"THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM"

Okay, it's a slow news week so why not enjoy some perspective-giving stats from Dave Lancer of the PGA Tour. My favorite belongs to Tim Petrovic and his three (!) double eagles:


THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM

The PGA TOUR has just concluded the first 10 years of play in the new millennium and we’ve compiled some notes and statistics from play over that span.

Not to anyone’s surprise, Tiger Woods won the most tournaments (56), but who had the most holes in one or the most double eagles?  Read below to find out that and more.

Most Wins
Tiger Woods                56
Vijay Singh                 26
Phil Mickelson              24
Kenny Perry                11
David Toms                 9
Jim Furyk                    9
Ernie Els                      9
Justin Leonard              8
Retief Goosen               7
Sergio Garcia               7
Mike Weir                     7
Davis Love III               7
K.J. Choi                      7
Adam Scott                  7

Most Top 10s
Tiger Woods                121
Vijay Singh                  118
Phil Mickelson               96
Jim Furyk                     93
Ernie Els                      73
David Toms                  73
Davis Love III               67
Stewart Cink                64
Jerry Kelly                    62
Scott Verplank              60

Holes in One—310
Most by one player—Robert Allenby (6)
Longest—Jay Williamson, 250 yards at #6 Quail Hollow, 2008 Wachovia
Shortest—Mike Heinen, 106 yards, #7 Pebble Beach, 2002 AT&T National Pro-Am

Double Eagles—38
Most by one player—Tim Petrovic (3)

479 Tournaments
169 Different Winners
103 Playoffs
Played in 28 states
Played in nine countries outside the U.S.—Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Australia, Spain, Ireland, Puerto Rico and South Africa (Presidents Cup)

Winners came from 18 countries outside the U.S.—South Africa, Australia, Sweden, Paraguay, Fiji, Northern Ireland,  Spain, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, England, Trinidad & Tobago, Ireland, Argentina, Colombia, Scotland

Different International winners—45
Total victories by international players--152
Most individual winners—Australia, 12
Most victories by one country—Australia, 33

Most individual wins by international players:

Vijay Singh                26
Ernie Els                    9
K.J. Choi                    7
Adam Scott                7
Sergio Garcia             7
Mike Weir                  7
Retief Goosen            7
Geoff Ogilvy              6
Stuart Appleby          5
Padraig Harrington     5
Rory Sabbatini           5

Number of players who won majors—22
Players who won more than one major--       

Tiger Woods                12
Padraig Harrington        3
Phil Mickelson               3
Angel Cabrera               2
Retief Goosen               2
Vijay Singh                   2

Number of rookies to win—24
Number who have won again—14

Number of different players in their 20s to win—44
Total victories by players in their 20s—117
Most different players in their 20s to win in one year—13 (2008)
Most victories in one year by 20-somethings—20 (2000)
Most by one player in his 20s—31, Tiger Woods

Number of different players in their 40s to win—39
Total victories by players in their 40s—86
Most different players in their 40s to win in one year—10 (2003)
Most victories in one year by 40-somethings—14 (2003)
Most by one player in his 40s—22, Vijay Singh

Most money won—Tiger Woods, $76,349,910 

Comments

[Wisconsin Reader]

Interesting statistics. . . Vijay does not seem to be getting enough credit these days for his performance. Do we think he is finished as a top player? His record in the decade is so much better than Els yet Ernie seems to get lots more TV focus?. . . 3 double eagles by Petrovic - Wow!

[OWGR Fan]

@ WR...

I dont think VJ has received the credit he is due by some golf fans and a fair size portion of the media. His 2004 season is overlooked by many as that season quietly was one of the better seasons in PGA Tour history. Also feel that he never got enough credit for actually going out and earning the number 1 world ranking that season and holding it until early 2005. IIRC after Tiger became ranked number 1 the only other player next to VJ to be #1 in that time frame was David Duval in 1999.

VJ will still win from time to time. He is too good not to even at his age. He had his own knee surgery in 09 to deal with which may be part of the reason his 09 season was not that good. The flip side is that with his age, a few injuries, his long practice sessions and the number of events he plays one has to wonder if that all has caught up with him over time.

[Aunt Blabbie]

The stat missing is the number of tournaments Tiger played. His Win and Top 10 percentages are simply staggering. Thinking about makes me dart for the sherry.

[OWGR Fan]

@AB....

PGA Tour Events played 2000-2009

TW...169
VJ...264
PM...218

[Michael R. Ott]

http://michael-ott.blogspot.com/2009/11/tiger-woods-2000-2009-dominance.html

Other stats from 2000-2009

T. Woods = In 169 starts, 121 top-10s (72 percent) and 54 wins (32 percent)
P. Mickelson - In 218 starts, 96 top-10s (44 percent) and 24 wins (11 percent)
V. Singh = In 264 starts, 118 top-10s (45 percent) and 26 wins (10 percent)

For reference . . .
Jack Nicklaus (1962-1971) = In 225 starts, 149 top-10s (66 percent) and 37 wins (16 percent)

[chico]

Great info Michael R!
Vijay is his own worst enemy which is why it is easy to sideline him.

[Wisconsin Reader]

Michael's info above is interesting. He has even more at his website. . . This whole topic is valuable - trying to quantify through facts - who are (were) the best performers. . . I wonder if there is data available on events entered, top tens, wins for past greats (Hogan, Snead, Nelson for example?)

[Farmingdale]

That Petrovic double-eagle stat is truly stunning...hell, if I ever make one I'm going to tell people "I made a Petrovic".

Insurance actuaries everywhere shoud take note of that one...unreal.