This article is part of our PGA Tour Stats Review series.
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of recent tournaments, including last week's Texas Open, and a look ahead to this week's event, the Masters.
2012 full-season results
2011 full-season results
2013 PGA Tour Events
| EVENT | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | |||||
| %of56 | RNK | DIS | RNK | %of72 | RNK | PER GIR | RNK | PER RND | RNK | BIRDIE | DBL | ||
| TOC | D.Johnson -16 | 57.8 | 28 | 278.3 | 2 | 82.0 | 14 | 1.63 | 2 | 28.4 | 2 | 2/17 | 4/1 |
| Sony | Henley -24 | 55.4 | 8 | 293.1 | 51 | 83.3 | 2 | 1.62 | 4 | 27.7 | 17 | 0/26 | 2/0 |
| Humana | Gay -25 | 81.5 | 2 | 279.7 | 75 | 83.3 | 4 | 1.65 | 38 | 27.8 | 35 | 0/27 | 2/0 |
| Farmers | Woods -14 | 57.1 | 17 | 307.2 | 2 | 69.4 | 34 | 1.66 | 1 | 28.5 | 11 | 2/21 | 7/2 |
| Phoenix | Mickelson -18 | 57.1 | 55 | 298.8 | 11 | 87.3 | 1 | 1.57 | 2 | 27.6 | 15 | 1/29 | 1/1 |
| AT&T | Snedeker -19 | 78.2 | 14 | 277.4 | 41 | 77.8 | 6 | 1.64 | 6 | 28.0 | 15 | NA | NA |
| NorTrust | Merrick -11 | 53.6 | 27 | 298.6 | 20 | 63.9 | 23 | 1.67 | 8 | 27.5 | 10 | 2/17 | 10/0 |
| Honda | M.Thompson -9 | 71.4 | 9 | 279.7 | 53 | 66.6 | 5 | 1.71 | 8 | 27.8 | 10 | 1/18 | 11/0 |
| Cadillac | Woods -19 | 53.6 | 30 | 296.5 | 21 | 69.4 | 7 | 1.52 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 0/27 | 8/0 |
| Tampa | Streelman -10 | 69.2 | 11 | 270.8 | 48 | 68.1 | 11 | 1.67 | 4 | 27.8 | 6 | 0/19 | 9/0 |
| A.Palmer | Woods -13 | 53.6 | 71 | 279.1 | 49 | 63.9 | 34 | 1.63 | 1 | 27.5 | 4 | 3/17 | 10/0 |
| Houston | Points -16 | 64.3 | 31 | 284.1 | 60 | 80.3 | 9 | 1.72 | 20 | 28.4 |
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of recent tournaments, including last week's Texas Open, and a look ahead to this week's event, the Masters.
2012 full-season results
2011 full-season results
2013 PGA Tour Events
| EVENT | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | |||||
| %of56 | RNK | DIS | RNK | %of72 | RNK | PER GIR | RNK | PER RND | RNK | BIRDIE | DBL | ||
| TOC | D.Johnson -16 | 57.8 | 28 | 278.3 | 2 | 82.0 | 14 | 1.63 | 2 | 28.4 | 2 | 2/17 | 4/1 |
| Sony | Henley -24 | 55.4 | 8 | 293.1 | 51 | 83.3 | 2 | 1.62 | 4 | 27.7 | 17 | 0/26 | 2/0 |
| Humana | Gay -25 | 81.5 | 2 | 279.7 | 75 | 83.3 | 4 | 1.65 | 38 | 27.8 | 35 | 0/27 | 2/0 |
| Farmers | Woods -14 | 57.1 | 17 | 307.2 | 2 | 69.4 | 34 | 1.66 | 1 | 28.5 | 11 | 2/21 | 7/2 |
| Phoenix | Mickelson -18 | 57.1 | 55 | 298.8 | 11 | 87.3 | 1 | 1.57 | 2 | 27.6 | 15 | 1/29 | 1/1 |
| AT&T | Snedeker -19 | 78.2 | 14 | 277.4 | 41 | 77.8 | 6 | 1.64 | 6 | 28.0 | 15 | NA | NA |
| NorTrust | Merrick -11 | 53.6 | 27 | 298.6 | 20 | 63.9 | 23 | 1.67 | 8 | 27.5 | 10 | 2/17 | 10/0 |
| Honda | M.Thompson -9 | 71.4 | 9 | 279.7 | 53 | 66.6 | 5 | 1.71 | 8 | 27.8 | 10 | 1/18 | 11/0 |
| Cadillac | Woods -19 | 53.6 | 30 | 296.5 | 21 | 69.4 | 7 | 1.52 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 0/27 | 8/0 |
