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1 year
Tiger Woods turns 47 today. To celebrate, here's a thread of some of his most ridiculous on-course statistics.
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Tiger Woods turns 46 today. To celebrate, here are some of his most ridiculous statistics (a thread)…
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Tom Brady has - - Lost several golf balls - Had inexplicable hole-out from fairway - Said on camera "take a suck on that, Chuck" - Split his pants We're still on the front nine
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Most PGA Tour wins by players currently under age 45: Tiger overall - 79 Tiger WGCs - 18 Dustin Johnson - 17 Tiger in Florida - 16 Tiger majors - 14 Tiger in California - 14 Rory McIlroy - 13 Tiger in Ohio -13 Adam Scott - 13 Zach Johnson - 12 #TigerReturns
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13 weeks ago, the @PGATOUR was one of the first pro sports leagues to return. I know this is Twitter and everything sucks according to everyone, but the job the Tour did these last three months to put this together has been pretty incredible. A sincere thank you to them.
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If Kokrak wins, Spieth will be 10-for-20 in his PGA Tour career converting 54-hole leads. JT, DJ, Rory all between 50-60% converting last 10 years. Tour average last 10 seasons when leading/co-leading is just 35%. Tiger - 55-for-59 - is totally insane
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Bryson DeChambeau career score to par at #TheMasters Actual: +19 By his "it's a par 67" assessment: +129
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Tiger Woods in 2001: 1st win of season - Bay Hill 2nd - Players 3rd - Masters Scottie Scheffler in 2024: 1st win of season - Bay Hill 2nd - Players 3rd…
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After conquering golf, now Scottie Scheffler gets a bigger challenge: correctly getting a car seat installed without yelling obscenities
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One of the surreal, forever links between Tiger and Jack Jack's last U.S. Open: 2000 Tiger won Jack's last PGA: 2000 Tiger won Jack's last Masters: 2005 Tiger won Jack's last Open Championship: 2005 Tiger won
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Bubba Watson 2012: won Masters 2013: made 10 on 12th hole on Sunday 2014 won Masters Tiger Woods 2019: won Masters 2020: made 10 on 12th hole on Sunday 2021: ? It's science?
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As far back as the stats go, Rory McIlroy is the only player to hold the 54-hole lead at a major, hit every green in regulation in the final round and not win.
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72 players, including Tiger, had 100 or more rounds in majors from 1997 through 2013. Best cumulative score to par in that group: Tiger Woods: -126 Steve Flesch: +125 Phil Mickelson: +128 A 251-stroke difference over 2nd-best
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Kevin Kisner earned $980,000 for fourth place. A hobby, this ain't
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Scottie Scheffler finished the 2022-23 PGA Tour season with an adjusted scoring average of 68.63, the 7th-best of all time. Tiger Woods has spots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on that list (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009).
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Those shirtless spring break beers were a long time ago
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Making memories. 💚
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This is Dustin Johnson's 106th career week as the no. 1 ranked player in the OWGR, tying Rory McIlroy for 3rd-most all-time. If DJ holds the number one spot every week until Christmas 2031, he'll tie Tiger Woods' record of 683 weeks.
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Max Homa: 7-1-1 record in Presidents and Ryder Cup
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271 by Rory McIlroy is the lowest 72-hole total at a U.S. Open all-time by a player who didn't win.
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2 years
The longest active cuts made streak - 20 by Jordan Spieth - is likely to end this afternoon at Torrey Pines. Spieth was just 122 away from tying Tiger's record
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3 years
My little man Jack has a tough few days ahead of him in the hospital. My wife and I would be greatly appreciative of some good vibes sent his way.
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Woods is the only player in history to win the U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Amateur. He won each three times, and all six consecutively.
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Garrett Morrison
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Of all the incomprehensible things Tiger has done, this might be the most incomprehensible
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Phil Mickelson: 366 yard drive at 16, the longest drive on that hole by any player all week
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Best score to par in majors, 1997-2009 (min. 70 rounds) Tiger Woods, -134 Phil Mickelson, +99 Ernie Els, +118 Phil was the only player within 250 strokes of Woods.
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3 years
Glad the "T" was put in this graphic for clarification purposes
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"Where's the first tee, and what's the course record?" - Tiger Woods as a junior Ice cold
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Golf was played on the links of St Andrews 200 years before electricity was discovered.
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Shane Lowry's 2 career aces on the @PGATOUR 17th at TPC Sawgrass 16th at Augusta National That'll work
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I'm not totally convinced that Jimmy Butler won't win the PGA Championship Sunday
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I respect your question. This is Tiger's 2000
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@JustinRayGolf Curious what the hottest heater of all time is. Could you quantify that with avg world ranking points per start over a period of time? If so, would love to know the highest over 5 or 10 events. Tiger, J Day, DJ, and Scottie has to be up there now
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The Masters champion has 3 wins and 0 rounds over par in 2024
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Best score to par in majors, 1997-2009 (min. 70 rounds) Tiger Woods, -134 Phil Mickelson, +99 Ernie Els, +118 Phil was the only player within 250 strokes of Woods.
