Podcasts by The Perfect Number Podcast
The path to success in golf has many roads to the finished product. At the professional level, the toolbox is full of a variety weapons; Analytics, strokes gained stats, technology, launch monitors, nutrition, fitness, psychology and more mold golfers into ultimate golfing machines. Veteran golf broadcaster Will Haskett tackles them all, plus their impact on fantasy sports, wagering, rankings and history.
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Episode 126 - Wrapping it All Up from 2021-09-09T14:29:55
What a run it has been! Not just the end of a 50-event PGA Tour season, but nearly four years of this podcast. Let's wrap all of it up together. Will breaks down the stat winners from the PGA To...
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Episode 125 - Dr. Troy Van Biezen from 2021-07-21T04:00
Of all of the modern advancements in the game of golf, especially at the professional level, the acceptance of and investment in physical training has been a major part of the revolution. Naysay...
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Episode 124 - Open Championship Picks with Reid Fowler from 2021-07-13T04:00
The final golf major of 2021 is here and it's the hardest to handicap!? Or is it? Reid Fowler from DraftKings joins the pod to talk favorites, ownership percentages, game theory, value, longshot...
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Episode 123 - Paige Mackenzie from 2021-06-22T04:00
Golf's major season is jammed packed, and the winners are living up to the hype. Fresh off the heels of not one, but two US Open championships, Golf/NBC analyst Paige Mackenzie joins the pod to ...
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Episode 122 - Suzy Whaley from 2021-06-01T04:00
Golf has been changed by Phil Mickelson winning the PGA Championship at the age of 50. How? It has offered us a way to study his path, his process, and connect with his success to bring good gol...
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Episode 121 - A Data Golf PGA Championship Preview from 2021-05-18T04:00
With the PGA Championship here, all eyes are on Kiawah. Who has the best chance at winning? How does one tournament in 2012 inform course fit and history? Who has the best value? How do you merg...
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Episode 120 - Ryan Smit, World Axe Throwing Champion from 2021-05-03T04:00
How golfers could learn from... axe throwing??? Golf is a repetitive sport. Trying to repeat the same motion, in the same manner. The same golf swing must battle doubt, nerves and failure. Under...
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Episode 119 - Justin Silverstein from 2021-04-21T04:00
Golf on the PGA Tour is not the only place where you will find players and coaches unearthing every morsel of data and information to get better. The embracing of stats, technology and fitness i...
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Episode 118 - Luke Kerr-Dineen from 2021-03-17T04:00
Is there a sport that breaks down the intricacies of the process more than golf? The swing is dissected to takeaway, positions, angles, heights, impact, balance, finish and any other number of f...
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Episode 117 - Ward Jarvis 2.0 from 2021-02-23T05:00
The first time Ward Jarvis came on the podcast, he said Brendon Todd was close to winning. Todd then won back-to-back PGA Tour events. Jarvis joins the pod again to discuss the mental side of th...
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Episode 116 - Jamie Greaves from 2021-02-09T05:00
Of all of the finely tuned elements in golf, the one still being figured out may be fitness. How do golfers fuel their strength gains? How do the best setup a week of eating to maximize performa...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 16 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Phil Blackmar thinks more about golf in a day than you do in a year. A three-time PGA Tour winner, Blackmar is the tallest winner in Tour history, and perhaps its most analytical. Enjoy his stories...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 15 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Golf and gambling have always been a perfect fit in your weekend game, but what about legalized bets of all kinds on professional golf. We are closer to that because of The Supreme Court ruling rev...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 14 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Professional golf can be a hard road to navigate. Having the right caddie is essential. Since 2010, Webb Simpson has had Paul Tesori on his bag. It almost didn't happen. From the vetting process, t...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 13 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There may be no man more influential to modern golf course design than Pete Dye. Simultaneously, there may be no polarizing figure in his field greater than Dye. What is his true design philosophy?...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 12 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
No sport has as much data to analyze than golf. Players are using statistics to not only improve their games, but strategize how to play (and who to play with) moving forward. Jake Nichols has been...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 11 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the Zurich Classic teeing off this week bringing fun and energy to the PGA Tour with team golf, let the brainstorming begin! What are other fun things that could be done on the pro side? What ...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 10 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The growth of technology in teaching the game of golf is evident in all levels. Understanding how the body moves for each individual and finding some universal successes is the key to better golf s...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 9 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Masters has been won by a first-time participant just three times, the last in 1979. What makes it so difficult for a rookie to win? Is the Masters experience unlike anything else for a profess...
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Episode 115 - Johnny Watts from 2021-01-27T05:00
Okay, this episode is personal. One of the earliest stops in my golf journey was as a club professional in northeast Indianapolis. I met a young kid (6 at the time) through his family and junior...
