The Perfect Number Podcast

The most watched golf tournament of the year is here, The Masters. More people will ask you, 'Who is going to win?' How can we predict who has the best chance? What statistics, historically, offer a …

Golf data has been tracked in many forms over the years, but the explosion of its coverage on the PGA Tour centers around when ShotLink was developed. From walking scorers with pencil and paper to 3D…

Strokes Gained seems like a modern statistical development in golf, but the reality is far older than that. Peter Sanders developed a strokes gained system in the 1980's, called it Shot by Shot, and …

Golf on the PGA Tour is in its glory stretch of venues. From iconic locations on the west coast, to diabolical tests in Florida, to Augusta in April. For three months, some of the world's best golf c…

Golf is in a statistical and technological revolution. Launch monitors and shot tracking have changed the way we analyze the sport and golfers approach it. This overnight phenomenon mirrors what happ…

As golf chatter and debate has gone, there hasn't been another person as passionate as Scott Fawcett on social media when it comes to embracing (the right) data to be successful. A former mini tour p…

The fascination with golf equipment seems to be at an all-time high. No longer is it good enough for golf fans to know what brand a PGA Tour player has in his bag. Today, you want to know his specs, …

Golf has reached its golden age of statistics. They are everywhere. Players use them (more than they admit), broadcasters use them (some reluctantly) and fans study them. (?) Shane Ryan recently wrot…

The game of golf has shown that there are multiple ways to win. Different personalities, different approaches and different skill sets can all hoist a trophy. John Rollins won three times on the PGA …

Last year, Lou Stagner was listening to this podcast and was drawn to the endless ways to measure golf. A professional data analyst and avid golfer, Lou wanted to answer some of the questions posed o…

Golf had a great year in the professional ranks. An epic Sunday duel at the Masters. A multiple major winner. The triumphant return of Tiger Woods. An overhyped Ryder Cup with an overwhelming perform…

One of the biggest stories in professional golf this past year was The Ryder Cup. From all of the hype and the assembly of talent came one of the most shocking results in terms of the scope of the wi…

There isn't a golf nugget of information that Justin Ray hasn't unearthed. First at ESPN, now at Golf Channel, his attention to detail and dedication to research has provided golf fans with some of t…

Corey Conners just finished his rookie season on the PGA Tour. One of golf's great, young minds, Conners joins the podcast to talk about his golf evolution. From a chance encounter as a teenager with…

Professional golf has become a marriage of many areas: talent, swing, conditioning, diet and stats. Yes, stats. Richie Hunt advises several PGA Tour professionals as a stats analyst. What do pros wan…

How much information is too much information in golf? At the professional golf level, especially on the PGA Tour, greens reading books are produced with intricate levels of detail. Now, the USGA and …

Tiger Woods has won. The Ryder Cup is on deck. Another PGA Tour season is in the books. Golf and the world of professional golf can't get much better right now! Now is the perfect time to navigate th…

The golf world and the PGA Tour got final clarity on the future of the FedEx Cup and how a winner will be determined starting in 2019. Is it fair? It is right? How does it impact the chances for any …

Understanding golf is a healthy balance of a variety of methods. Whether the swing is taught from tried and true methods, or built from a data set of probabilities, all of that information is importa…

Professional golf is more than Tiger, superstars and majors. At its core, the game is made up of a majority of players and caddies living year-to-year. At the end of each season, that drama builds fo…