This article is part of our PGA Tour Stats Review series.
PGA TOUR STATS: Farmers Insurance Open
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of last week's Humana Challenge and the top finishers from last year's Farmers Insurance Open. For last year's full-season results, go here.
2012 Events
| EVENT | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | ||
| %of56 | RNK | DIS | DIS RNK | %of72 | RNK | Per GIR | RNK | RND | RNK | BIRDIE | DBL | ||
| TOC | Stricker -23 | 66.7 | 11 | 268.3 | 15 | 81.9 | 13 | 1.68 | 13 | 28.5 | 1 | 1/26 | 3/1 |
| Sony Open | Wagner -13 | 41.1 | 56 | 276.4 | 68 | 70.8 | 10 | 1.67 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 2/17 | 8/0 |
| Humana | M. Wilson -24 | 74.1 | 18 | 279.3 | 69 | 80.6 | 3 | 1.57 | 7 | 26.8 | 8 | 2/24 | 4/0 |
| AVERAGE | 60.6 | 28.33 | 274.7 | 50.67 | 77.77 | 32 | 1.64 | 8.7 | 27.8 | 8.3 |
Humana Challenge
Mark Wilson's putter ruled the week even placing an explanation point on his win with a birdie at the 72nd hole. The daily lows, 63-61-61-63, caused havoc with some fantasy owners while a handful benefited.
Wilson's putts-per-GIR, 1.569, may hold up being the lowest number for a 2012 winner. Wilson rank of eighth indicates seven others went even lower. In 2011, the lowest putts-per-GIR was Steve Stricker's 1.547 at the John Deere Classic.
In 2011, Wilson won the Sony Open (-16) and followed up with a win at the raucous Phoenix Open (-18) three weeks later. Essentially, that was his season inasmuch as he didn't do much after those wins. Fantasy owners should make a note
PGA TOUR STATS: Farmers Insurance Open
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of last week's Humana Challenge and the top finishers from last year's Farmers Insurance Open. For last year's full-season results, go here.
2012 Events
| EVENT | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | ||
| %of56 | RNK | DIS | DIS RNK | %of72 | RNK | Per GIR | RNK | RND | RNK | BIRDIE | DBL | ||
| TOC | Stricker -23 | 66.7 | 11 | 268.3 | 15 | 81.9 | 13 | 1.68 | 13 | 28.5 | 1 | 1/26 | 3/1 |
| Sony Open | Wagner -13 | 41.1 | 56 | 276.4 | 68 | 70.8 | 10 | 1.67 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 2/17 | 8/0 |
| Humana | M. Wilson -24 | 74.1 | 18 | 279.3 | 69 | 80.6 | 3 | 1.57 | 7 | 26.8 | 8 | 2/24 | 4/0 |
| AVERAGE | 60.6 | 28.33 | 274.7 | 50.67 | 77.77 | 32 | 1.64 | 8.7 | 27.8 | 8.3 |
Humana Challenge
Mark Wilson's putter ruled the week even placing an explanation point on his win with a birdie at the 72nd hole. The daily lows, 63-61-61-63, caused havoc with some fantasy owners while a handful benefited.
Wilson's putts-per-GIR, 1.569, may hold up being the lowest number for a 2012 winner. Wilson rank of eighth indicates seven others went even lower. In 2011, the lowest putts-per-GIR was Steve Stricker's 1.547 at the John Deere Classic.
In 2011, Wilson won the Sony Open (-16) and followed up with a win at the raucous Phoenix Open (-18) three weeks later. Essentially, that was his season inasmuch as he didn't do much after those wins. Fantasy owners should make a note of Wilson's early season capabilities.
Farmers Insurance Open
| EVENT | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | ||
| %of56 | RNK | DIS | DIS RNK | %of72 | RNK | Per GIR | RNK | RND | RNK | BIRDIE | DBL | ||
| 2011 Farmers | B. Watson -16 | 50.0 | 28 | 316.6 | 1 | 81.9 | 1 | 1.73 | 26 | 29.0 | 32 | 2/20 | 8/0 |
| P. Mickelson -15 | 39.3 | 64 | 281.5 | 58 | 76.4 | 2 | 1.67 | 11 | 28.5 | 19 | 0/22 | 7/0 | |
| D. Johnson -13 | 51.8 | 18 | 304.6 | 5 | 75.0 | 4 | 1.65 | 7 | 27.8 | 10 | 0/23 | 8/1 | |
| Vegas -13 | 41.1 | 59 | 284.3 | 61 | 76.4 | 2 | 1.78 | 43 | 29.5 | 48 | 0/20 | 7/0 | |
| Points -12 | 46.4 | 45 | 291.8 | 22 | 72.2 | 9 | 1.67 | 11 | 28.0 | 15 | 0/22 | 6/2 | |
| AVERAGE | 45.7 | 42.8 | 295.8 | 29.4 | 76.38 | 3.6 | 1.70 | 19.6 | 28.6 | 24.8 |
• Watson also was first in Driving distance (331.4) and GIR (80.6) in his win at the 2011 Zurich Classic.
• Watson dominated the field in GIR. The separation between winner 5.5 percentage points, is rare.
• The tight range of both birdies and bogeys was settled by Watson's two eagles.
• Vegas won the week earlier while Points went on to win the Pebble Beach Pro-Am three weeks later.
• Two courses, North and South, are used for the first two days with the more difficult South course used for rounds three and four. In daily formats, careful player selection can be beneficial.
• In 2011 round one, the easier North course score average was 70.062, South was 72.727. In round two, North's average score was 71.013, South was 72.885. Cumulative scores: North 70.987; South 72.806.
• Last year, Phil Mickelson said the South course requires conservative play because aggressive play doesn't yield any better results than conservative play. Mickelson, who lives in San Diego, has played these courses many times at the competitive level.
• Attributes needed here are GIR, total driving, scrambling, course history and selective player use in the first two rounds. Many top players were long hitters: Winner Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Nick Watney, Hunter Mahan to name a few.
