The U.S. Open is golf’s second major championship, making it the unofficial halfway point of the PGA Tour season. Before we hit the second stretch of the...
I keep track of the radar metrics on the PGA Tour each week, and so far this season I’ve started to see some noticeable differences in...
As we start to move into the tropical storm season in my home state of Florida, I want to go through the research I’ve done on...
Perhaps one of the biggest misconceptions I had when I started to research the statistical part of golf was how players “go low.” This also shaped how...
Editor’s Note: Rich Hunt is a statistician whose clients include PGA Tour players, their caddies and their instructors. Each year, I create a filter to help...
I frequently get asked the question, “What statistics can I use to measure my entire game?” The issue is that while there are many advanced methods...
As a golf statistician, I’m often asked what statistics golfers can keep to track their skills on the golf course. For the tour players I work...
In the past I have written about what I call the “Critical Holes” in a golf tournament. My analysis shows that these are the holes in a...
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Rich Hunt’s 2014 Pro Golf Synopsis, which can be purchased here for $10. This past season, PGA Tour players made...
Before last season, I ran through the players that were projected to rise and decline in the 2013-2014 season. With the start of the 2014-2015 season...
The U.S. Ryder Cup team appears to be — based on popular opinion — the heavy underdog against the Europeans. The U.S. team lost some key...
Last week Tiger Woods announced that he was parting ways with instructor Sean Foley. I wanted to examine Tiger’s game over the course of his professional...
Recently, I was researching data for some of my PGA Tour clients on tee times (late vs. early) and scoring average. Is there a correlation, I...
Captain Tom Watson’s captain’s picks for the Ryder Cup became more difficult when Dustin Johnson announced that he will not play in the event. And that...
The most recent high-profile teacher switch in golf has come from Brandt Snedeker, who moved from long-time coach Todd Anderson to Butch Harmon. Here is a...
This past week, Brian Harman won the John Deere Classic. Harman has been one of my favorite players to follow from a statistical approach because he...
One of the very first things I examine with the PGA Tour players I work with is their basic scoring metrics. Those metrics include the following:...
This past weekend, Jordan Spieth had a share of the lead at The Players Championship going into Sunday before shooting a 74 and finishing tied for...
Last year, I created a filter to help predict the golfers that were most likely to win the Masters. I got the list down to 23...
As a statistician who works with PGA Tour players, I’m frequently asked by aspiring Tour players and their coaches what statistics they can use to measure...
One of the most publicized swing changes this season has been Rickie Fowler’s decision to alter some of his swing mechanics with instructor Butch Harmon. Fowler...
With the Ryder Cup upon us this year, I want to look at the status of the U.S. team from a statistical perspective throughout the season...
With the 2014 PGA Tour season starting, I wanted to give the readers a look at a few players on Tour that I feel will be...
Keegan Bradley has reportedly left long-time swing coach Jim McLean for Chuck Cook, who teaches Bradley’s good friend Jason Dufner and Luke Donald. That gives Cook...
The following column is an excerpt from my recently published annual e-book, 2013 Pro Golf Synopsis. There is a link below in my profile data for...
It is a common practice in statistical analysis to seek out commonalities for successful or unsuccessful relationships in order to more accurately forecast future events. For...
Luke Donald recently made an instructor change to Texas-based swing coach Chuck Cook. Back in 2011, Donald had an epic season. He finished first on the...
Last week, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee went on the offensive against radar launch monitors, claiming that they were “ruining golf.” Chamblee said that radar systems...
Back in May, I felt that Tiger Woods was Statistically Primed For the U.S. Open. Tiger had just come off his fourth victory for the year,...
We often hear from professional golfers how important it is to have a “one way miss’”and to be able to “take one side of the golf...
I’m often asked by my readers what current PGA Tour player’s game I would prefer to have based upon my statistical research. To answer their question,...
Merion Golf Club’s East Course, the site of the 2013 U.S. Open, saw players use a variety of different equipment setups in order to navigate the...
It is quite common to see athletes live off a certain reputation that is far from reality. While I am as big of a fan of...
When I made my Masters picks a month ago, I mentioned how conservatively Tiger Woods has been playing off the tee. I felt that would work...
Mark Twain was once said “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” This is often a popular adage from critics of an advanced metrics point of...
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