Data Golf

Data Golf brings together applied statistics, data visualization, web development and golf to give you a new perspective on the game. It's useful for casual fans and serious golfers, and Data Golf tools can help you get more out of the game.

Data Golf has a number of features:

• Rankings: Pro and amateur rankings, as well as pre-tournament models for the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
• Live Model: Live models for the PGA and DP World Tours.
• Custom Models: Custom models for different tours.
• Player Decompositions: A detailed look at how players performed on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the 2023 Ryder Cup.
• Player Skill Ratings: A numerical measure of player skill.
• Tournament Summaries: A detailed look at what happened at past tournaments.

The site also has interactive tools:

• True Strokes-Gained: A deeper look at strokes gained.
• Query Tool: A way to filter data for a specific pro or amateur.
• Tournament Stats: Historical and live statistics for different tournaments.
• Course History Tools: A look at how players performed at different courses on the PGA and DP World Tours.
• Data Viz of the Week: Visualizations of driving distance trends, PGA Tour prize money and career earnings.

Betting-related features include:

• Finish Position: Predictions for how players will finish in a tournament.
• 3-Balls & Matchups: Odds for specific head-to-head matchups.
• Tournament Props: Prop bets for different tournaments.
• Fantasy Projections: Fantasy golf points and salary projections.

Data Golf also publishes blogs on analytics, model explanations, data visualization and inside-the-numbers analysis. You can also use a bet tracker, archives for the current week, and an API.

Data Golf hopes to improve your golf experience by offering data analysis and interactive tools for fans, bettors and players.

Published on July 11, 2024