PGA Tour pros talk about it all the time, but peaking during the right time of the schedule is incredibly important. No player on Earth wants to peak in October during the wrap-around season.
They want to peak during major season.
With the Masters on the horizon, we wanted to dive into some statistics from January until now and see who’s hitting the ball the best. We wanted to see who has put themselves in a position to feel confident about their game heading to Augusta National Golf Club.
For this list, we’re going to look at Strokes Gained: Ballstriking. SG:BS isn’t an official PGA Tour stat, however, many golf databases use it. It’s a combination of SG: Off the Tee and SG: Approach. Think of it as SG: Tee to Green minus SG: Around the green. It essential tells how well a player is hitting the ball.
Here are the top 11 players in SG: Ballstriking since Jan. 1, 2023 (minimum 20 measured rounds).
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Stats taken from Data Golf and Kyle Porter.