@DataGolf

statistics and data visualization, applied to golf.

 Toronto, Ontario
datagolf.com
Joined July 2016
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No Laying Up
@NoLayingUpOct 15
How the top 10 in true strokes gained has evolved over the last five years via @DataGolf. What sticks out?
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We also have an unnecessarily long write-up on why allowing Scheffler vs. Nico was, in fact, bad for the US (even if it's a pretty tiny effect): datagolf.com/live-blog/presi…
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Not defending the US leadership, but the 8-26 foursomes record since 2023 is really cherry-picked:
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Full table is here: datagolf.com/live-blog/presi…
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Kyle Porter
@KylePorterNSSep 26
An hour ago, @datagolf had the U.S. at nearly 60 percent to win the event. Now, it's back down to 35 percent.
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Some final thoughts on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup. After today's sweep we have the Internationals with a 54% chance of winning outright.
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Will Haskett
@willhaskettSep 25
Putting numbers via @DataGolf from Day 2 here at Medinah. Two players from the US had an above average day putting. The number of opportunities to bring the crowd to life that missed was a LARGE number out here today.
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Sean Zak@Sean_ZakSep 25
If numbers are your thing, @DataGolf's model suggests the Internationals have 54% chance of winning the Presidents Cup for the first time since 1998.
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Best American players across both Ryder and Presidents Cups: Points Above Replacement is the number of points better than earning a tie in every match.
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And the bottom 20: Yesterday's results are not included. If Scottie can go 5-0-0 this week, he'll be back to a PAR of zero.
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We are live blogging this week against our better judgement. Follow along here: datagolf.com/live-blog/presi…
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No Laying Up
@NoLayingUpSep 24
Strokes gained from @DataGolf so far. JT 👀
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2026 Presidents Cup teams: By DG rank, US has the top 6 players and 9 of the top 10; INTs have the 8 lowest-ranked players and 10 of the bottom 11. Average skill is +1.58 vs +0.86. As lopsided as that feels, betting markets still give the INTs ~20% chance of winning.
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As far as picks go, one interesting thing to highlight is that Maverick McNealy was in our top 12 Americans by DG rank (19th overall). But he just hasn't had any big results (44th in DG Points rankings, 45th in OWGR, and 15th in Presidents Cup points).
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Ryan Gerard was also in our top 12 and not picked, but he is a more obvious snub than McNealy. The full table with all American and International players is here: datagolf.com/presidents-cup/…
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Scheffler has earned 123 DG Points in 2026, which would be the 18th-best season since 1983 (10th-best non-Tiger division). His +2.92 true strokes-gained average is the 12th-best since 1983 (4th-best non-Tiger).
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Wyndham Clark, Cam Young, and Matt Fitzpatrick are the only other players (so far) to crack the top 250 seasons this year—ranking 125th, 149th, and 159th respectively.
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Full top-250 list: datagolf.com/dg-points?view=…
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With the top 50 for next year settled, here's the transition matrix from start-of-year status to current FEC position. - 31 of last year's 50 (really 49, w/out Detry) finished in this year's 50. - not a great year for lower-status players, apart from Alex Fitz (in "others").
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Here were our start-of-year projections, which shows which groups over/under performed expectations: xitter.cf/DataGolf/status/201183…
data golf@DataGolfJan 15
Replying to @DataGolf @ebajek85 @Robopz
Finally, here is our projected movement from various start-of-year categories to year-end FEC position. (The starting 71-100 group also includes other miscellaneous full-status players.)
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