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20.08.2024

Par 3 Accuracy

The par 3 tee shot is "the most expensive shot in golf". It is not an "approach shot". It should not be classified as a "tee shot" either, to get mixed up with…

20.02.2024

Strokes Gained in context

We have been resisting the calls for Strokes Gained for tee-to-green performance to be added to our database. This article explains why... with some…

21.07.2023

A 12 year examination

It's not easy in this game to predict who is going to make it, when they will break through and if they even get to the starting line. Data might help but…

28.01.2023

Poulter - Mental - Lament

Very interesting interview with Ian Poulter today.

13.08.2022

Young & Old

The British Boys and Girls Championship knock-out rounds this week are, as usual, fascinating. Carnoustie is in superb condition, the weather has been excellent…

06.06.2022

Amateur Magic

Some days are better than others in this game. Some weeks, months and years too. The cyclical nature of standards in golf goes round and round but the St…

26.04.2022

Look More, See More

The beauty of golf data is the more we look at it, the more there is to see. Here are some examples of how looking deeper into stats reveals greater detail…

21.04.2022

Fairways & Greens

We have all heard the phrase “fairways and greens”. Here’s a way to look at it in strictly data terms and an explanation of how some imminent new data output…

02.03.2022

Welcome to our new website!

It’s been business as usual for you when logged in of course but you will have seen some new data output functionality to coincide with this new outlook, with…

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