Monthly Archives: May 2010
“THE BIG FIVE” AND STEVE STRICKER
I realize the top-15 lists are a little hard to read. Here’s a graph showing each player in the aforementioned years with their rankings converted to a stroke score and assuming the average PGA Pro shoots a 72 every round.
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LOOKING BACK AT PAST YEARS
I’ve been slowly inputting some past years(before 2008) into my rankings to add some historical perspective. So far, I have 2002 and 2003, for the PGA Tour only and 2004,2008-10 across NW, EPGA and PGA tours. The results from the … Continue reading
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2010 CROWNE PLAZA COLONIAL
CONTENDERS Michael Sim I can’t quite say why, but I love Michael Sim this week. Despite returning from an extended layoff, Sim has played almost exactly to his 2-year average in his first two starts back. Other than that, I … Continue reading
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IS TIGER WOODS A RYDER CUP LOCK?
Yesterday, the insane news that Corey Pavin might not take Tiger Woods floated across the wires. Of course, it was made even more insane by the fact the media treated it like Pavin would actually not do it. That raised … Continue reading
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CAN JORDAN SPIETH WIN IT?
Well, I don’t know, but based on the average player on tour in the last two years with less than 20 rounds, Spieth is about 178-1. The average player with less than 20 rounds, was definitely not the #1 ranked … Continue reading
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NICE ROUND, BOBBY
I’ll admit I wasn’t paying attention this morning only to see Robert Karlsson had put up a 62 on the newly redone Wentworth course. What’s more impressive is that he had made it home to Monaco, before he found out … Continue reading
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TEXAS OPEN ROUND 1
Clearly I have no idea what I’m talking about because I forgot to factor in birth location, wind direction and sexual orientation along with a myriad of other factors when coming up with these. Matt Jones 11.68% 756 J.B. Holmes … Continue reading
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DID LAST WEEK MATTER?
Occasionally, someone like Rory McIlroy will win a big tournament, then miss the cut in another big cut the following week. You’ll hear the big media raise there hands up in the air proclaiming they have no idea what is … Continue reading
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BEHIND THE STATS: DRIVING ON PGA TOUR
If you watched the PLAYERS at all last week, I’m sure you heard Johnny Miller, or one of those clowns from the Golf Channel, yell at Tiger Woods for his terrible swing and inability to find the fairway. The real … Continue reading
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BREAKING DOWN THE CHOKERS
Sometime around the leaders making the turn, the PLAYERS Championship turned into basically a three horse race. Tim Clark. Robert Allenby. Lee Westwood. Not exactly Tiger Woods on Sunday of a major(pre Y.E.). Here’s a look at there back nine’s: … Continue reading
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