New Putting Stat: Putts Gained

[Matt Saternus]

As you may have seen elsewhere, the PGA Tour is going to be adopting a new putting statistic soon. This new statistic is called "Putts Gained" and it is designed to give a more accurate picture of putting prowess. Putts per GIR is a flawed statistic because it gives an advantage to those who hit the ball close to the hole. Putts Gained takes into account the difficulty of the green and the distance of the putt. It's pretty cool stuff, and if you've got some time, here's the 50 pages paper that explains the whole thing.

How to catch a Tiger Understanding Putting Perfromance on the PGA Tour.pdf

[myndcraft]

Great link - I'll start digesting it tomorrow

[Matt Saternus]

Great link - I'll start digesting it tomorrow

 

It's a lot to take in, but the writing is actually very readable. You don't need to be able to understand all the crazy symbol math to appreciate the thinking behind this new stat.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Read that and report back Matt. Too long for my attention span...

[jamo]

Just one more stat to show me how bad of a putter I am, great.

[Matt Saternus]

Read that and report back Matt. Too long for my attention span...

 

I read it yesterday. My blurb at the top is a pretty fair summary, I think I hit all the major points.

[Matt Saternus]

Just one more stat to show me how bad of a putter I am, great.

 

Unless you're set up to do some serious math (and have a ShotLink team following you), you don't need to worry about this one.

[jamo]

Unless you're set up to do some serious math (and have a ShotLink team following you), you don't need to worry about this one.

 

The program that I use for the stuff in my signature is talking about adapting it.