TPC Scottsdale Key Fantasy Stats

Waste Management Phoenix Open

February 1st – 4th, 2018

TPC Scottsdale

Scottsdale, AZ

Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,266

Purse: $6.9 million

with $1,242,000 to the winner

Defending Champion:
Hideki Matsuyama

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 Scottsdale, based on data from last years Waste Management Phoenix Open, and using data from all the players in the field for with stats from 2017 and 2018, then taking the average rank for each player for the two years.

The scoring average of the field on TPC Scottsdale in 2017 was 70.19, so with par being 71, that means the average score was a bit more than three-quarters of a stroke under par, making TPC Scottsdale the 33rd hardest course to score on in 2017.

In looking at the stats for TPC Scottsdale last year, driving and greens hit are essential. With fast fairways, the course ranked 41st in driving distance and 12th in driving accuracy. Now, this ranks second to hitting greens, which is the most important stat for TPC Scottsdale. Last year the course ranked 35th in greens in regulation, but over the course of the last eight years, all of the winners have been in the top-ten in greens hit Last year’s winner Hideki Matsuyama was 18th in driving distance, T-6th in Driving accuracy and 2nd in Greens in Regulation. Now add this all together, and he was 1st in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green. The year before 2016, Matsuyama also won and was 35th in driving distance, T-44th in driving accuracy and 1st in greens hit. This added up to 1st in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green so you can see the importance in this stat.
So our first category is proximity to the hole, which Matsuyama was 2nd in last year and the course ranked T-6th in as the average shot ended up 38 feet, 11 inches away. Our second category is Strokes Gained tee-to-green which is vital for keeping the ball in the fairways.
After that are third important category is Par Breakers because making eagles and birdies is important. Last year Matsuyama was 12th in this stat as he had 19 birdies and an eagle. Our final category is scrambling, and you can see why. Since the course is a shot-makers delight, you can see that if you miss a lot of greens, you better get it up and down to play well. Last year TPC Scottsdale ranked T-12th in scrambling and Matsuyama was 17th.

So here are our four choices for the most critical stats from players to do well at TPC Scottsdale:

*Proximity to hole: Hitting greens is important, last year TPC Scottsdale ranked 35th, but in proximity to hole, which tells how close players get to the hole, TPC Scottsdale ranked T-6th as the players averaged getting it 38 feet and 11 inches.

*Strokes gained tee-to-Greens: Important because it shows how TPC Scottsdale ranked T-11th in this stat, meaning that a combination of driving distance, driving accuracy and greens hit is important

*Par Breakers: Desert courses always seem to give up a lot of birdies and eagles, last year TPC Scottsdale ranked 33rd in that stat

*Scrambling: Of the 50 courses on tour in 2017, TPC Scottsdale got it up and down 57.14 of the time, meaning that it ranked 17th. So it’s important for players to make sure to get it up and down on those holes that they miss the greens.

124 of the 132 Players from this year’s field with stats from this year and last:

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