| Tampa | Streelman -10 | 69.2 | 11 | 270.8 | 48 | 68.1 | 11 | 1.67 | 4 | 27.8 | 6 | 0/19 | 9/0 |
| A.Palmer | Woods -13 | 53.6 | 71 | 279.1 | 49 | 63.9 | 34 | 1.63 | 1 | 27.5 | 4 | 3/17 | 10/0 |
| Houston | Points -16 | 64.3 | 31 | 284.1 | 60 | 80.3 | 9 | 1.72 | 20 | 28.4 | 16 | 0/19 | 3/0 |
| Texas | Laird -14 | 66.1 | 8 | 298.3 | 20 | 69.4 | 7 | 1.60 | 4 | 27.0 | 10 | 1/22 | 10/0 |
| TOUR AVG | 63.0 | 23.9 | 287.8 | 34.8 | 74.2 | 12.1 | 1.64 | 7.6 | 27.6 | 11.8 | 1/21.5 | 5.8/0.3 |
Last Week's Texas Open
| GOLFER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | STK GN/ | ||||||
| %of56 | RNK | DIS | RNK | %of72 | RNK | PER GIR | RNK | PER RND | RNK | BIRDIE | DBL | PUTT | RNK | |
| Laird -14 | 66.1 | 8 | 298.3 | 20 | 69.4 | 7 | 1.60 | 4 | 27.0 | 10 | 1/22 | 10/0 | 1.77 | 2 |
| McIlroy -12 | 53.6 | 48 | 301.7 | 6 | 77.8 | 1 | 1.71 | 18 | 29.5 | 63 | 0/23 | 11/0 | 0.53 | 33 |
| Furyk -11 | 71.4 | 5 | 280.7 | 57 | 73.6 | 3 | 1.72 | 21 | 28.0 | 28 | 1/15 | 6/0 | 0.98 | 19 |
| Horschel -11 | 66.1 | 8 | 292.5 | 27 | 58.3 | 58 | 1.55 | 1 | 25.5 | 1 | 0/20 | 9/0 | 2.45 | 1 |
| Hoffman -11 | 53.6 | 48 | 300.1 | 12 | 65.3 | 23 | 1.57 | 2 | 27.0 | 10 | 1/21 | 10/1 | 1.42 | 9 |
| Choi -9 | 62.5 | 16 | 290.8 | 32 | 59.7 | 46 | 1.65 | 10 | 26.5 | 5 | 0/18 | 9/0 | 1.44 | 7 |
| Summerhays -9 | 57.1 | 34 | 287.3 | 41 | 69.4 | 7 | 1.68 | 12 | 28.3 | 37 | 0/21 | 11/1 | 0.84 | 24 |
| Overton -9 | 58.9 | 28 | 290.8 | 32 | 62.5 | 33 | 1.62 | 8 | 27.0 | 10 | 1/16 | 8/1 | 0.73 | 27 |
| Estes -8 | 60.7 | 23 | 281.7 | 56 | 66.7 | 19 | 1.73 | 26 | 27.0 | 10 | 0/13 | 3/1 | 1.59 | 3 |
| AVG | 61.1 | 24.2 | 291.5 | 31.4 | 67.0 | 21.9 | 1.65 | 11.3 | 27.3 | 19.3 | 0.4/18.7 | 8.5/0.4 | 1.30 | 13.9 |
Top-10 Ranks at the Texas Open
| FAIRWAYS | GREENS/ | PER | STK GN/ | |||||||||
| RANK | HIT | RANK | REGULATION | RANK | GIR | RANK | PUTT | |||||
| Duke | 1 | 75.0 | McIlroy | 1 | 77.8 | Horschel | 1 | 1.55 | 1 | 2.45 | ||
| R. Lee | 2 | 73.2 | Palmer | 1 | 77.8 | C. Hoffman | 2 | 1.57 | 9 | 1.42 | ||
| Durant | 2 | 73.2 | Furyk | 3 | 73.6 | Baddeley | 3 | 1.59 | 4 | 1.57 | ||
| Points | 2 | 73.2 | Kokrak | 4 | 72.2 | Laird | 4 | 1.60 | 2 | 1.77 | ||
| Furyk | 5 | 71.4 | Chappell | 5 | 70.8 | Siem | 4 | 1.60 | 22 | 0.92 | ||
| Knox | 5 | 71.4 | Knox | 5 | 70.8 | Davis | 6 | 1.61 | 39 | 0.39 | ||
| McGirt | 7 | 67.8 | Laird | 7 | 69.4 | Schwartzel | 7 | 1.62 | 10 | 1.30 | ||
| Laird | 8 | 66.1 | Summerhays | 7 | 69.4 | Overton | 8 | 1.62 | 27 | 0.73 | ||
| Horschel | 8 | 66.1 | Trahan | 7 | 69.4 | Romeo | 9 | 1.65 | 25 | 0.78 | ||
| Lynn | 8 | 66.1 | Lancaster | 7 | 69.4 | Choi | 10 | 1.65 | 7 | 1.44 | ||
| Leonard | 8 | 66.1 | Tomasulo | 7 | 69.4 | |||||||
| Steele | 8 | 66.1 |
This Week's Masters
The Masters started play at Augusta National Golf Club (par-72) in 1934. It remains the only major played on the same course annually except when play was cancelled in World War II (1943-45).
