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April 2nd, 2026

The strategy trap hiding in Augusta National’s most overlooked hole

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December 10th, 2024

Stats say this 15-minute putting practice is crucial to making more putts

What if you could make lasting improvement with less than an hour of putting practice each week? Sports biomechanist Dr Sasho MacKenzie says it’s possible, as long as you practise the right way.

November 26th, 2024

Three simple ways to pick smarter targets, according to a strategy expert

From the middle of the fairway, aiming directly at the pin is rarely the smart play.

August 17th, 2024

The new ‘speed era’ is misunderstood. What golf’s next stars are really saying about distance

If the Bomb and Gouge era of the past decade was all about maximising driving distance at whatever cost, the new Speed-Plus era is more thoroughly informed by statistics.

June 13th, 2024

US Open 2024: ‘Effective green size’ is a big buzzword at Pinehurst – here’s what it means

These deceptively small greens mean pros will end up missing a lot of them.

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May 24th, 2024

Two pros asked Tiger Woods why he was so good. His answer is (probably) not what you think

May 1st, 2024

10 stupid score-killing mistakes, explained using advanced stats

We break down a few of the big mistakes golfers make, with a Strokes Gained statistical framework to explain what makes each so costly.

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March 20th, 2024

The crucial par-5 strategy peak Tiger Woods used and why it matters for you

Woods’ keys are all about not making mistakes; they’re not about making more birdies and eagles.

March 13th, 2024

The clever aiming strategy tour players use – and why you should, too

When tour players aim, they don’t think about their perfect shot, they think about all their shots – and especially their misses.

March 7th, 2024

Strategy expert reveals a big, surprising difference between 90s and 70s-shooters

The difference between these two players is not how many birdies they are making, it’s how many bogeys or worse they are making each round.

Why you shouldn’t hit 3-wood off the tee

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Open Championship 2023: The ‘Moneyball’ driving strategy that won Brian Harman the claret jug

Masters 2021: If you know Will Zalatoris’ story, you’re not surprised he nearly won a green jacket

Masters 2021: Augusta National as a ‘shotmaker’s course’? Maybe not

Leaderboard

VidantaWorld Mexico Open - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Andrew Novak	-17	7	3
2	Brian Campbell	-14	14	3
T3	Ben Griffin	-13	8	3
T3	Kensei Hirata	-13	8	3
T3	Kihei Akina	-13	7	3
T6	Rafael Campos	-12	16	3
T6	Kristoffer Ventura	-12	14	3
T6	Pi Coody	-12	12	3
T6	Steven Fisk	-12	11	3
T6	Jackson Suber	-12	9	3
T6	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-12	8	3
T6	Matthieu Pavon	-12	7	3
T13	Tom Kim	-11	13	3
T13	Harry Hall	-11	14	3
T13	Ben Silverman	-11	13	3
T13	Chandler Phillips	-11	13	3
T13	Alvaro Ortiz	-11	10	3
T13	Doug Ghim	-11	9	3
T13	Mackenzie Hughes	-11	9	3
T13	Max Greyserman	-11	8	3
T13	Gordon Sargent	-11	9	3
T22	Karl Vilips	-10	16	3
T22	Erik van Rooyen	-10	14*	3
T22	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-10	14*	3
T22	Trace Crowe	-10	13	3
T22	Blades Brown	-10	11	3
T22	Hayden Springer	-10	11	3
T22	Jeffrey Kang	-10	11	3
T22	Garrick Higgo	-10	10	3
T30	Justin Lower	-9	15	3
T30	Keita Nakajima	-9	12	3
T30	Zecheng Dou	-9	11	3
T30	Luke Clanton	-9	10	3
T34	Max McGreevy	-8	15	3
T34	Jesper Svensson	-8	14*	3
T34	Ben James	-8	13*	3
T34	Jeremy Paul	-8	12	3
T34	Vince Whaley	-8	12*	3
T34	Marco Penge	-8	9	3
T40	Adam Hadwin	-7	16*	3
T40	Marcelo Rozo	-7	16*	3
T40	Denny McCarthy	-7	14*	3
T40	Austin Eckroat	-7	14*	3
T40	Brice Garnett	-7	11	3
T40	Garrett Endicott	-7	9*	3
T46	Corey Conners	-6	14	3
T46	Haotong Li	-6	14*	3
T46	Tyler Duncan	-6	12*	3
T46	A.J. Ewart	-6	13*	3
T46	Chad Ramey	-6	11*	3
T46	Cameron Tankersley	-6	11*	3
T46	David Skinns	-6	9*	3
T46	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-6	8*	3
T46	Nick Hardy	-6	8*	3
T55	Mac Meissner	-5	16*	3
T55	Jordan Smith	-5	12*	3
T55	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-5	11*	3
T55	Joel Dahmen	-5	11*	3
T55	John Daly II	-5	9*	3
T55	Chandler Blanchet	-5	7*	3
T61	Patrick Fishburn	-4	12*	3
T61	Emiliano Grillo	-4	11*	3
T61	Neal Shipley	-4	9*	3
T61	Cam Davis	-4	8*	3
65	Beau Hossler	-3	9*	3
T66	Dylan Wu	-2	9*	3
T66	Paul Peterson	-2	7*	3
68	Max Homa	-1	11*	3
CUT	William Mouw	-3	F	2
CUT	Kevin Streelman	-3	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Tosti	-3	F	2
CUT	Patton Kizzire	-3	F	2
CUT	Nick Dunlap	-3	F	2
CUT	Tony Finau	-3	F	2
CUT	Davis Riley	-3	F	2
CUT	Kevin Roy	-3	F	2
CUT	Rico Hoey	-3	F	2
CUT	David Ford	-3	F	2
CUT	Trent Phillips	-3	F	2
CUT	Andrew Putnam	-2	F	2
CUT	John Parry	-2	F	2
CUT	Zac Blair	-2	F	2
CUT	Chan Kim	-2	F	2
CUT	Johnny Keefer	-2	F	2
CUT	Joe Highsmith	-2	F	2
CUT	Jimmy Stanger	-2	F	2
CUT	Zach Bauchou	-2	F	2
CUT	Taylor Pendrith	-2	F	2
CUT	Ben Martin	-2	F	2
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	-2	F	2
CUT	Adam Svensson	-1	F	2
CUT	Ryder Cowan	-1	F	2
CUT	Mauricio Figueroa Ramirez	-1	F	2
CUT	Patrick Rodgers	-1	F	2
CUT	Aaron Wise	-1	F	2
CUT	Santiago de la Fuente	-1	F	2
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	E	F	2
CUT	Kevin Yu	E	F	2
CUT	Wyndham Clark	E	F	2
CUT	Will Gordon	E	F	2
CUT	Rasmus Højgaard	E	F	2
CUT	Omar Morales	E	F	2
CUT	Christo Lamprecht	E	F	2
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+1	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+1	F	2
CUT	Harry Higgs	+1	F	2
CUT	Peter Malnati	+1	F	2
CUT	Lee Hodges	+1	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Fierro	+2	F	2
CUT	Hank Lebioda	+2	F	2
CUT	John VanDerLaan	+2	F	2
CUT	Davis Chatfield	+3	F	2
CUT	David Lipsky	+4	F	2
CUT	Tayler Termeer	+4	F	2
CUT	Eli Ortego	+4	F	2
CUT	Mark Hubbard	+5	F	2
CUT	Gerardo Gomez	+6	F	2
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	+6	F	2
CUT	Camilo Villegas	+7	F	2
WD	Billy Horschel	-	-