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Analysis · 3 min read
What strokes gained actually measures
Strokes gained replaced simple averages with a comparison against a baseline, and that shift changed how good golf is described.
Analysis · 3 min read
How the cut shapes strategy long before it happens
A cut on Friday evening changes decisions made on Thursday morning, because a score that never gets banked cannot be defended later.
Feature · 3 min read
Course setup, not distance, is golf's real difficulty lever
Two courses of identical length can play nothing alike, because difficulty in golf is manufactured on the ground, not measured on a scorecard.
Feature · 3 min read
Links golf is really a wind problem in disguise
Firm ground and coastal exposure make wind the dominant variable in links golf, and that changes what skill actually looks like there.
Analysis · 3 min read
Green speed changes more than putting alone
A faster green does not just make putts roll further, it narrows the margin for error on every shot played toward it.
Blog · 3 min read
Why golf's distance numbers keep climbing
Equipment, fitness and technique have each pushed distance upward, and no single cause explains the trend on its own.
Analysis · 3 min read
Wedge distance control is where scoring is actually won
Full-swing power gets the attention, but the ability to control a wedge to a precise number decides far more rounds.
Feature · 3 min read
Why line and speed cannot be read separately on the green
A correct read at the wrong speed still misses, because the line a putt takes changes with how hard it is struck.
Analysis · 3 min read
Match play and stroke play reward different golfers
Counting holes instead of shots changes what risk means, and that single difference produces two genuinely different games.
Feature · 3 min read
The mental cost of playing four rounds in a row
A golf tournament is not one contest but four, played on consecutive days, and fatigue accumulates in ways that rarely show up on a scorecard.
Feature · 3 min read
How a caddie actually decides, shot by shot
A good caddie is not carrying clubs so much as managing information, filtering it down to the one number a player needs at the moment they need it.
Blog · 3 min read
The rules oddities that decide golf's strangest moments
Golf's rulebook produces genuinely strange situations, and understanding relief options explains why players sometimes drop from places that look untroubled.
Analysis · 3 min read
Bunker design manufactures difficulty on purpose
A bunker is rarely placed at random, and its depth, lip and sand density all shape a decision long before a ball ever lands there.
Blog · 3 min read
How the driver became golf's scoring club
The driver used to be judged mainly on accuracy, but forgiveness and distance gains have turned it into the club that decides scoring rounds.
Feature · 3 min read
How amateur golfers actually reach the professional tour
There is no single route from amateur golf to the top of the professional game, and the available pathways reward different strengths.
Blog · 3 min read
Weather and tee times are golf's unavoidable luck
Two players in the same tournament can face entirely different conditions, and no amount of skill can fully compensate for that gap.
Analysis · 3 min read
Why par is a convention, not a natural measurement
Par feels like an objective standard, but it is set by human judgement about length and difficulty, and that judgement varies.
Blog · 3 min read
Why fitting matters more than the equipment brand
The single biggest performance gain from equipment usually comes from fitting it to the swing, not from choosing a particular manufacturer.
Feature · 3 min read
Pace of play is a problem that resists easy fixes
Slow play is criticised constantly, but the incentives that produce it are built into competitive golf itself, which is why it rarely improves.
Analysis · 3 min read
How the four majors each reward a different golfer
The four majors are not simply harder versions of a regular event, they are built around genuinely different demands.
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