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Ludvig Åberg did not have a single official 3-putt in his Masters debut. He's the first player in 6 years to go 72 holes and not have an official 3-putt in his first Masters. Tony Finau and Doug Ghim last did it, in 2018.
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It took Tiger Woods 23,789 holes on the PGA Tour before he made his first 10.
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2 years
Justin Thomas shot 61 today and he went from 12 off the lead to 9 off the lead
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Doing some PGA Champ prep work and revisited this one... There were 83 players with 75 or more rounds played in majors from 1997 through 2009. Best cumulative scores to par in that span: Tiger Woods -134 Phil Mickelson +99 (233-shot difference) Ernie Els +118 Steve Flesch +119
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2 years
Cameron Young's eagle at the last (coupled with Rory's par) to move him to solo 2nd place was worth $522,000.
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1 year
Michael Block this week: - 1st ace by club pro at PGA since 1996 - Best 36 and 54 hole position by club pro since 1988 - Best finish by club pro at PGA since 1986 What a performance.
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Still one of the craziest stats in sports Tiger Woods in majors as a pro More wins (15) than missed cuts (11) He'll play the weekend at Southern Hills
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Charley Hoffman has been ranked in the top-20 of the OWGR for a total of 1 week in his career. He has never finished better than 8th in a major championship. He has $32.1M in official PGA Tour earnings.
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2 years
Rory McIlroy's 64 is the only bogey-free round by anyone this week #TheMasters
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Everyone eats on the par 5s at Augusta, but it's a truly staggering disparity for Rory. In his career, he's 94-under on the par 5s at #TheMasters and +67 on par 3s and 4s.
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@JustinRayGolf Favorite Rory Masters stat?
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3 years
For his family, please, please just be alright. Forget golf.
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2 years
Tiger Woods injury and scandal free
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What's the biggest "What If" in sports history? 🤔
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This is wild
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4 years
*hold me closer, tiny Ancer*
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In the last 60 years, there are 3 instances of a player winning 5 (or more) PGA Tour starts in a row. They belong to: Tiger Woods (7), Tiger Woods (6) and Tiger Woods (5).
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Lexi Thompson is 25 years old. Next month, she will make her 14th U.S. Women's Open start. Her 14th!!
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Tiger Woods is the only player to win the U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. He has won each three times.
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#USJuniorAm : 🏆🏆🏆 #USAmateur : 🏆🏆🏆 #USOpen : 🏆🏆🏆 Happy birthday, @TigerWoods !
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Best score to par in majors since beginning of 2017 1. Koepka -67 2. Fowler -30
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Scottie Scheffler has twice as many wins this season (4) as rounds of even par (2). He has zero rounds over par.
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Crazy Tiger stat of the week Bryson won his 6th PGA Tour event in his 99th start as a pro, an impressive clip to begin his career. Tiger won 27 (!!) of his first 99 PGA Tour starts after turning pro.
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Whiskey
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What would you shoot at TPC Sawgrass today?
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Tiger Woods turns 45 today. A few of his most ridiculous career statistics (thread) --
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Scottie Scheffler and Vijay Singh have hit the same number of greens in regulation through three rounds this week and Scheffler leads the Tournament. Just as everyone expected.
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One player has been in the top-10 through 36 holes at each of the last 3 men's majors. Min Woo Lee
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Tiger Woods: 196 (66-66-64) over last 3 rounds; his lowest score across 54 holes of a major in his career by 4 shots
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Drew Brees' 1st start against Tom Brady: Sept. 29, 2002. The defending Masters champion was Tiger Woods. 18 years later, I'm watching Brees vs Brady. The defending Masters champion is Tiger Woods.
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This is the first time the United States has not won a single match in a day at the Ryder Cup.
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Phil Mickelson's win drought lasted 1,687 days. Sunday at Bay Hill will be 1,687 days since Tiger Woods' last victory.
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Americans currently hold all 4 major championship titles. The last time U.S. golf held all 4 major titles and The Players' Championship simultaneously was in 2000-01, when Tiger Woods won all five of those tournaments in a row.
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I usually post these (while adding a few new ones) every year on Tiger Woods' birthday, but who wants to wait that long when we're going to see him back on the course Thursday? Here's a thread of some of the most insane Tiger on-course stats in his historic career --
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Akshay Bhatia wins the Barracuda Championship, his first career PGA Tour win. This is the first time in PGA Tour history that two left-handed players won on the same day.
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Jon Rahm's par 3 scoring average today was 1.75. Can't say I've seen that many times before.
