“Through Broadie’s stats, we were able to understand Luke’s formula for success,” [Pat Goss] says … “It really allowed us to identify Luke’s strengths … and to try to maximize them.” Read more at biztechmagazine.com …
Jason Day prevailed in a duel with Jordan Spieth to win the PGA Championship. It was 27-year-old Day’s first major victory, following six top five finishes in majors since 2010. Read more…
The final round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational was supposed to be a showdown between Jim Furyk and Justin Rose, but Shane Lowry fired a final round 66 to claim the title. Read more…
Here is my Q&A with Sean Martin at pgatour.com (and also links to other stories in the ShotLink series) Read more…
Which putt is more likely to go in: a five-footer hit by one of the top 10 putters on the PGA Tour (think Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald or Brendon Todd), or a four-footer hit by one of the Tour’s bottom 10 putters (the likes of Vijay Singh, Boo Weekley and Lucas Glover)? Read more at golf.com …
After five missed cuts in a row, Troy Merritt broke through for his first PGA TOUR victory at the Quicken Loans National. Read more…
How do we measure greatness in sport?
No one would dispute, for example, the monumental achievement of Roger Bannister’s sub-four-minute mile in 1954. Or Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Read more at golf.com …
After finishing tied for ninth at the U.S. Open and tied for fourth at the British Open, Jason Day broke through with a victory at the RBC Canadian Open. This was Day’s fourth win on the PGA TOUR Read more…
Jordan Spieth won the John Deere Classic in a playoff and became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2000 to capture four PGA TOUR titles in a season before the British Open. Read more…
Danny Lee became the ninth first-time winner on the PGA Tour this season, capturing the Greenbrier Classic in a playoff with David Hearn, Kevin Kisner, and Robert Streb. Read more…