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Episode 114 - Michael Carroll of Fit For Golf 2.0 from 2021-01-13T05:00
Increased strength and athleticism in golf has become the biggest non-equipment gain in the modern sport, with professional golfers becoming highly tuned athletes first in many cases, and then g...
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Episode 113 - Ben Crane from 2021-01-05T05:00
A detailed conversation with Ben Crane and how he found success on the PGA Tour. The value of knowing your strengths. Understanding more about those strengths through data. The power of a good t...
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2020, Year in Review Part 3 - The Rollback Debate from 2020-12-16T05:00
Golf is divided right now on what to do with equipment. Pros hit it too far and amateurs chasing the same distance are doing a disservice to the game. Are they? Is Bryson's bulk year really that...
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2020 Year in Review, Part 2 - Race and Golf with Damon Hack from 2020-12-09T05:00
2020 will be a year defined by world-changing events. One of them is the continuation of the movement for racial equality and acceptance. Golf has a complicated history with race, and its inhere...
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2020, Year in Review Part 1 - Mayakoba and 2021 Picks from 2020-12-02T05:00
Hard to believe in a stop-and-start year of professional golf that the final PGA Tour event is here, which gives us a great chance to reflect and project. Who fits El Camaleon this week? Who is ...
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2020, Week 47 - Masters Recap, Sea Island Preview + Inrange from 2020-11-18T05:00
The Masters is both behind us and in front of us, and the golf world got treated to a tour de force from Dustin Johnson, putting an exclamation point on his spot as the top player in the world. ...
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2020, Week 46 - Masters Prep and Picks + Reid Fowler of DraftKings from 2020-11-10T19:06:20
Will the wait be worth it for the 2020 Masters? The golf world thinks so. What makes a Masters winner? How will a wet forecast and November impact the favorites, if at all? How many guys truly c...
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2020, Week 45 - Josh Gregory Part 2 + Houston from 2020-11-04T05:00
The polarization in golf right now about how the game should be played misses the point. The best play the game, attack the game and practice the game with a balanced, multi-faceted approach. Jo...
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2020, Week 44 - Josh Gregory Part 1 + Bermuda from 2020-10-28T04:00
Golf has been everything for Josh Gregory. An accomplished amateur player (twice), he guided Augusta State to back-to-back national championships. He then coached Bryson DeChambeau at SMU. Now, ...
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2020, Week 43 - Arron Oberholser Part 2 from 2020-10-21T04:00
Back for more, Arron Oberholser goes big picture on the world of golf, especially in the professional game. How much has been learned in the last 25 years? From that technology and data, what ca...
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2020, Week 42 - The Bryson-Fitz Debate with Arron Oberholser from 2020-10-14T04:00
Golf has been turned upside down by the rapid gains of Bryson DeChambeau. Just when the story was reaching its shelf life, Matthew Fitzpatrick through another log on the fire with comments last ...
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2020, Week 41 - Architect Jason Straka from 2020-10-07T04:00
We know the golf ball goes farther. We know that hitting it farther is an advantage. We know courses can be overpowered. What we don't know, with consensus, is which of those are bad and what sh...
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2020, Week 40 - Jon Sherman Part 2 from 2020-09-30T04:00
Your golf game can be modeled after the most successful golf professionals. Maybe not always in results, but certainly in process. They don't go all-in in one area, and neither should you. Jon S...
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2020, Week 39 - US Open Reaction and Impact with Jon Sherman from 2020-09-23T04:00
Bryson DeChambeau's 2020 U.S. Open win set off a firestorm of conversation about how golf has played, his approach to it and what it means to the game. Are we missing the point? Are we missing w...
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2020, Week 38 - US Open Picks and Strategy with Jason Sobel from 2020-09-16T04:00
Golf's second major took nine-and-a-half months to arrive in 2020, but maybe the wait was totally worth it. Jason Sobel stops by the pod to help break down the field. Is DJ-Rahm a two-man top ti...
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2020, Week 37 - Data Dump 3.0 with Sean Martin from 2020-09-09T04:00
With only 48 hours between golf seasons on the PGA Tour, the time for reflection is short. Who should be Player of the Year and why? Who did something rare? Who truly won the scoring title? What...
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2020, Week 36 - Garrett Morrison on Golf's Philosophical Differences + Tour Champ from 2020-09-02T04:00
Golf is supposed to bring people together, but what does it feel oftentimes like it is pushing us apart? Are too many birdies bad? Should golf courses play tougher? How do we control the equipme...