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Both men in the final pairing are major champions and 27 years old. The last time both members of a final pairing on Masters Sunday were both major winners in their 20s? 1965 - Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player
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Tiger after round 1 at #TheMasters 2019: Tied for 11th, 4 shots back 2022: Tied for 10th, 4 shots back
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. @collin_morikawa now has 2 wins and just 1 missed cut on the PGA Tour since turning pro. He's the first player since @TigerWoods in 1996 to win twice on Tour before missing 2 cuts as a professional. Tiger won 43 times before his 2nd missed cut as a pro.
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In 2023 Ludvig Aberg... - Turned pro - Won on the DP World Tour - Won on the PGA Tour Going back 30 years I have not found another example of a player doing all 3 of those in the same year.
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Tyrell Hatton's round today was the 296th on the PGA Tour this season without a birdie. It's the only one of those rounds to also result in a score in the 60s. He made 3 eagles today.
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This is the last Sunday without the @PGATOUR for nearly 9 months
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How tough was it to catch Tiger as world number 1? Scottie Scheffler's OWGR points average this week is 10.06, putting him comfortably in the no. 1 spot. Phil Mickelson had 77 different weeks from 2000-2008 where his average points number was higher than Scottie's is this week.
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Last 2 @PGAChampionship winners 2020: Collin Morikawa, age 23, wins in his 2nd major start 2021: Phil Mickelson, age 50, wins in his 112th major start I love this sport
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$17,704 per hole this PGA Tour season for Rory.
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Matt Fitzpatrick is the first player ever from outside the United States to win the @usopengolf and U.S. Amateur in his career.
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From 2004-06, Tiger had 1,466 putts from 3 feet and in measured by ShotLink. He missed three of them.
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4:13 PM BST: Tiger Woods is tied for the lead on the weekend in a major.
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My favorite Tiger won the last time Jack Nicklaus played in each of - Masters US Open The Open PGA Championship
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@JustinRayGolf What’s the single best stat in golf history
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Tournament win percentage, the last 15 seasons, on the PGA Tour by players who led outright after - Round 1: 15.0% Round 2: 28.3% Round 3: 41.3% Tiger Woods' win percentage in his PGA Tour career when leading outright after - Round 1: 62.5% Round 2: 85.3% Round 3: 95.7%
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Easter Sunday 2021: Jordan Spieth wins Texas Open Easter Sunday 2022: Jordan Spieth wins RBC Heritage Easter Sunday 2023: Final round of The Masters
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Daniel Berger shoots 67 in a tidy 42 hours, 53 minutes
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It would take 2,307 of those $125 lessons to make the same amount Michael Block is officially bringing home this week ($288,333).
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Tiger Woods: club head speed measured at 129.2 MPH on 14th hole (fastest swing recorded by any player on PGA Tour this season).
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There were 0 eagles made this week on the 15th hole, the first time that has happened at The Masters since 1965.
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Good morning. Tiger Woods goes into the World Golf Hall of Fame today.
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Lee Westwood would be the first player to hold a 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
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Converting 54-hole leads/co-leads on the @PGATOUR All players last 15 years: 35.1% Rory McIlroy: 55.6% Tiger Woods: 93.2%
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Career Ryder Cup points won: Sergio Garcia - 25.5 Entire US team combined - 25.5
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Westwood was 256 yards away from the hole with his 2nd shot. Bryson was 88 yards away. They both made 4. I love this sport.
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Last 12 stroke play results for Rose Zhang: W T-12 W W W W W (ANWA) 5th W W W (NCAAs) W (LPGA Tour)
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From 2004-06, Tiger had 1,466 putts from 3 feet and in measured by ShotLink. He missed three of them.
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If Phil Mickelson leads at the end of today's round, he will be the first player to hold the lead after a major championship round in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
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Entering the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey, here were the best scores to par in the majors by players with 50+ rounds played since 1997 (there are 111 players in that group): Tiger Woods, -125 Ernie Els, +73 Phil Mickelson, +74 Geoff Ogilvy, +77 Nick O'Hern, +102
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Scottie Scheffler's last round over par on the PGA Tour was on August 26.
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Nick Taylor's 72 foot, 6 inch eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole is the longest putt made by any player on any hole this week... by 14 feet.
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Most top-10 finishes worldwide since beginning of 2020: Will Zalatoris, 16 Jon Rahm, 16
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Tomorrow will mark 7 months since Jon Rahm last shot a score over par in a PGA Tour event (round 1 of The Open).
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Tommy Fleetwood: 22nd top-5 finish on the PGA Tour, most of any player on the PGA Tour without a win the last 40 years Fleetwood is the first player in PGA Tour history to surpass $20M in official career earnings without a win. Tommy has 6 wins on the DP World Tour.
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