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December 9, 2007
The limitations of statistics
I'm as much of a stathead as the next fellow, but the Tour Blog's Jeff Babineau reminds us of the limitations of statistical analysis:
OK, Stat Geeks, here's one to ponder:Tiger Woods led the PGA Tour in greens in regulation, hitting 71.02 of his greens in 2007. He played 16 events and earned $10,867,052. Nice chunk of change.
Brock Mackenzie led the Nationwide Tour in greens in regulation, hitting 77.55 percent of his greens in 2007. He played 27 events, earned $118,247 and finished 53rd in Nationwide earnings.
Go figure.
I think this is dispositive proof of the adage "you drive for show, but you putt for dough."
Posted by Tom at December 9, 2007 12:00 AM
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