Brandt Snedeker had only one bogey in four rounds on the way to his victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Snedeker entered the final round tied for second, one shot behind Jim Furyk. Snedeker’s final round 67 was 3.4 strokes better than the field average of 70.4. A key hole was the 209-yard par-3 No. 5. Snedeker’s birdie 2 gained 1.2 strokes on the field, with his tee shot to 17 feet gaining 0.4 strokes and his putt gaining another 0.8 strokes. Snedeker said, “It was meaningful because five is such a tough hole. It is the hardest par three on the golf course. To get a birdie there when you’re just trying to get a par and get out, picking up a shot on the field there at least.”
Snedeker gained three strokes with his short game and putting in the third round and 3.4 strokes in the fourth round. Snedeker’s strokes gained from his driving and approach shots was -0.2 for the final two rounds combined.
The tournament is played on three courses, Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club’s Shores Course. Competitors who make the cut play two rounds at Pebble Beach where there is ShotLink data. Here’s a round-by-round strokes gained breakdown Snedeker’s play for the two rounds at Pebble Beach:
| Strokes gained per round (ranks in parentheses) | Rank | |||||
| Brandt Snedeker | Total | Drive | Appr | Short | Putt | out of |
| 2015 Season | 1.6 (11) | 0.1 (65) | -0.1 (101) | 0.9 (2) | 0.6 (19) | 169 |
| AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | 3.1 (T6) | 0.7 (9) | -0.8 (52) | 1.7 (4) | 1.5 (8) | 64 |
| Round 3 | 2.9 (T7) | 1.2 (3) | -1.3 (41) | 1.6 (7) | 1.4 (10) | 52 |
| Round 4 | 3.4 (T5) | 0.2 (24) | -0.3 (38) | 1.8 (3) | 1.6 (11) | 64 |
Here’s a strokes gained breakdown of the top eleven final rounds at the AT&T:
| Strokes gained per round (ranks in parentheses) | |||||
| Golfer | Total | Drive | Appr | Short | Putt |
| J.B. Holmes | 5.4 (T1) | -0.8 (61) | 1.7 (9) | 2.4 (2) | 2.1 (6) |
| Brendon Todd | 5.4 (T1) | 0.4 (20) | 4.1 (1) | 1.0 (14) | -0.1 (30) |
| Dustin Johnson | 4.4 (T3) | 1.1 (3) | -0.5 (42) | 1.3 (8) | 2.5 (5) |
| Charlie Beljan | 4.4 (T3) | 0.4 (18) | 2.5 (5) | 0.9 (15) | 0.5 (25) |
| Brandt Snedeker | 3.4 (T5) | 0.2 (24) | -0.3 (38) | 1.8 (3) | 1.6 (11) |
| Will Wilcox | 3.4 (T5) | 0.1 (30) | 0.7 (20) | 0.7 (19) | 1.9 (8) |
| Patrick Reed | 3.4 (T5) | 0.5 (15) | 0.7 (19) | 0.4 (24) | 1.7 (10) |
| Ryan Armour | 3.4 (T5) | -0.7 (56) | 0.0 (34) | -0.8 (46) | 4.8 (2) |
| Jason Day | 3.4 (T5) | 1.2 (2) | 2.7 (3) | 0.0 (32) | -0.5 (37) |
| James Hahn | 3.4 (T5) | -0.2 (39) | 2.6 (4) | 0.0 (31) | 0.9 (17) |
| Max Homa | 3.4 (T5) | 0.0 (33) | 0.5 (22) | 3.8 (1) | -0.9 (45) |
| Top 11 average | 3.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Fraction of total | 100% | 5% | 34% | 27% | 34% |
Here’s a strokes gained breakdown of the top ten golfers in the two rounds at Pebble Beach:
| Strokes gained per round (ranks in parentheses) | |||||
| Golfer | Total | Drive | Appr | Short | Putt |
| J.B. Holmes | 5.7 (1) | 0.3 (28) | 2.5 (4) | 1.4 (5) | 1.5 (9) |
| Max Homa | 3.7 (2) | 0.6 (13) | 0.6 (25) | 2.9 (1) | -0.3 (41) |
| Marcel Siem | 3.6 (T3) | 0.4 (20) | 1.6 (9) | 0.2 (31) | 1.4 (12) |
| Brendon Todd | 3.6 (T3) | 0.5 (15) | 2.6 (3) | 0.7 (16) | -0.2 (40) |
| Pat Perez | 3.2 (5) | -0.1 (43) | 0.9 (18) | 0.8 (13) | 1.5 (7) |
| Ryan Armour | 3.1 (T6) | -0.3 (47) | 0.2 (34) | 0.2 (33) | 3.0 (2) |
| Dustin Johnson | 3.1 (T6) | 0.9 (5) | 0.9 (17) | -0.1 (46) | 1.4 (10) |
| Nick Watney | 3.1 (T6) | 0.1 (33) | -0.9 (57) | 0.0 (42) | 4.0 (1) |
| Brandt Snedeker | 3.1 (T6) | 0.7 (9) | -0.8 (52) | 1.7 (4) | 1.5 (8) |
| Vaughn Taylor | 3.0 (10) | 0.3 (27) | 1.4 (11) | 1.7 (3) | -0.4 (43) |
| Top 12 average | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Fraction of total | 100% | 10% | 26% | 27% | 38% |
This post appeared originally on pgatour.com here
A very brief explanation of strokes gained: Strokes gained is a measure of the quality of a golf shot. A shot with positive strokes gained indicates a better-than-average shot for a PGA TOUR pro. For example, suppose on a difficult par-4 that the PGA TOUR average score is 4.2. An average drive for a PGA TOUR player would reduce the average strokes to hole out by one, from 4.2 to 3.2. If a player hit a long drive into the fairway where the PGA TOUR average strokes to hole out is 2.9, then the shot gained 0.3 strokes compared to the PGA TOUR average. If a player hit a short drive into the rough where the PGA TOUR average strokes to hole out is 3.4, then the shot lost 0.2 strokes compared to the PGA TOUR average. Strokes gained from all shots are accumulated and grouped into convenient categories to measure the performance of players in a round, tournament, or season. For example, the gain from all tee shots on par-4 and par-5 holes is strokes gained driving measure. The gain from all shots starting outside 100 yards from the hole, excluding tee shots on par-4 and par-5 holes, is strokes gained from approach shots.