This article is part of our PGA Tour Stats Review series.
PGA TOUR STATS: SONY OPEN
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of last week's Tournament of Champions and the top finishers from last year's Sony Open. For last year's full-season results, go here.
| 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 |
| 2011 Sony | M.Wilson -16 | 73.0 | 2 | 289.3 | 24 | 75.1 | 10 | 1.67 | 5 | 27.5 | 6 | 0/21 | 5/0 |
| Marino -14 | 62.5 | 14 | 300.9 | 3 | 77.8 | 1 | 1.77 | 29 | 29.8 | 40 | 0/21 | 5/0 | |
| Clark -14 | 64.3 | 12 | 281.0 | 40 | 77.8 | 1 | 1.73 | 17 | 28.3 | 14 | 0/18 | 4/0 | |
| Walker -13 | 55.4 | 30 | 289.0 | 25 | 73.6 | 13 | 1.79 | 39 | 28.5 | 20 | 1/15 | 4/0 | |
| Bettencourt -12 | 48.2 | 51 | 290.5 | 20 | 77.8 | 1 | 1.75 | 19 | 29.5 | 34 | 0/16 | 4/0 | |
| Kuchar -12 | 69.6 | 6 | 295.5 | 10 | 69.4 | 22 | 1.72 | 13 | 27.8 | 8 | 1/16 | 6/0 | |
| AVERAGE | 62.2 | 19.17 | 291.0 | 20.33 | 75.25 | 8 | 1.74 | 20.3 | 28.6 | 20.3 |
This week's Sony Open
At the Sony Open, golfers need the following strong performance statistics: GIR, Putting, Scrambling. Proximity to hole, Driving accuracy.
Rookies usually struggle here while players with experience at this course do well.
Last Week's Tournament of Champions
At the 2012 PGA Tour season opener, Steve Stricker notched his 12th career title and his ninth win since turning 40. Vijay Singh now has company
PGA TOUR STATS: SONY OPEN
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of last week's Tournament of Champions and the top finishers from last year's Sony Open. For last year's full-season results, go here.
| 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 |
| 2011 Sony | M.Wilson -16 | 73.0 | 2 | 289.3 | 24 | 75.1 | 10 | 1.67 | 5 | 27.5 | 6 | 0/21 | 5/0 |
| Marino -14 | 62.5 | 14 | 300.9 | 3 | 77.8 | 1 | 1.77 | 29 | 29.8 | 40 | 0/21 | 5/0 | |
| Clark -14 | 64.3 | 12 | 281.0 | 40 | 77.8 | 1 | 1.73 | 17 | 28.3 | 14 | 0/18 | 4/0 | |
| Walker -13 | 55.4 | 30 | 289.0 | 25 | 73.6 | 13 | 1.79 | 39 | 28.5 | 20 | 1/15 | 4/0 | |
| Bettencourt -12 | 48.2 | 51 | 290.5 | 20 | 77.8 | 1 | 1.75 | 19 | 29.5 | 34 | 0/16 | 4/0 | |
| Kuchar -12 | 69.6 | 6 | 295.5 | 10 | 69.4 | 22 | 1.72 | 13 | 27.8 | 8 | 1/16 | 6/0 | |
| AVERAGE | 62.2 | 19.17 | 291.0 | 20.33 | 75.25 | 8 | 1.74 | 20.3 | 28.6 | 20.3 |
This week's Sony Open
At the Sony Open, golfers need the following strong performance statistics: GIR, Putting, Scrambling. Proximity to hole, Driving accuracy.
Rookies usually struggle here while players with experience at this course do well.
Last Week's Tournament of Champions
At the 2012 PGA Tour season opener, Steve Stricker notched his 12th career title and his ninth win since turning 40. Vijay Singh now has company in that category.
Going 10-under at the Tournament of Champions in Kapalua's second round put Stricker in the driver's seat. He sparkled in racking up an aggregate 26 birdies along with an eagle that buried the three bogeys and an erstwhile lone double bogey. Stricker came to Hawaii geared up with early season strength in GIR, putts-per-GIR and total putting while some of the other players looked as if they hadn't yet swept out the cobwebs.
Webb Simpson's solid third place 68-68-69-68 was edged out of second when Martin Laird birdied the 72nd hole. Rounds three and four played easier than the first two rounds.
Early season wins gives an opportunity for a players to have multiple wins. Check out last year's top finishers in the upcoming West coast swing for some possible opportunists who have course experience.
