If you have competed at any level in golf, you must have great sympathy and empathy for Ben Kohles' finish in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson championship this past Sunday. So close to securing his firstfirst win on the PGA Tour, a life-changing accomplishment, the pressure obviously…

One man's heartbreak is another man's triumph.

Expecting to have a nervy 3-footer to force a playoff, Canada's Taylor Pendrith was faced with the same putt to win.

Like he had done all week, he nailed it. A solid driving week was complemented by an exquisite short game, which…

There is not much that has been left unsaid about Scottie Scheffler's magical run in the last five events. His performance certainly put to bed the apparent failing of his putting. But, how much did his improved putting contribute to his great run?

If we use Stroke Gained as…

What Happened to Denny McCarthy?

When I tuned into the Sunday telecast of the Valero Texas Open, it looked like a one-man show and not a particularly compelling one when the leader had a six-shot lead with only 9 holes to go. Nonetheless, I was very glad that I hung in there.…

Akshay won the two-man race.

Both Akshay Bhatia and Denny McCarthy beat the field average at the Valero Texas Open by more than 20 strokes, and went into a playoff nine strokes ahead of their nearest competitor.

While McCarthy was putting the eyes out of it, Bhatia relied on…

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Stephan Jaeger has won six times on the Korn Ferry Tour (the second-most all-time), but until Sunday, he was yet to win on the PGA Tour.

That ended on Sunday as Jaeger relied on a strong short game to claim the Texas Children's Houston Open.…

Justin Thomas had a day to forget on Saturday at the Valspar Championship.

In total, JT had 38 putts and lost more than seven strokes to the field average on the greens, by far his worst SG: Putting round of his career. It was only the fourth time in the ShotLink era that…

Malnati Madness.

Peter Malnati snapped an eight-year winless drought with a two-stroke victory over Cameron Young on Sunday at the Valspar Championship.

Malnati depended upon high-level driving and putting to lead him to victory at a difficult Copperhead Course at Innisbrook…

Spring has officially sprung, and we’re very excited to announce that with the new season comes a brand new Apple Watch experience for SwingU users.

The release of 8.5.0 includes significant improvements to performance and a modernized look-and-feel making for the best Apple…

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been entertained by the great shots and the tragic wet ones here since 1982 when TPC Sawgrass took over The Players Championship.

Looking at this year’s tournament data, I was able to compare it to last year and take away a few points of interest.…

Right now, there's a lot of emphasis on course management. Data coaches are everywhere, giving lines and distances for drives and approach shots on every hole. I believe there is no 'one strategy fits all,' as it depends on conditions (wind/weather), skill level and how one is…

⛳️ New Feature: Yardage Book Distances

SwingU is excited to announce our latest on-course and user experience enhancements to our top-rated GPS, Scorecard & Stats iOS app in our latest (8.4.5) release.

8.4.5 is the latest example of SwingU’s ongoing commitment to helping its…

Is The 70% Rule Dead?

In April 2010, one year prior to ShotLink data becoming available on the PGA Tour, I developed what I called The 70% Rule. This was a fairly reliable and predictive way to identify who would win on Tour in a given week.

Using traditional stats, at least a…

The PGA Tour returns to historic Hogan's Alley at The Riviera Country Club this week for The Genesis Invitational.

Routinely ranking in the top third of difficult golf courses on Tour, Riviera played barely over par in 2023.

During the first round of this year's event, scores…

Is it becoming old hat to shoot 60 on the PGA Tour?

Soft conditions combined with start-to-finish lift, clean & place gave an advantage to the players on what is already a “friendly” course at the WM Phoenix Open.

The conditions showed up most in the lack of short-game errors.

Professional golf saw two incredibly good rounds this weekend - one at LIV Mayakoba and one at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - with each putting up Strokes Gained statistics that would be solid for an entire event, much less one round.

On Friday, Joaquin Niemann fired a 12-under…

🎁 Your 2023 SwingU Year In Review Is Here

With 2023 in the rearview mirror and 2024 just underway, we believe that the best way to make progress in the New Year is to reflect on where we’ve been and plan for where we want to go.

In that spirit, the SwingU team has put…

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