Golf Analytics

Your handicap is built from your best rounds, so your true scoring average sits well above it. Here are realistic average scores by handicap and how to read yours.

A penalty stroke is the single costliest thing you can write on a scorecard, and most of them come from decisions, not bad swings. Here is how to manage penalty shots with data.

Every golf app looks fast in a screenshot. The ones that survive a real round share a short list of design decisions: few taps, one thumb, no signal required, and a forgiving undo. Here is what actually matters.

Most amateurs pull driver on autopilot or leave it in the bag out of fear. Neither habit is a decision. Here is the strokes gained logic for knowing when the big stick is the right club and when it quietly costs you strokes.

Chasing birdies is the wrong project for most amateurs. The data is blunt: double bogey avoidance is the single fastest way to lower your scores, and it has almost nothing to do with your best shots.

The average distance your approach shots finish from the pin tracks your scoring more tightly than almost any traditional stat. Here is what the numbers reveal.