Strokes gained
4 articles tagged Strokes gained.
How Data Action Golf Reads a WinnerEvery Data Mondays article asks the same question about a PGA TOUR winner, how did he actually win, and answers it the same way. This is the method, the definitions, and the places where the numbers stop.September 23, 2026What Is Strokes Gained? The Statistic Behind Every Data Mondays ArticleStrokes gained measures every shot against what an average PGA TOUR player would need from the same spot. Here is how it works, where it came from, what the four categories mean, and why it is kinder to your own game than the scorecard.September 23, 2026The 2026 PGA TOUR Season by Winning Formula, So FarThirty-four 2026 PGA TOUR winners have a strokes-gained record in the Data Action Golf database, from the Sony Open in January through the BMW Championship in August. Here they are side by side, with the season's averages and the labels that recur.August 23, 2026The 2025 PGA TOUR Season by Winning FormulaForty PGA TOUR winners in 2025 have a strokes-gained record in the Data Action Golf database. Laid side by side, they show where a season's worth of winning advantage actually came from, and how often the putter, the irons and the scorecard did the work.December 7, 2025