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2020, Week 35 - Zach Guthrie on Golf, Caddying and the BMW from 2020-08-26T04:00
Zach Guthrie has fit a lot of the golf world into his career. From a college player, to coach, to caddie for his brother, Luke, he now totes the bag for PGA Tour winner Tyler Duncan. As they try...
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2020, Week 34 - FedEx Cup Picks with Will Gray from 2020-08-19T04:00
With golf having only one major to this point of the craziest season on record, do the FedEx Playoffs seem bigger? How much more will they factor into the Player of the Year race? Who is the fav...
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2020, Week 33 - Sal Syed from Arccos + Wyndham Picks from 2020-08-12T04:00
Measuring one's golf game against that of peers is something beyond just the PGA Tour. The concept of strokes gained can be applied to golfers of all skill levels. How? Sal Syed, co-founder of A...
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2020, Week 32 - Duncan Carey of the 15th Club on PGA Championship Week from 2020-08-04T20:45:55
By now, everybody knows what the 15th Club is doing to bring data analytics to golf and improve performance. Whether it is national teams, individual players or broadcast partners, their work ha...
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2020, Week 31 - A Soapbox + WGC Memphis Picks from 2020-07-29T04:00
Like a golfer making the turn off a quad, there was a quick adjustment this week to the podcast. I use the space to talk about "our" industry's most recent Twitter beef, filling the time with a ...
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2020, Week 30 - Chad Mark of Muirfield Village Grounds + 3M Picks from 2020-07-22T04:00
For the first time in 57 years, the PGA Tour had two events contested on the same course in back-to-back weeks. How did it manage to be so different? Chad Mark is Director of Grounds Operations ...
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2020, Week 29 - All Things Wagering and Memorial with Skyler Hoke (@SkyHookDFS) from 2020-07-14T19:00
The biggest field in golf this year is this week. The Memorial Tournament almost always lives up to the hype, but this year seems even bigger. On the heels of the JT-Morikawa duel, Tiger returns...
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2020, Week 28 - Gregg Steinberg Part 2 + Workday Picks from 2020-07-08T04:00
For the second consecutive week, we go in between the ears on the podcast, getting Dr. Gregg Steinberg's perspective on what makes a mentally strong PGA Tour golfer. We discuss the Alpha gene of...
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2020, Week 27 - COVID-19 Anxiety with Dr. Gregg Steinberg + Rocket Mortgage Picks from 2020-06-30T04:00
Being a professional golfer on the PGA Tour is already a tough mental challenge. Golf lends itself to tricks of the mind. Finding tunnel vision or mindfulness can be hard to do. Add in the uncer...
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2020, Week 26 - Burning Questions + Travelers Picks from 2020-06-24T04:00
With two weeks of insane golf since the PGA Tour returned from hiatus, it was time to gauge where things stand. Why is Bryson's distance so much better when looking at all his numbers? Why did D...
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2020, Week 25 - Nick Taylor + RBC Heritage Picks from 2020-06-17T04:00
Winning twice on the PGA Tour is a huge stepping stone for a professional. For Nick Taylor, out-dueling Phil Mickelson at Pebble Beach in February was a dream way to get it done. He joins the po...
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2020, Week 24 - Introducing Jock MKT + Colonial Picks from 2020-06-09T04:00
Golf is being bet on in all areas. With more wagering available, where do we go? Evolving from traditional lineup DFS models, Jock MKT launched this week, making players tradable commodities in ...
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2020, Week 23 - Ben Coley from 2020-06-03T04:00
With no big-time golf in over 80 days, how do we navigate the already unpredictable professional landscape when the PGA Tour returns to action in a week. Ben Coley is one of the best in the busi...
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2020, Week 20 - Alex Trujillo of FlightScope from 2020-05-13T04:00
Walk a range on the PGA Tour and every player has a launch monitor. Why has it become the most important tool? What data from it means the most? How does somebody like Bryson DeChambeau use it t...
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2020, Week 19 - Golf's Holy War Part 2 with Brett Cyrgalis from 2020-05-06T04:00
In a continuation of our interview with author Brett Cyrgalis about his just-released book, Golf's Holy War, we dive into some of the big, specific topics that showcase golf's historic battle be...
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2020, Week 18 - Golf's Holy War Part 1 with Brett Cyrgalis from 2020-04-29T04:00
Golf opens itself up for debate and contradiction more than any other sport. For every purist longing for the 1920's and hickory shafts, there is a grip-it-and-rip-it modern player running to hi...
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2020, Week 17 - Mark Wilson from 2020-04-22T04:00
Mark Wilson won five times on the PGA Tour, in a career that spanned over 15 seasons. At just 5' 6", he won in an era where being longer helped. How did he navigate that? As a math major, how di...