The tournament is an invitational, differing from Open or Championship, directed by the members of the Augusta National Golf Club.
In recent years Club members have been active in supporting golf in Asia. They have invited players from the Asian Tour, Japanese Tour and recognized amateur tournaments. This year, Chinese amateur Tianlang Guan (Langly for short), winner at the 2012 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, was invited. Langly will be 14-years, five-months, 17-days old on April 11, becoming the youngest golfer to play in the Masters, bumping then-amateur Matteo Manassero, who played at age 16. Langly uses a long putter and said he expects to make the cut.
The Masters, which once was dubbed The East Georgia Putting Match, is well known for undulating very fast greens. Certain positions can be a guaranteed 3-putt - other positions are rewarding. In certain situations, par is a good score. Bogey avoidance is a virtue here - birdies are tough to find.
Once known as a second-shot course, Augusta is now a first- and second-shot course - driving distance and favoring placement for second shots are more important now. In past years, rough has been very light.
Winners have found it difficult to defend the following year: Jack Nicklaus won in 1966 after winning in 1965, Nick Faldo 1990 after 1989, Tiger Woods 2002 after 2001.
Course record: 63 (Nick Price, 1986; Greg Norman, 1996)
Tournament record: 270 (18-under, Tiger Woods, 1997)
Below are the top-6 finishers from the last Masters. Six players are 10 percent of those making the 60-player cut.
| YEAR | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | |||||
| %of56 | RNK | DIS | RNK | %of72 | RNK | PER GIR | PER RND | RNK | BIRDIE | DBL | |||
| 2012 | Watson P1 -10 | 66.1 | NA | 290.4 | NA | 73.6 | NA | 1.67 | NA | NA | 0/19 | 8/0 | |
| Oosthzen P2 -10 | 82.1 | NA | 290.5 | NA | 70.8 | NA | 1.53 | NA | NA | 3/18 | 9/1 | ||
| Hanson -10 | 78.6 | NA | 281.4 | NA | 68.1 | NA | 1.53 | NA | NA | 0/20 | 8/2 | ||
| Kuchar -8 | 85.7 | NA | 280.6 | NA | 80.6 | NA | 1.71 | NA | NA | 1/14 | 2/1 | ||
| Mickelson -8 | 60.7 | NA | 282.3 | NA | 62.5 | NA | 1.49 | NA | NA | 1/18 | 6/0 | ||
| Westwood -8 | 75.0 | NA | 287.4 | NA | 80.6 | NA | 1.78 | NA | NA | 0/20 | 10/1 | ||
| 2011 | Schwartzel -14 | 66.6 | 31 | 278.4 | 44 | 68.0 | 18 | NA | 107 | 2 | 2/17 | 7/0 | |
| J. Day -12 | 69.6 | 20 | 287.3 | 18 | 72.2 | 6 | NA | 114 | 11 | 0/23 | 9/1 | ||
| Scott -12 | 62.5 | 36 | 287.1 | 19 | 70.8 | 11 | NA | 111 | 3 | 2/17 | 7/1 | ||
| Woods -10 | 66.0 | 31 | 287.8 | 15 | 73.6 | 5 | NA | 120 | 32 | 1/19 | 11/0 | ||
| Ogilvy -10 | 75.0 | 7 | 289.0 | 13 | 69.4 | 16 | NA | 111 | 3 | 0/20 | 8/1 | ||
| Donald -10 | 67.8 | 26 | 280.3 | 39 | 56.9 | 41 | NA | 102 | 1 | 1/21 | 11/1 | ||
| 2010 | Mickelson -16 | 60.7 | 44 | 297.1 | 2 | 75.0 | 3 | NA | 116 | 13 | 3/16 | 6/0 | |
| Westwood -13 | 62.5 | 43 | 292.3 | 6 | 80.5 | 1 | NA | 121 | 31 | 1/22 | 9/1 | ||
| A. Kim -12 | 58.9 | 46 | 277.3 | 39 | 70.8 | 9 | NA | 114 | 5 | 2/18 | 10/0 | ||
| Woods -11 | 66.1 | 37 | 283.0 | 20 | 68.1 | 16 | NA | 113 | 3 | 4/17 | 14/0 | ||
| Choi -11 | 73.2 | 24 | 275.6 | 43 | 75.0 | 3 | NA | 114 | 5 | 0/18 | 7/0 | ||
| Couples -9 | 80.4 | 10 | 287.3 | 11 | 69.4 | 12 | NA | 113 | 3 | 1/19 | 10/1 | ||
| AVERAGE | 69.9 | 29.6 | 285.3 | 22.4 | 71.4 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 113.0 | 9.3 | 1.2/18.6 | 8.4/0.9 |
Stats not entered were not provided.
Oosthuizen had a double eagle at No. 2
All of the above are in this year's field except Geoff Ogily and Anthony Kim.
