Without cheating.....

[JustOne]

I'd stab a guess at around 68% as he's had a bad year.
Pray tell ....................... or can I look it up now?

Slime.

62%

He hit 11 GIR's per round.

Makes you think huh?

1044 holes played... missed 395 greens


Only 4 people made it over 70% for the year.... so they only hit 12/13 greens each round.

 

[fundy]

62%

He hit 11 GIR's per round.

Makes you think huh?

1044 holes played... missed 395 greens

the number is really irrelevant, its how it compares to the others on tour and im pretty sure hes a long way behind the top guys numbers, and more relevantly, had very few weeks where he would have been top 20 in GIR, hence he competed in very few tournaments. Id expect his number was relatively bad partly because of his driving stats, drove the ball utterly horrifically (for a tour pro) at times last year

 

[fundy]

62%

He hit 11 GIR's per round.

Makes you think huh?

1044 holes played... missed 395 greens


Only 4 people made it over 70% for the year.... so they only hit 12/13 greens each round.

Round 7500 yard courses with slick greens. Most of these guys would hit 90% plus round the tracks we play week in week out

 

[Imurg]

I think it was his putting and scrambling that let him down this year..
11 GIR - I bet in 20111/12 he was sinking 4 or 5 birdie putts most rounds and barely 3 putting at all.

 

[JustOne]

Round 7500 yard courses with slick greens. Most of these guys would hit 90% plus round the tracks we play week in week out

Of course..... I'm just scaling it down for the average golfer.

But they also have ball spotters (so can smash their drives) and massive greens (compared to most of ours).

AND..... they consider 4" rough to be practically unplayable

 

[Dodger]

Round 7500 yard courses with slick greens. Most of these guys would hit 90% plus round the tracks we play week in week out

Correct. I played Kingsbarns not long ago which has no trouble off the tee,huge wide fairways and massive greens and I missed the 15th and 18th greens in regulation but put me on a course with some teeth and that high percentage would become a low percentage!!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

As nearest do I win a prize. A nice jumper perhaps :whoo:

 

[fundy]

I think it was his putting and scrambling that let him down this year..
11 GIR - I bet in 20111/12 he was sinking 4 or 5 birdie putts most rounds and barely 3 putting at all.

2012 numbers 1st, 2013 2nd for Donald:

Driving accuracy 65%/63%
GIR 65%/62%
Scrambling 62.7%/61.5%
Strokes gained putting 0.8/0.5

If you look at his stats his game was worse in pretty much every area it seems

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

72%

 

[john0]

As nearest do I win a prize. A nice jumper perhaps :whoo:

A Vokey wedge but unfortunately JO has given it away to his mate on twitter

 

[richart]

A Vokey wedge but unfortunately JO has given it away to his mate on twitter

Love the idea of James with a mate on twitter. For some reason that made me :rofl:

 

[JustOne]

Not many people seem surprised that Luke Donald hits 11 greens in regulation..... even though we (as amateurs) stand on the tee trying to hit all 18 greens..... and we want to put our approach shots to 10ft..... and make the putt.

The best last year hit 12/13 greens.... still not a surprise? 5+ greens missed in most rounds....??

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

2012 numbers 1st, 2013 2nd for Donald:

Driving accuracy 65%/63%
GIR 65%/62%
Scrambling 62.7%/61.5%
Strokes gained putting 0.8/0.5

If you look at his stats his game was worse in pretty much every area it seems

I would like to see his stats for the year he won both money lists (2011?) to see how he compares today, anyone care to dig them out?.........please.........??

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I would like to see his stats for the year he won both money lists (2011?) to see how he compares today, anyone care to dig them out?.........please.........??

http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.23983.html/performance-stats/

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

2012 numbers 1st, 2013 2nd, 2011 3rd for Donald:

Driving accuracy 65%/63%/64%
GIR 65%/62%/67%
Scrambling 62.7%/61.5%/63.7
Strokes gained putting 0.8/0.5/.844
Overall scoring 69.6/69.8/68.8

If you look at his stats his game was worse in pretty much every area it seems

I've added his 2011 figures when he topped the money list, not massively different. Scoring average is the most striking one, a full shot a round better.

 

[MadAdey]

I think it just goes to prove one thing in golf. If you want to score well you have to have a tidy short game. Look at a lot of club golfers, they miss the green, cock the chip up and then miss the 10 footer they have just left themself for par. Tour pros more often than not hit it dead or as near as damn it inside gimme range, sometimes they hole them.

There is probably a lot of players on this forum alone that can have FIR, driving distance and GIR stats like the pros. Difference is the pros are probably 6 - 10 shots a round better as they make more birdie putts and scramble pars better.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I think it just goes to prove one thing in golf. If you want to score well you have to have a tidy short game. Look at a lot of club golfers, they miss the green, cock the chip up and then miss the 10 footer they have just left themself for par then go to the range and try to improve their swing so they hit more GIR. Tour pros more often than not hit it dead or as near as damn it inside gimme range, sometimes they hole them.

There is probably a lot of players on this forum alone that can have FIR, driving distance and GIR stats like the pros. Difference is the pros are probably 6 - 10 shots a round better as they make more birdie putts and scramble pars better.

Fixed that for you

 

[Sweep]

62%
Am I right?

 

[Foxholer]

As nearest do I win a prize. A nice jumper perhaps :whoo:

Only if you can make a full downswing in 3/100ths of a second.

Jumper would have to be Pink of course too!

 

[Naybrains]

As nearest do I win a prize. A nice jumper perhaps :whoo:

A Vokey wedge but unfortunately JO has given it away to his mate on twitter

Love this, those were the days