Analytics

Ten rounds is the point where your golf data starts becoming actionable. This audit shows exactly what to review and what to do next.

A handicap number tells you what you shot. Strokes gained tells you why you shot it. One scores the round, the other diagnoses the player — and you genuinely need both.

You add up off the tee, approach, around the green, and putting — and the number does not quite match the total. It is not a bug. Here is what is really going on under the hood.

Strokes gained tee to green is the single number that captures everything that happens before the ball touches the putting surface. Here is how it works.

Pin-hunting feels aggressive and exciting, but strokes gained data shows that aiming at the center of the green consistently produces lower scores for amateurs — and even many tour players.

Most golfers have a "favorite" yardage they lay up to — usually somewhere between 80 and 100 yards. Strokes gained data shows this instinct is costing them shots every single round.