The Perfect Number Podcast

Golf is being bet on in all areas. With more wagering available, where do we go? Evolving from traditional lineup DFS models, Jock MKT launched this week, making players tradable commodities in a use…

With no big-time golf in over 80 days, how do we navigate the already unpredictable professional landscape when the PGA Tour returns to action in a week. Ben Coley is one of the best in the business,…

Walk a range on the PGA Tour and every player has a launch monitor. Why has it become the most important tool? What data from it means the most? How does somebody like Bryson DeChambeau use it to pre…

In a continuation of our interview with author Brett Cyrgalis about his just-released book, Golf's Holy War, we dive into some of the big, specific topics that showcase golf's historic battle between…

Golf opens itself up for debate and contradiction more than any other sport. For every purist longing for the 1920's and hickory shafts, there is a grip-it-and-rip-it modern player running to his Tra…

Mark Wilson won five times on the PGA Tour, in a career that spanned over 15 seasons. At just 5' 6", he won in an era where being longer helped. How did he navigate that? As a math major, how did the…

While golf is on hold on the PGA Tour, we have (more than) half a season worth of stats and data to look over. From that, who have been the biggest gainers and losers, and in what areas? Who does the…

While the 2020 Masters looks to still be seven months away, we still prepare for golf's biggest major the week it was scheduled to be played. Justin Ray, head of content at the 15th Club, joins the p…

Golf fans have gotten more familiar with the name Corey Conners over the last 12 months, after he broke through on the PGA Tour and won the 2019 Valero Texas Open. He returns to the podcast, where he…

No golf? No problem! No sports? Not an issue! Back by popular demand, our doppelgänger comparison of the top 64 golfers in the OWGR to their corresponding March Madness NCAA tournament team. Yes, all…

Golf is a brilliant sport because of all of the types of players it can support. Conversely, golf is the most debated sport because those variety of players all have differing opinions. Ten-time PGA …

One of the fairest tests in all of golf is the Players Championship. With one of golf's deepest fields, the gem of architect Pete Dye tests all aspects of the game. Mark McCumber passed that test in …

Golf is the hardest sport to broadcast. From the large ballpark, to the skill needed to operate cameras, not to mention the number of players competing at the same time, it is hard. Fans of the game …

College golfers are becoming professional winners quicker than ever. How do we explain that, and how do we measure success. Nobody has covered college golf better, or with more passion, than Lance Ri…

Three flights in four days, two tournaments and a little in between has the host running ragged this week. No guest, so Will recaps Riviera and shares some anecdotal stories on why Adam Scott is a gr…

We study all of this data in golf to understand the professional game, but all of the tools the pros use is readily available to help us improve as golfers too. Club fitting is more scientific than e…

Golf is officially gonzo already in February. With the dust still having not settled from details about the Premier Golf League leaking, the joint-authored report on the distance growth in golf adds …

Justin Thomas is a consensus top 5 player in golf right now. He is arguably the best all-around player in the game. He has had one swing coach his entire life, his father, Mike. Justin entrusts his s…

After breaking down some of golf's biggest questions in the previous episode, we go micro in the second part of this chat with Richie Hunt. A breakdown of which players are on the rise and who is fad…

With decades worth of data now providing golf analysts with plenty of ammunition to fight stereotypes in the game, what have we learned? Richie Hunt is a golf analyst, with players and professional c…