Golf improvement

Not all golf stats are created equal. These five metrics—from strokes gained to putts by distance—give you the most actionable picture of your game.

Most golfers practice what they enjoy, not what they need. Your strokes gained data tells you exactly where to spend your time for the fastest improvement.

Every golfer tracks stats. Most golfers track the wrong ones. Strokes gained is the only metric that measures what actually matters: how each shot affects your score.

What does a "good" strokes gained look like at your handicap? These benchmarks show you where average golfers at every level gain and lose strokes across all four categories.

Strokes gained breaks your game into four categories. Understanding what each one measures—and what it tells you—is the key to knowing where to improve.

Traditional golf stats have been around for decades, but strokes gained is changing how golfers understand their performance. Here is why the two approaches tell very different stories.