTexasOpen . Includes average finish position and strokes gained per round since 2018.
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#GenesisInvitational Winning Trends. *Only seven players fit ALL six trends: Matsuyama, Cantlay, Watson, Homa, Bradley, Laird, Stallings. *Five of six trends include: Johnson, Rahm, Thomas, Schauffele, Casey, McIlroy, Garcia, Scott, Na, Leishman, Ortiz, Kim, Hadwin, Steele
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How volatile and unpredictable is TPC Sawgrass? . Scheffler L3: Win, 55th, MC.McIlroy L4: MC, 33rd, MC, Win.Hovland L3: 3rd, 9th, MC.Schauffele L4: 19th, MC, MC, MC.Cantlay L4: 19th, MC, MC, MC.Clark L3: 27th, MC, MC.Homa L3: 6th, 13th, MC.Fitzpatrick L3: MC, MC, 9th.
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