
What Blow-Up Holes Cost You: A Statistical Analysis
One double or triple bogey can sink an otherwise solid round. Here is what the data says blow-up holes really cost you, and where they come from.

One double or triple bogey can sink an otherwise solid round. Here is what the data says blow-up holes really cost you, and where they come from.

One shot to the green sounds simple, but par 3 scoring is consistently worse than golfers expect. The data explains why these holes quietly cost you strokes and how to stop the bleeding.

Your index fell two strokes this month but your strokes gained barely moved. That gap isn't a bug — it's the two numbers measuring different things. Here is how to reconcile them.

Bombing it 290 looks great on the tee box, but does distance actually lower your scores? The strokes gained data on amateur driving is more nuanced than either side of the argument admits.

The smartest club for any shot is the one your own data points to — not a generic distance chart and not an "AI caddie" guessing from satellite imagery. Here is how to build club recommendations you can actually trust.

Amateurs treat 100 yards as a green light and then get frustrated when the ball lands 40 feet away. The proximity data says that result is completely normal — here is what to actually expect.