Saturday, March 11, 2006

STATS ARE NONSENSE

THE UNFORTUNATE HAL JACOBS MAKING HIS PGA TOUR DEBUT THIS WEEK AT THE HONDA CLASSIC SHOT A 91 IN THE FIRST ROUND HITTING 64% OF THE FAIRWAYS AND AVERAGING 304 YARDS OFF THE TEE AND 44% OF GREENS HIT IN REGULATION AND HAD 38 PUTTS http://pgatour.com/players/scorecard/1098582/r010/2006 CLICK THIS LINK TO SEE.
NOW COMPARE THIS TO THE NUMBER ONE PLAYER IN THE WORLD AT THIS YEARS NISSAN OPEN 2nd ROUND , TIGER HIT 50% OF FAIRWAYS , HAD A DRIVING AVERAGE OF 310 YARDS , HIT 56% OF THE GREENS AND HAD 31 PUTTS YET WAS ALMOST 20 SHOTS BETTER THAN HAL, IN FACT TIGER ONLY HIT 7% OF HIS FAIRWAYS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE TORREY PINES TOURNAMENT WHICH HE WON. VERY CONFUSING.