2020 the PLAYERS According to Shotlink
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Table of Contents 1 - Rory McIlroy in 2019 McIlroy vs. 2019 THE PLAYERS Field 2-3 McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Back Nine Performance 4-5 McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Scorecard 6-8 McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Statistical Profile 9 2 - Past PLAYERS Analysis Past Winners Analysis 10 Past Winners Analysis - ShotLink Era 11-23 Field Analysis 24 4 - 17th Hole Analysis - THE PLAYERS Stadium Course THE PLAYERS Hole 17 Statistics 25-32 5 - THE PLAYERS Stadium Course Analysis 2019 THE PLAYERS Course Statistical Summary 33 THE PLAYERS Hole-by-Hole ShotLink Analysis & Stats 34-51 1 Rory McIlroy vs. 2019 THE PLAYERS Field Rory McIlroy won his 15th career PGA TOUR title in his 156th start on TOUR. Rory earned 600 FedExCup with his victory at THE PLAYERS to claim the #1 position in the standings for the first time since the final week of the 2015-16 PGA TOUR season where he captured the 2016 FedExCup title. McIlroy went onto win the FedExCup in 2019, marking the first player to win THE PLAYERS and the FedExCup title in the same season. Rory McIlroy joined Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson as the only players to win at least one FedExCup, THE PLAYERS, a major and a World Golf Championships event. Two-Time FedExCup Champions Tiger Woods Rory McIlroy 2007 & 2009 2016 & 2019 Strokes Gained Statistics vs. 2019 Field THE PLAYERS Rank Avg +3.316 (1st): Rory McIlroy led the field in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee 2nd +1.327 Tee-to-green, outperforming the field at THE PLAYERS by +3.316 strokes per round from tee to green. Approach-the-Green 6th +1.620 th Around-the-Green 25 +0.368 Putting 45th +0.166 Total 1st +3.481 2 “His most Important Shot of the Season” During his winner press conference after the 2019 TOUR Championship, Rory McIlroy said that “probably the -- I hit 6-iron out of the fairway bunker on 15 at THE PLAYERS on Sunday, sort of curved it around a tree, got it up there to 15 feet, and holed the putt for birdie” when asked what he felt was his most important shot of the season. After his tee shot on the 15th hole in the final round of THE 2019 PLAYERS found the fairway bunker, Rory faced a 177-yard approach shot which he stuck to 13’ 11”, which marked his fourth-closest approach shot from 170+ yards out of a Fairway Bunker on courses where ShotLink was used to capture data of his TOUR career. For comparison, on approach shots from the right fairway bunker the field average proximity to the hole was 37’ 11” and went onto make birdie once every seven attempts from the Fairway Bunker (13.9%) 15th Hole – Par 4 TPC Sawgrass Approach Shots from Right Fairway Bunker Comparison McIlroy (Final Rd) Field Week Avg Avg Proximity to the Hole 13’ 11” 37’ 11” Birdie Percentage Birdie 13.9% Closest Fairway Bunker Approach Shots from 170+ Yards PGA TOUR Career Rd Hole Score Prox to Hole 2010 Wells Fargo Championship Quail Hollow Club Final 16th 3 (birdie) 5’ 2” 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational Bay Hill Club & Lodge Final 1st 3 (birdie) 7’ 4” 2009 Vivint Houston Open Redstone GC (Tournament) 3rd 18th 3 (birdie) 12’ 2” 2019 THE PLAYERS TPC Sawgrass Final 15th 3 (birdie) 13’ 11” *Where ShotLink was used to capture data Lowest Score to Par on Back Nine By a Winner at THE PLAYERS Score to Par -12 on Back 9: Rory McIlroy played the back nine at TPC Sawgrass a 1994 Greg Norman -13 combined 12-under par, marking the t-second lowest score to par on the back nine by a winner at THE PLAYERS. Rory played holes 16-18 2019 Rory McIlroy -12 at a combined five under par playing these holes t-4th best in the field. 2015 Rickie Fowler -12 2016 Jason Day -12 3 Rory McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Back Nine Performance Fewest Bogeys on Back Nine by Past Champions Since 2003 Prior to Jason Day in 2016, the previous 13 # of Bogeys Rank PLAYERS champions made an average of 3.8 2016 Jason Day 0 Fewest bogeys on the back nine of THE PLAYERS Stadium Course for the week. Since 2017, the 2019 Rory McIlroy 1 2nd Fewest average bogeys on the back nine by the last four 2011 K.J. Choi 2 T3 Fewest PLAYERS champions is 1.8 fewer than the 2017 Si Woo Kim 2 T3 Fewest previous 13 champions. 