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Golf Stats Coach create regular posts to help golfers gain more insights as to how the game fits together. Hopefully you can apply some of this to help improve your own game.

August 7, 2021

Cameron Smith's 18 putts. Greatest putting ever?

I saw this headline this morning of Cameron Smith's 18 putts in 18 holes at the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational yesterday. It sounds impressive, right? But was this really the greatest putting ever for 18 holes by a PGA Tour player?

July 6, 2021

A round of 56 (-16). This is how Christiaan Burke did it.

He shot 56 on the 7000 yard, par 72 Potchefstroom Country Club in South Africa. Yes, you read that correctly, 56, that is 16 under par for the round.

January 28, 2021

What a 3 time European Tour winner can learn from his golf stats

A look inside the strokes gained numbers of a three time European Tour winner and what they reveal about where the next improvement comes from.

December 19, 2019

From missing cuts to European Tour winner!

The story of how one player went from missing cut after cut to winning on the European Tour.

September 25, 2019

Practice smarter and play better quicker.

Don't waste your time on things that make no difference to your scores, spend your practice time intelligently and you'll play better golf.

August 28, 2019

FedEx Cup - what makes the top players stand out?

Looking at the top 5 players on the final standings of the recently concluded FedEx Cup, it's pretty clear to see how they separate themselves from the rest.

August 20, 2019

How important is short game?

Your short game skills might be more or less important to your scoring, depending on your skill level.

July 29, 2019

He shot what, 64? Yes and here's how he did it.

I wrote a blog post about South African pro Desne van den Bergh only a couple of weeks ago, “How to turn a 68 into a 64”. Well, he actually shot 64 now, see how.

July 19, 2019

When hitting hard costs you shots

Identifying the areas in your game you need to work on is key to improving your game. Watch what Nikhil Rama from South Africa learnt from using Golf Stats Coach.

July 15, 2019

How to turn a 68 into a 64

To identify areas in your game you can improve on is the key to better golf. Learn how even Tour pros can identify areas for improvement, even when they shoot 68.

September 25, 2018

Tiger wins 80th PGA Tour title at the Tour Championship

Tiger won his 80th PGA Tour title, but not with his usual weapons. We take a look at his strokes gained stats to see how he pulled off this remarkable comeback.

September 4, 2018

Bryson DeChambeau wins second straight FedEx Cup Playoffs title

Bryson DeChambeau has found a recipe for winning on the PGA Tour. Let's take a look at what it is.

August 27, 2018

Bryson DeChambeau wins The Northern Trust

Let's take a look at how Bryson DeChambeau claimed his second PGA Tour title of the season at The Northern Trust.

August 21, 2018

Snedeker shoots 59, goes on to claim title at Wyndham Championship

Brandt Snedeker broke through the barrier to card a first round 59 and go on to win the Wyndham Championship. Let's see how he did it.

August 13, 2018

Koepka outduels Tiger in epic PGA Championship

What an epic duel between Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship. Tiger outplayed Koepka in 3 of the four main parts of the game and still lost. How?

August 6, 2018

Justin Thomas wins the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Justin Thomas' clear understanding of what he needs to do to have success on the PGA Tour is evident. Let's see how he won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

July 30, 2018

Dustin Johnson wins the RBC Canadian Open

Let's take a look at the strokes gained golf stats to see how Dustin Johnson won the RBC Canadian Open.

July 9, 2018

Kevin Na wins The Greenbrier Classic

Kevin Na wins only his 2nd PGA Tour title in 370 starts. Why has he struggled to win?

July 4, 2018

Francesco Molinari wins first PGA Tour title

Francesco Molinari wins his first PGA Tour title at the Quicken Loans National, edging out host Tiger Woods in the process.

June 27, 2018

Bubba wins for 3rd time this season

Bubba Watson won for the third time this season at the Travelers Championship. We take a look at his strokes gained stats to see what gave him the edge.

June 12, 2018

Dustin Johnson wins the FedEx St. Jude Classic

Let's take a look at Dustin Johnson's strokes gained golf stats to see how he won at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.

June 5, 2018

Bryson DeChambeau wins the Memorial Tournament

We take a look at Bryson DeChambeau's strokes gained golf stats to see how he won the Memorial Tournament.

June 3, 2018

Green light vs red light

When playing smart on the golf course might not be all that smart on the scoreboard.

May 28, 2018

Justin Rose wins the Fort Worth Invitational

We take a look at Justin Rose's stats to see what gave him the edge in winning the Fort Worth Invitational.

May 23, 2018

Aaron Wise wins first PGA Tour title

We take a look at how Aaron Wise won his first PGA Tour title at the AT&T Byron Nelson.

May 14, 2018

Webb Simpson wins The Players

We take a look at Webb Simpson's strokes gained stats to see how he won The Players Championship.

May 10, 2018

Jason Day wins Wells Fargo Championship

We take a closer look at how Jason Day won his second title of the year on the PGA Tour.

May 6, 2018

3 feet closer

We take a look at what the value is to a PGA Tour player in hitting it 3 feet closer to the pin each hole.

April 29, 2018

Putting vs. driving - what's the most important?

We take a look at the value of a tour player's driver vs. his putter.

April 23, 2018

Andrew Landry wins Valero Texas Open

Let's have a closer look at how Andrew Landry won his maiden PGA Tour title.

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