Masters 2019

[Deleted member 1147]

What was his total driving?

 

[Papas1982]

Rory McIlroy led the field in average driving distance (324.2 yards) but was T70 in driving accuracy after hitting only seven of his 14 fairways.

That’s what I found and 70th for accuracy apparently

Which doesn't give any indicator to whether it was a bad day's driving or not. Accuracy doesn't determine strokes gained.

It's a stat that can be used to paint a picture, but not a whole one. I'm not disputing his driving may have influenced yesterday's round as I didn't watch it. But on the tour the have a total driving option which is compared to the field based on stroked gained. That's the only one that matters.

 

[Wolf]

Nothing to do with the Masters Committee, more so because he's not an obnoxious idiot. Phil's been all over the course today and I've not seen him shout fore once.

Phil sprayed one at 11 and shouted Fore right toward grandstand.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Did you also see that nobody ducked....

They are all hoping for a signed glove and a story to tell their mates.

 

[fundy]

Rahms just hit a good old fashioned socket rocket on 8 into the trees, needs to be shown on TV!!!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1116794126291234816

 

[Blue in Munich]

Whilst they clearly did make courses longer. I can genuinely say that of all the memories I have of tigers greatest moments. His drives don't feature in them. The amount of 10-15 ft putts he holed weren't helped by his drives.

He was never the most accurate off the tee. It was his wedges and irons that made the difference imo. He could hit a 4 iron with more accuracy than his rivals hit 9irons.

Somebody else gets it.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Tiger was always long, but, except for the 2000-2002 period, wasn’t overly accurate off the tee.
But he holed out, got up & down and hit irons like s stud.

 

[BubbaP]

Rahms just hit a good old fashioned socket rocket on 8 into the trees, needs to be shown on TV!!!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1116794126291234816

That's a great reaction!

 

[PJ87]

Whilst they clearly did make courses longer. I can genuinely say that of all the memories I have of tigers greatest moments. His drives don't feature in them. The amount of 10-15 ft putts he holed weren't helped by his drives.

He was never the most accurate off the tee. It was his wedges and irons that made the difference imo. He could hit a 4 iron with more accuracy than his rivals hit 9irons.

Fair enough he just smashed that putt in on 9! Jesus. What a putt

 

[DeanoMK]

Whilst they clearly did make courses longer. I can genuinely say that of all the memories I have of tigers greatest moments. His drives don't feature in them. The amount of 10-15 ft putts he holed weren't helped by his drives.

He was never the most accurate off the tee. It was his wedges and irons that made the difference imo. He could hit a 4 iron with more accuracy than his rivals hit 9irons.

Yes but he was putting from 10-15 feet when most of the field would have been putting from 15-30 feet because his driving was allowing him to hit more lofted clubs into greens instead of 4 irons.

 

[PJ87]

Yes but he was putting from 10-15 feet when most of the field would have been putting from 15-30 feet because his driving was allowing him to hit more lofted clubs into greens instead of 4 irons.

There are clearly too camps on here.. people who live by “drive for show putt for dough” and those who buy into strokes gained

 

[Deleted member 1418]

There are clearly too camps on here.. people who live by “drive for show putt for dough” and those who buy into strokes gained

I tend to go with whoever has taken the least amount of strokes at the end of the round!! 😉😂

 

[bluewolf]

There are clearly too camps on here.. people who live by “drive for show putt for dough” and those who buy into strokes gained

3 camps...

You have to include those of us who are bored to absolute tears by the whole discussion 😉

 

[DeanoMK]

There are clearly too camps on here.. people who live by “drive for show putt for dough” and those who buy into strokes gained

Strokes Gained isn't a theory, it's a statistical fact backed up by years and years of data....

 

[Deleted member 1418]

The only statistic that matters is whoever has taken the least amount of strokes at the end of the tournament wins! 😀

 

[PJ87]

The only statistic that matters is whoever has taken the least amount of strokes at the end of the tournament wins! 😀

The least strokes gained then 👍

 

[Dan2501]

Tiger makes the first birdie of the day at 11. Very nice.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Strokes Gained isn't a theory, it's a statistical fact backed up by years and years of data....

Ah, statistics. As in "lies, damn lies & statistics"?

Facts are stubborn things but statistics are pliable...

 

[happyhacker]

Tiger makes the first birdie of the day at 11. Very nice.

In before he has bogey on 12 😀

 

[Dan2501]

In before he has bogey on 12 😀

He'll have made a royal mess of it if he makes 4 from there!

The sirens are going off. Here come the storms!