Key Fantasy Stats TPC Louisiana

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

April 28th – May 1st, 2016

TPC of Louisiana

Avondale, La.

Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,425

Purse: $7 million

with $1,260,000 to the winner

Defending Champion:
Justin Rose

by Sal Johnson

Founder, Chief Data Officer, GOLFstats

E-mail me at:
sal@golfstats.com

This is based on the most important stats for TPC Louisiana, based on data from last years Zurich Classic, and using data from all the players in the field with stats from 2016. What we do is take their rank for each stat and then add up the four catagories.
The scoring average of the field at TPC Louisiana in 2015 was 69.95, so with par being 72 that means the average score was two shots under par, making TPC Louisiana the 49th hardest course to score on in 2015 (only three other courses were easier). It was the easiest the course ever played in the nine years that the Zurich Classic has been played there. Lot’s of reasons why but the main one the course was very soft with lot’s of rain during the week, soft conditions make any course easy. There was some wind but it wasn’t enough to effect play.
In our stat categories, the average drive was 283.1 yards as it was 11th shortest on tour. That is because of all the rain, so the course did play very long. In our next category greens in regulation 71.39% of the greens were hit, only eight other course had more greens hit. So players have to hit lot’s of greens at TPC Louisiana. For those that miss greens scrambling is very important and at TPC Louisiana 66.93% of the time players got it up and down, only one course had a better percentage. So if you are to play well this week you better know how to scramble. Lastly is birdie average the players average making 4.23 birdies per round, only five courses had more birdies last year.

As for champion Justin Rose last year he was 12th in driving distance and T-23rd in greens in regulation. As for scrambling he was 4th and he averaged 6.25 birdies per round which was T-4th.

*Driving Distance: Stat is good barometer on how far the players are hitting it.

*Greens in Regulation: Stat is great barometer on how good players manage their games around Augusta National. Every year the players that hit lot’s of greens do well.

*Scrambling: So which course is tough to get it up and down on holes players miss the greens. Since all of the area’s around the greens are mowed short and are left with really hard shots to get it close, scrambling is important. You are not going to be perfect so you have to make sure you can make pars from some tough places

*Birdie Average: Average number of birdies made over the course of a round

Players from this year’s field with stats from 2016:

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