Numbers game
Article Abstract:
The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) tour's ShotLink system records every shot by every player in every PGA tournament, and measures club choice, yardage, putt footage, quality of the lie, shot shape, and result for every shot. The information is accessible on the www.pgatour.com Web site.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 2001
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The numbers game
Article Abstract:
The PGA Tour keeps weekly statistics on driving distance and accuracy, greens in regulation, putting and other golf measurements and sends each player a year-end report. Most players pay more attention to their money ranking than to other statistics.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1995
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The way things were
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Excerpts from magazine and newspaper articles on the subject of golf reveal the state of the game 100 years ago and 75 years ago. In 1897, an article in Harper's Weekly explains a common misperception Americans had about British golf courses.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1997
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