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December 10th, 2024

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

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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

Swing coaches, statisticians and mental coaches can all try and decipher what made Tiger Woods so great, but what does the man himself say?

May 1st, 2024

10 stupid score-killing mistakes, explained using advanced stats

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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.

March 2nd, 2024

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

Data from ShotScope studied millions of tee shots from everyday golfers and found the percentage golfers found the fairway using a driver is nearly identical to that with a 3-wood.

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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

Valspar Championship - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Viktor Hovland	-11	F	4
2	Justin Thomas	-10	F	4
3	Jacob Bridgeman	-9	F	4
T4	Bud Cauley	-8	F	4
T4	Billy Horschel	-8	F	4
T4	Ryo Hisatsune	-8	F	4
7	Davis Riley	-7	F	4
T8	Seamus Power	-6	F	4
T8	Lucas Glover	-6	F	4
T8	Corey Conners	-6	F	4
T8	Shane Lowry	-6	F	4
T12	Xander Schauffele	-5	F	4
T12	Eric Cole	-5	F	4
T12	Kevin Yu	-5	F	4
T12	Ricky Castillo	-5	F	4
T16	Sam Ryder	-4	F	4
T16	Tommy Fleetwood	-4	F	4
T16	Matt McCarty	-4	F	4
T16	Henrik Norlander	-4	F	4
T16	Byeong Hun An	-4	F	4
T16	Nico Echavarria	-4	F	4
T22	Thomas Detry	-3	F	4
T22	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-3	F	4
T22	Victor Perez	-3	F	4
T22	Emiliano Grillo	-3	F	4
T22	Joe Highsmith	-3	F	4
T22	Jeremy Paul	-3	F	4
T28	Sepp Straka	-2	F	4
T28	Mac Meissner	-2	F	4
T28	Michael Kim	-2	F	4
T28	Steven Fisk	-2	F	4
T28	Matti Schmid	-2	F	4
T28	J.T. Poston	-2	F	4
T28	Patrick Fishburn	-2	F	4
T28	Jordan Spieth	-2	F	4
T36	Tom Kim	-1	F	4
T36	Thorbjørn Olesen	-1	F	4
T36	Mackenzie Hughes	-1	F	4
T36	Sami Valimaki	-1	F	4
T36	Sahith Theegala	-1	F	4
T36	Stephan Jaeger	-1	F	4
T42	Luke Clanton	E	F	4
T42	Chandler Phillips	E	F	4
T42	Noah Goodwin	E	F	4
T42	Kaito Onishi	E	F	4
T42	Andrew Novak	E	F	4
T47	Ryan Fox	+1	F	4
T47	Neal Shipley	+1	F	4
T47	Danny Willett	+1	F	4
T47	Will Zalatoris	+1	F	4
T47	Mark Hubbard	+1	F	4
T47	Matthieu Pavon	+1	F	4
T47	Gary Woodland	+1	F	4
T54	Keith Mitchell	+2	F	4
T54	Harry Hall	+2	F	4
T54	Max McGreevy	+2	F	4
T57	C.T. Pan	+3	F	4
T57	David Lipsky	+3	F	4
T57	Adam Scott	+3	F	4
T57	Doug Ghim	+3	F	4
T57	Brandt Snedeker	+3	F	4
T57	Ryan Gerard	+3	F	4
T57	Kevin Velo	+3	F	4
T64	Nate Lashley	+4	F	4
T64	Jesper Svensson	+4	F	4
T64	John Pak	+4	F	4
T64	Sam Stevens	+4	F	4
T64	Luke List	+4	F	4
69	Will Chandler	+5	F	4
T70	Mason Andersen	+6	F	4
T70	Kevin Kisner	+6	F	4
T70	Beau Hossler	+6	F	4
T70	Camilo Villegas	+6	F	4
T70	Braden Thornberry	+6	F	4
T70	Rafael Campos	+6	F	4
76	Antoine Rozner	+7	F	4
77	Kris Ventura	+8	F	4
78	Aaron Baddeley	+10	F	4
CUT	Zach Johnson	+3	F	2
CUT	Cam Davis	+3	F	2
CUT	Taylor Moore	+3	F	2
CUT	Vince Whaley	+3	F	2
CUT	Ben Griffin	+3	F	2
CUT	Matteo Manassero	+3	F	2
CUT	Rikuya Hoshino	+3	F	2
CUT	Ben Martin	+3	F	2
CUT	Will Gordon	+3	F	2
CUT	Lanto Griffin	+3	F	2
CUT	Webb Simpson	+3	F	2
CUT	Sam Burns	+3	F	2
CUT	Adam Svensson	+3	F	2
CUT	Matt Wallace	+3	F	2
CUT	Brice Garnett	+3	F	2
CUT	Andrew Putnam	+3	F	2
CUT	Greyson Sigg	+3	F	2
CUT	Kieron Van Wyk	+3	F	2
CUT	Nick Hardy	+4	F	2
CUT	Hayden Buckley	+4	F	2
CUT	Paul Peterson	+4	F	2
CUT	Rico Hoey	+4	F	2
CUT	Joseph Bramlett	+4	F	2
CUT	Nicolai Højgaard	+4	F	2
CUT	Peter Malnati	+4	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+4	F	2
CUT	Greg Koch	+4	F	2
CUT	Thomas Rosenmueller	+4	F	2
CUT	Adam Hadwin	+5	F	2
CUT	Chris Gotterup	+5	F	2
CUT	Justin Lower	+5	F	2
CUT	Quade Cummins	+5	F	2
CUT	Nick Gabrelcik	+5	F	2
CUT	Taylor Dickson	+5	F	2
CUT	David Skinns	+6	F	2
CUT	K.H. Lee	+6	F	2
CUT	Alex Smalley	+6	F	2
CUT	Kevin Tway	+6	F	2
CUT	Harry Higgs	+6	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	+6	F	2
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	+6	F	2
CUT	Michael Thorbjornsen	+6	F	2
CUT	William Mouw	+6	F	2
CUT	Tim Widing	+6	F	2
CUT	Ben Silverman	+7	F	2
CUT	Karl Vilips	+7	F	2
CUT	Chan Kim	+7	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Tosti	+7	F	2
CUT	Blades Brown	+7	F	2
CUT	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	+7	F	2
CUT	Jhonattan Vegas	+7	F	2
CUT	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	+7	F	2
CUT	Kurt Kitayama	+7	F	2
CUT	Matt Kuchar	+7	F	2
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	+7	F	2
CUT	Brian Campbell	+8	F	2
CUT	Vincent Norrman	+8	F	2
CUT	Niklas Norgaard	+8	F	2
CUT	Trevor Cone	+8	F	2
CUT	Kevin Roy	+8	F	2
CUT	Jake Knapp	+9	F	2
CUT	Cam Young	+9	F	2
CUT	Luke Donald	+9	F	2
CUT	Jackson Suber	+9	F	2
CUT	Cristobal Del Solar	+9	F	2
CUT	Chad Ramey	+10	F	2
CUT	Ben Kohles	+10	F	2
CUT	Matthew Riedel	+10	F	2
CUT	Thriston Lawrence	+10	F	2
CUT	Frankie Capan III	+10	F	2
CUT	Adam Schenk	+12	F	2
CUT	Rasmus Højgaard	+12	F	2
CUT	Andre Chi	+13	F	2
CUT	Philip Knowles	+14	F	2
WD	Patton Kizzire	-	-
WD	Charley Hoffman	-	-