[This is an update to an earlier post on Round 1 and 2 results at Peachtree.] Round 3: Pin at Location 1Wind Calm/Type-A and Course Conditions Soft Without Seeding: With winds calm and the course soft, Round 3, or moving day, saw driving accuracy improve from the previous round (57.1% vs. 60.5%), while greens in regulation […]
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PGA vs. APBA: FW% and Scoring
In a recent post, I looked at the relationship between Fairways Hit and Round Scores, using my Game Caddie Record Book (GCRB) dataset. I found a statistically significant -0.19 correlation, suggesting that hitting fairways off the tee is associated to some extent with better scores when playing by Master Game rules. However, the amount of […]
The Importance of Hitting Fairways
It would seem to be obvious that hitting fairways off the tee leads to lower scores, but what do the data say when it comes to APBA Golf? Is the game realistic enough to capture that aspect of real golf? I did an analysis of 1,054 rounds of APBA Golf, looking at the correlation between […]
GCRB Tip: Create a Cut List
If you are playing a tournament and are using the Game Caddie Record Book (GCRB) to track stats, you may want to create a Cut List report that shows which players were eliminated. I’m going to show you one way to do that, using the GCRB’s T3 tournament configuration. (Substitute your own tournament number, if […]
2016 Masters Replay
The 2016 Masters at Augusta National is often remembered for Jordan’s Spieth’s collapse in the final round. In 2015, Jordan had led wire-to-wire and won. In 2016, Jordan again led after 54 holes, and thus expectations for another Spieth Green Jacket were high. Conditions at the Masters at Augusta National in 2016 were challenging. Thursday […]
GCRB Tip: Adding Starting Scores
The leaderboard for the Game Caddie Record Book (GCRB) rank orders players based on round scores, but what if you have a tournament where players are “handicapped” in such a way that they don’t all start out with zero strokes? The best example of this in professional golf is probably the PGA TOUR Championship, where […]
Do Sand Points Make a Difference?
Yesterday, I posted about the APBA ratings for the 2021 season player cards. One of the rating categories I discussed is Sand Points. In this post, we’ll look at some preliminary data to see if Sand Points make a difference in terms of sand saves or scoring. Here’s what the distribution of Sand Points looks like […]
Card Ratings – 2021 Season
The first step in exploring the effect of APBA card ratings on performance is to look at the ratings themselves. This post examines ratings for the 2021 season. There are 80 players in that season set. Here is a summary of what those ratings look like numerically: It probably makes sense to think of the […]
2021 PGA TOUR Championship Replay: R2 Results
This post describes a replay of the 2021 PGA TOUR Championship event played at East Lake Country Club (Peachtree). The first part of the post summaries the setup of the actual tournament. Highlights for simulated rounds will be posted as they are completed. A final set of results will be posted at the tournament’s end […]
GC Survey Results
Here are the results of a survey sent out to 91 people who requested a copy of the Game Caddie at some point. Many thanks to everyone who responded. How long have you been playing APBA Golf? In the past 3 months, how many times have you played APBA Golf? In the past 3 months, […]