This article is part of our PGA Tour Stats Review series.
PGA TOUR STATS: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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 RBC Heritage, and a look ahead to this week's event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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 |
PGA TOUR STATS: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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 RBC Heritage, and a look ahead to this week's event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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 |
| Masters | Scott -9 | 57.1 | 49 | 293.8 | 18 | 76.4 | 1 | NA | NA | 30.6 | 39 | 0/15 | 6/0 |
| Heritage | McDowell -9 P1 | 75.0 | 5 | 274.5 | 51 | 66.7 | 7 | 1.75 | 25 | 27.5 | 24 | 0/14 | 5/0 |
| Simpson -9 P2 | 73.2 | 7 | 281.1 | 27 | 70.8 | 1 | 1.73 | 18 | 28.3 | 39 | 0/15 | 4/1 | |
| TOUR AVG | 63.4 | 24.3 | 287.3 | 34.8 | 73.9 | 11.0 | 1.65 | 8.9 | 27.8 | 14.4 | 0.8/20.5 | 5.7/0.2 |
Last Week's RBC Heritage
| 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 | |
| McDowell -9 P1 | 75.0 | 5 | 274.5 | 51 | %of72 | 7 | 1.75 | 25 | 27.5 | 24 | 0/14 | 5/0 | 1.47 | 6 |
| W. Simpson -9 P2 | 73.2 | 7 | 281.1 | 27 | 66.7 | 1 | 1.73 | 18 | 28.3 | 39 | 0/15 | 4/1 | 0.94 | 13 |
| Donald -7 | 69.6 | 17 | 278.2 | 36 | 70.8 | 19 | 1.76 | 27 | 28.0 | 36 | 0/16 | 9/0 | 0.85 | 17 |
| Streelman -7 | 69.6 | 17 | 280.8 | 29 | 62.5 | 15 | 1.70 | 13 | 28.3 | 39 | 0/17 | 10/0 | 0.71 | 23 |
| J. Kelly -6 | 82.1 | 1 | 268.0 | 64 | 63.9 | 54 | 1.63 | 6 | 25.8 | 2 | 0/17 | 11/0 | 0.81 | 18 |
| Henley -5 | 71.4 | 13 | 284.9 | 13 | 52.8 | 11 | 1.75 | 24 | 27.8 | 29 | 0/16 | 7/2 | 0.63 | 29 |
| Stroud -5 | 69.6 | 17 | 263.7 | 68 | 65.3 | 43 | 1.73 | 18 | 26.3 | 4 | 0/13 | 8/0 | 1.00 | 10 |
| Hoffman -5 | 57.1 | 58 | 296.1 | 3 | 55.6 | 38 | 1.66 | 7 | 26.5 | 7 | 0/16 | 9/1 | 2.36 | |
| Nine at -3 | 56.9 | |||||||||||||
| AVG | 71.0 | 16.9 | 278.4 | 36.4 | 61.8 | 23.5 | 1.71 | 17.3 | 27.3 | 22.5 | 0/15.5 | 7.8/0.5 | 1.09 | 16.6 |
Top-10 Ranks at the RBC Heritage
| FAIRWAYS | GREENS/ | PER | ||||||||||
| RANK | HIT | RANK | REGULATION | RANK | GIR | RANK | STK GN/ | |||||
| J. Kelly | 1 | 82.4 | W. Simpson | 1 | 70.8 | S. Brown | 1 | 1.58 | 51 | PUTT | ||
| Reavie | 2 | 78.6 | Sabbatini | 2 | 69.4 | Palmer | 2 | 1.60 | 27 | -0.03 | ||
| Duke | 3 | 76.8 | De Jonge | 2 | 69.4 | Pettersson | 3 | 1.61 | 24 | 0.63 | ||
| T. Clark | 3 | 76.8 | Perez | 4 | 68.1 | R.H. Lee | 4 | 1.62 | 2 | 0.69 | ||
| McDowell | 5 | 75.0 | Cink | 4 | 68.1 | Garrigus | 4 | 1.62 | 4 | 2.04 | ||
| Potter | 5 | 75.0 | Reavie | 4 | 68.1 | J. Kelly | 6 | 1.63 | 18 | 1.70 | ||
| W. Simpson | 7 | 73.2 | McDowell | 7 | 66.7 | Hoffman | 7 | 1.66 | 1 | 0.81 | ||
| Hicks | 7 | 73.2 | Horschel | 7 | 66.7 | Villegas | 3 | 1.79 | 3 | 2.36 | ||
| Pettersson | 7 | 73.2 | Weekley | 7 | 66.7 | Perez | 9 | 1.67 | 44 | 1.79 | ||
| Dufner | 7 | 73.2 | K. Stadler | 7 | 66.7 | Potter | 10 | 1.68 | 5 | 0.17 | ||
| Furyk | 7 | 73.2 | 1.56 | |||||||||
| Leonard | 7 | 73.2 |
This Week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Following Pete Dye's Heritage track with another Dye course might raise some noise from the players. The 7,425-yard, par-72 TPC Louisiana featuring Dye's tight fairways and small greens has other Dye trademarks. While the Heritage was somewhat short, TPC Louisiana is long.
The course was built out of a swamp, as was Dye's TPC-Sawgrass (Players Stadium). It's flat with 103 punitive bunkers, 60 of which are pot bunkers and one of which is 150 yards. Added are several waste bunkers in the surrounding course's three sides. The small greens are excellent and not extremely fast.
Amateur phenom Tian Lang Guan is in the field using a sponsor's exemption. His short game and deadly putting at the Masters set high expectations. He will receive a strong New Orleans welcome and plenty of TV coverage.
NEEDS: Driving accuracy is very important, take advantage of par-5s, strong iron play, 150 yards out as well as close to greens; scrambling is as important as putting. In 2012, the course had tight lies that forced fat shots close to the greens.
Last year's winner, Jason Dufner, became the 12th player since 1990 to make the Zurich his first PGA Tour win. First timers have a good chance here.
TPC Louisiana ranked 39th in the top-50 toughest courses of the 2012 PGA Tour.
Avg Score: 70.998
Eagles: 40
Birdies: 1,738
Bogeys: 1,024
Doubles: 137
Triples: 18
Round 1 Scoring: 71.8
Round 2: 70.6
Round 3: 70.6
Round 4: 70.1
Total: 70.9
Eight times since 2003, the win was decided by one stroke or a playoff.
Last Five Winners and Runners-Up
2012 - Jason Dufner*, 19-under, 269 (P1); Ernie Els*, 269
2911 - Bubba Watson*, 15-under 273 (P1); Webb Simpson, 273
2010 - Jason Bohn*, 18-under 270; Jeff Overton*, 272
2009 - Jerry Kelly*, 14-under 274; Charles Howell*, Rory Sabbatini*, Charlie Wi* 275
2008 - Andres Romero*, 13-under 275; Pat Lonard, 276
2012 Low Rounds
Round 1: 7-under 65, Cameron Tringale*, Ken Duke*
Round 2: 8-under 64, Russell Knox, Greg Chalmers* (course record)
Round 3: 8-under 64, Ryan Palmer*
Round 4: 6-under 66, Jeff Overton*, David Mathis*
* = in 2013 field
