As I look back on another year of APBA Golf and keeping records for more than five years, I realize I’ve hit a “ceiling effect” in several statistical categories, where it’s become increasingly difficult to surpass past best performances. Even though I logged an additional 512 rounds of stroke play (including those I played with […]
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Course Difficulty Rankings for Men
It’s that time of year again where I begin to reflect on my APBA Golf playing experiences. In this post I share some course stats from all the rounds I’ve recorded using the men’s APBA cards (i.e., PGA players). I also offer my perspective on why some of the numbers are what they are. The […]
Playing Around with Round Data
For a couple of years now, I have been sharing the results of my APBA Golf play on this site’s Downloads page. At the end of each month, I had been updating that Excel file with every hole I played by myself or with others. As I write this, there are stats for more than […]
Regular vs. Major Tournament Putting Boards
In this post I examine two putting factors: (1) using Regular Putting boards vs. Major Tournament Putting boards on overall putts per round and (2) using the Putting Probability Tool and Putting Probability Tool for Major Tournaments to assess whether there is an initial putting distance range at which strategies might change when using these […]
Best and Worst Rounds (So Far)
Lately, I’ve been playing a lot of rounds on Birthplace (St. Andrews) under near-ideal conditions and getting scores that are quite a bit lower than usual for me. The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection, so it got me to wondering: What are the best and worst rounds I’ve had so […]
Putting Probabilities for ATG Players
In a previous post, I explained how my Putting Probability Tool works. Since then, I have calculated probability data for all 144 golfers from the original All-Time Greats set and made an updated version of the tool (v.1.006) available on my Downloads page. The tool is an Excel spreadsheet, which means you can manipulate and […]
Putting Probability Tool 1.005
A few updates to the Putting Probability Tool were made this past month. Most importantly, the dataset now includes putting probabilities for 72 of the 144 APBA All-Time Great (ATG) players. The goal is to get all of them entered before the end of 2022. For those who may be unfamiliar with the tool, it […]
Greatest Putters of All-Time?
Who better to ask about the greatest putters of all-time than Brad Faxon? And that’s exactly what Golf.com did about a year ago. I decided to take his list and apply some APBA metrics to it. I took the All-Time Great (ATG) APBA card for each player on Faxon’s list and calculated the percentage of […]
Putting Inside 10 Feet
Although long putts on the final holes occasionally win tournaments, it’s usually consistently good putting at closer range that makes the difference. That got me to wondering how well APBA putters perform from 7 to 9 feet compared to the real pros. What I found surprised me. I decided to look at the 2021 PGA […]
Fred Couples: First Take
This post is an initial look at the 1992 Frederick Steven “Fred” Couples card, focusing mainly on his carry distance and accuracy off the tee using a driver. We’ll dissect it, so that you can get a leg up on your competition… Most tee shots with a driver roll 25 – 30 yards if they […]