Torrey Pines Key Fantasy Stats

Farmers Insurance Open

January 26th – 29th, 2017

Torrey Pines South Course

San Diego, CA

Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,698

Purse: $6.7 million

with $1,170,000 to the winner

Defending Champion:
Brandt Snedeker

by Sal Johnson

Founder, Chief Data Officer, GOLFstats

E-mail me at:
sal@golfstats.com

This is based on the most important stats for Torrey Pines South Course, based on data from last years Farmers Insurance Open, and using data from all the players in the field for with stats from 2016 and 2017. What we do is take their rank for each stat and average that number between players rank in ’16 & ’17.
Event is played on two courses, so the data is only for the rounds played on the South Course, not the one round data from the North Course
The scoring average of the field on Torrey South Course in 2016 was 74.50, so with par being 72 that means the average score was two and a half over per round, making the South Course the 2nd hardest course to score on in 2016. It’s also important to see how the weather played a factor, Sunday had high winds so bad that they had to finish the round on Monday, probably the reason the final round scoring average was 77.90.

In looking at the stats for Torry South last year, driving is important. In windy dry conditions, the course ranked 30th in driving distance and 11th in driving accuracy. More important than that, rough proximity is important because the greens were the 2nd hardest to hit so those out of the rough had a tough time getting it close to the hole, last year the average shot from off the fairway was 37 feet and 3 inches compared to 48 feet, 4 inches from the rough Last year’s winner Brandt Snekeker was the first champion since 2006 not to break 70 on the north course as he shot 70. The conditions were so tough last year that Snedeker’s one over par score after two rounds just made the cut on the number. Snedeker won not because he led any stats category but because he was in the right place at the right time. Still with all of the rain that has hit the San Diego area this month, the rough will be it’s toughest ever so more emphasis will be put on driving it straight and long. Of course hitting greens will be important along with scrambling. Last but not least look for good putting. Poa annua greens are hard to judge and are bumpy in the afternoons, so making putts is a key. Last year it ranked hardest in putts from the 4 to 8 foot range and 3rd in putts inside 10 feet. So since the average players have a tough time putting at Torrey, look for those that do well inside 10 feet.

So here is our four choices for the most important stats from players to do well at Torrey Pines South Course:

*Strokes gained off-the-tee: It’s a combination of hitting it straight and hitting it far. Since Torrey is so long, you have to hit driver off of most tees, but the fairways are narrow and the rough is hard if you get into it.

*Greens in Regulation: Important because hitting greens on the South Course is hard, last year it was the 11th hardest on the PGA Tour. Winner Brandt Snedeker was T-14th in greens hit.

*Putting inside 10 feet: In 2016 South Course was 3rd hardest in putts made inside ten feet. For the week, players made 85.73% of them or to be exact 3,748 out of 4,372. So making putts will be important.

*Scrambling: The South Course is hard in this stat, only Oakmont and the U.S. Open had worst scrambling stats as only 45.29% of the time were players able to get it up and down in 2015.

Below is the average of positions on stats from 2016 & ’17 PGA Tour statistics

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