5 Under-the-Radar Golfers Who’ll Become Household Names in 2016

In a certain sense, all golfers not named Tiger Woods have been “under the radar” for many casual sports fans for the better part of the past two decades. Perhaps the emergence of young stars like Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day have changed that a bit in recent years. For our purposes, “under the radar” will refer to golfers who haven’t had a great deal... 

5 Golfers with the Most to Prove in 2016

Golfers with something to prove. It’s a silly concept in a certain sense: What do any of these millionaire ball-beaters care what we think?  A more interesting point, however, is the intersection between what a player is likely looking to achieve in the upcoming year and popular opinion. For example, Rory McIlroy certainly wants to win a major in 2016 and will be pressing to do so after... 

The Top 10 Players in Strokes Gained Putting on the PGA Tour

Who were the best putters on the PGA Tour in 2015?  To answer that, we’ll take a look at the tour’s proprietary measure of putting success: strokes gained: putting.  For those that don’t fully grasp how the figure is calculated, here’s the formula’s inventor, Columbia Business School professor, Mark Broadie, as explained on Golf.com: [The] stat measures the... 

Stock Watch: Buying or Selling the Top 10 Men’s Golfers in 2015-16

The 2015-16 season is newly underway on the PGA Tour, and, of course, the tour’s best are experiencing varying fortunes as they begin their campaigns. We’ll take a look at each golfer’s 2014-15 tally and Official World Golf Ranking movement in 2015, key stats in determining buy/sell for a player.  With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top 10 golfers in the Official... 

5 Players Most Likely to Bounce Back After Poor 2015 PGA Tour Season

When taking a look at the players who underperformed (to varying degrees) during the 2015 PGA Tour season, there are a number of explanations for poor play.  In some cases, like Rory McIlroy’s, injury played a substantial role. And sure, Rory won twice on tour in 2015, but the season, which McIlroy himself called “lost,” has to be labeled a disappointment. Thus, for some players... 

5 Things Tiger Woods Must Do to Have a Successful 2016 PGA Tour Season

2015 wasn’t exactly the Year of the Tiger.  What was supposed to be a comeback from an injury-plagued 2014 campaign began with the question “Does Tiger Woods have the yips?” Progressed to, “Will Tiger Woods ever contend again?” And ended with, “Will Tiger’s career ultimately be derailed by injury?/Will he be able to bounce back from yet another back surgery?” Woods... 

What Top PGA Tour Players Must Improve to Win More in 2016

Here’s a bold statement: The best players on the PGA Tour are statistically pretty good. If they weren’t, well, it’d be tough to be the best.  Never has that truth been more apparent as in these days of advanced statistics that allow for more meaningful comparisons, such as the “strokes gained” family of stats.  For example, the top five players in strokes gained:... 

What Needs to Change About the FedEx Cup Playoffs

Let’s start with the obvious: The FedEx Cup playoffs are a step up from the previous system. This seems to be the consensus across the golf world, unless you prefer a period without any top talent teeing it up in the last quarter of the year—a legitimate offseason, if you will. If you prefer to see more of the top golfers more often and more evenly spaced throughout the season, then the... 

Ranking the Worst Overall Statistical Golfers on the PGA Tour

Here’s a revelation: The best golfers on the PGA Tour statistically are the guys who get the best results.  Let’s take Jason Day, one of the two best golfers for the 2014-2015 season.  Day was third on tour in driving distance, seventh in greens in regulation, fifth in strokes gained: tee-to-green, sixth in strokes gained: putting, fourth in strokes gained: total…you get... 

Presidents Cup 2015: Biggest Winners and Losers from Incheon City, South Korea

The United States side captured the Presidents Cup for the sixth consecutive time with a 15.5–14.5 win over the Internationals Sunday. Thus, common sense dictates the Stars and Stripes are collectively winners this week.  This isn’t to say, however, that select members of captain Jay Haas’ team weren’t losers in South Korea (Matt Kuchar, we’re looking at you). Likewise,... 

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