2003 Davis Love III 3 T5 2007 Phil Mickelson 3 T5 No Bogeys on the Back Nine: For the week, 2010 Tim Clark 3 T5 Jason Day (2016) played the back nine of THE PLAYERS Stadium Course without recording a 2013 Tiger Woods 3 T5 single over-par hole, becoming the first PLAYERS 2014 Martin Kaymer 3 T5 champion to accomplish this feat on THE 2015 Rickie Fowler 3 T5 PLAYERS Stadium Course. Defending champion Rory McIlroy made just one bogey on the back nine for the week, becoming the second PLAYERS champion with either one or zero bogeys on holes 10 through 18 on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course in the ShotLink era. Players with no Bogeys on Back Nine TPC Sawgrass Since 1983 Since 1983, Jason Day (2016 PLAYERS champion) is one of Year only six players who have gone bogey-free on holes 10 thru 18 Jason Day 2016 at THE PLAYERS for the week. Kevin Streelman 2013 Alex Cejka 2010 Fred Funk 1996 Gil Morgan 1993 Dave Barr 1988 Past PLAYERS Champions Bogey-Free on Back Nine in Final Round Since 2003 Year Since 2003, five past PLAYERS champions Si Woo Kim 2017 have played the back nine bogey-free in the final round en route to victory including two of Jason Day 2016 the last four champions (2017/Si Woo Kim & Tim Clark 2010 2016/Jason Day). Henrik Stenson 2009 Davis Love III 2003 Most Players Bogey-Free on Back 9 in Final Round THE PLAYERS Last 4 Seasons In the last two seasons, 23 players were bogey- # of Players free on the back nine in the Final Round Last 2 Seasons 23 compared to just 15 players in the previous two Previous 2 Seasons 15 seasons. 4 Rory McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Back Nine Performance Most Birdies or Better on Back Nine by Past Champions Since 2003 14 Birdies or Better: 2018 champion Webb # of Birdies/Better Rank Simpson made 14 birdies or better on the back 2018 Webb Simpson 14 T1 nine en route to victory, joining Rickie Fowler 2015 Rickie Fowler 14 T1 (2015) as the only two PLAYERS champions rd making 14 birdies or better on the back nine of any 2006 Stephen Ames 13 3 champion in the ShotLink era. 2019 Rory McIlroy 12 T4 2016 Jason Day 12 T4 Martin Kaymer (2014 champion) made only six 2005 Fred Funk 12 T4 birdies or better on the back nine, marking the 2003 Davis Love III 12 T4 fewest of any past PLAYERS champion since 2003. Most Consecutive Birdies on Back Nine TPC Sawgrass Since 2003 Year Rd # of Birdies Webb Simpson made six consecutive birdies on Webb Simpson 2018 2nd 6 holes 11 thru 16 marking the longest consecutive birdie streak of any player on the back nine of THE Justin Rose 2018 Final 5 PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in the nd Kevin Chappell 2016 2 5 ShotLink era. K.J. Choi 2014 Final 5 Louis Oosthuizen 2013 3rd 5 Ryan Palmer 2013 1st 5 5 Rory McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Scorecard st Finish Position - 1 6 Rory McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Scorecard Finish Position - 1st 7 Rory McIlroy 2019 THE PLAYERS Scorecard Finish Position - 1st 8 Rory McIlroy - 2019 THE PLAYERS Statistical Profile Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Statistical Profile McIlroy McIlroy Field McIlroy McIlroy Event Rank Event Stat Average 2019 Rank 2019 Stat SG: Tee-to-Green 1st +3.316 -- 1st +2.126 SG: Off-the-Tee 2nd +1.327 -- 1st +1.195 Driving Distance 5th 305.0 288.3 2nd 313.5 Driving Distance - All Drives 4th 295.8 283.8 1st 304.2 Driving Pct. 300+ (All Drives) T7 39.29% 22.62% 1st 58.85% Avg Distance to Hole After Tee Shot 3rd 162.9 175.9 6th 158.2 SG: Approach-the-Green 6th +1.620 -- 12th +0.633 Greens in Regulation Percentage T3 80.56% 66.74% 39th 68.55% Proximity to Hole 11th 35’ 3” 38’ 11” 29th 34’ 8” Fairway Proximity 2nd 27’ 9” 33’ 10” 8th 29’ 6” SG: Around-the-Green 25th +0.368 -- 19th +0.297 Sand Save Percentage T12 66.67% 47.65% 42nd 55.34% Consecutive Sand Saves 4th 4 2 96th 6 Proximity to Hole (ARG) T7 5’ 9” 9’ 4” 9th 6’ 8” SG: Putting 45th +0.166 -- 24th +0.425 Putting Average 9th 1.672 1.768 2nd 1.701 Putting from 20-25’ T4 33.33% 10.42% 5th 21.35% Total 1 Putts from 20-25’ T9 1 1 8th 19 Avg Distance of Putts made 41st 70’ 6” 69’ 5” 52nd 74’ 11” SG: Total 1st +3.481 -- 1st +2.551 Lowest Round 3rd 65 64 3rd 61 Scoring Average (Actual) 1st 68.00 71.51 2nd 69.04 Total Birdies 5th 21 11 58th 305 Par 3 Scoring Average 1st 2.69 3.09 1st 2.96 Par 3 Performance 1st -5 1st -12 Consecutive Par 3 Birdies T1 3 1 20th 3 Par 5 Scoring Average 7th 4.44 4.66 12th 4.52 Par 5 Performance 7th -9 48th -105 Par 5 Birdie or Better PCT 12th 56.25% 43.08% 3rd 55.05% 9 Past THE PLAYERS Winners Analysis Past Champions Driving Distance Driving Accuracy GIR Putts/Round Year Winner (Yards) Rank PCT.