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2020, Week 16 - Data Dump 2.5 with Sean Martin from 2020-04-15T04:00
While golf is on hold on the PGA Tour, we have (more than) half a season worth of stats and data to look over. From that, who have been the biggest gainers and losers, and in what areas? Who doe...
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2020, Week 15 - Justin Ray from 2020-04-07T04:00
While the 2020 Masters looks to still be seven months away, we still prepare for golf's biggest major the week it was scheduled to be played. Justin Ray, head of content at the 15th Club, joins ...
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2020, Week 14 - Corey Conners 2.0 from 2020-04-01T04:00
Golf fans have gotten more familiar with the name Corey Conners over the last 12 months, after he broke through on the PGA Tour and won the 2019 Valero Texas Open. He returns to the podcast, whe...
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2020, Week 13 - Hypothetical Match Play - March Madness Mashup from 2020-03-25T04:00
No golf? No problem! No sports? Not an issue! Back by popular demand, our doppelgänger comparison of the top 64 golfers in the OWGR to their corresponding March Madness NCAA tournament team. Yes...
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2020, Week 12 - Mark McCumber Part 2 + Quarantine Content from 2020-03-18T04:00
Golf is a brilliant sport because of all of the types of players it can support. Conversely, golf is the most debated sport because those variety of players all have differing opinions. Ten-time...
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2020, Week 11 - Mark McCumber and Players Championship Preview from 2020-03-10T14:50:19
One of the fairest tests in all of golf is the Players Championship. With one of golf's deepest fields, the gem of architect Pete Dye tests all aspects of the game. Mark McCumber passed that tes...
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2020, Week 10 - Scott Gutterman, PGA Tour Digital + API Picks from 2020-03-04T05:00
Golf is the hardest sport to broadcast. From the large ballpark, to the skill needed to operate cameras, not to mention the number of players competing at the same time, it is hard. Fans of the ...
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2020, Week 9 - Lance Ringler + Honda Picks from 2020-02-26T05:00
College golfers are becoming professional winners quicker than ever. How do we explain that, and how do we measure success. Nobody has covered college golf better, or with more passion, than Lan...
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2020, Week 8 - Adam Scott Stories, Mailbag and Mexico Picks from 2020-02-19T05:00
Three flights in four days, two tournaments and a little in between has the host running ragged this week. No guest, so Will recaps Riviera and shares some anecdotal stories on why Adam Scott is...
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2020, Week 7 - Nick Sherburne of Club Champion + Genesis Picks from 2020-02-12T05:00
We study all of this data in golf to understand the professional game, but all of the tools the pros use is readily available to help us improve as golfers too. Club fitting is more scientific t...
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2020, Week 6 - Ryan Ballengee on Everything from 2020-02-05T05:00
Golf is officially gonzo already in February. With the dust still having not settled from details about the Premier Golf League leaking, the joint-authored report on the distance growth in golf ...
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2020, Week 5 - Mike Thomas + Phoenix Picks from 2020-01-29T05:00
Justin Thomas is a consensus top 5 player in golf right now. He is arguably the best all-around player in the game. He has had one swing coach his entire life, his father, Mike. Justin entrusts ...
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2020, Week 4 - Richie Hunt Part 2 + Farmers Picks from 2020-01-22T05:00
After breaking down some of golf's biggest questions in the previous episode, we go micro in the second part of this chat with Richie Hunt. A breakdown of which players are on the rise and who i...
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2020, Week 3 - Richie Hunt Part 1 + AmEx Picks from 2020-01-15T05:00
With decades worth of data now providing golf analysts with plenty of ammunition to fight stereotypes in the game, what have we learned? Richie Hunt is a golf analyst, with players and professio...
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2020, Week 2 - Michael Carroll of Fit For Golf + Sony Picks from 2020-01-08T05:00
The rise of power in golf is a huge talking point. Strategy has changed. Golf courses are being forced to change. Scoring is getting lower. So much discussion centers on technology, but golfers ...
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2020, Week 1 - Rick Gehman + Sentry Picks from 2020-01-01T05:00
Golf's geekiest podcast is now weekly. Rick Gehman, of DFS on Demand and CBS Sports, swings by to lend a hand at fantasy strategy. We talk trends, Rahm & JT on fire, biggest stories for 2020 and...
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Episode 64 - Season Finale with Dennis Paulson from 2019-12-16T05:00
We celebrate two years of breaking down golf, stats, analytics and the PGA Tour with Dennis Paulson. A veteran winner, his embracing and understanding of stats, technology and data provides the ...
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Episode 63 - Lou Stagner 2.0 from 2019-12-09T05:00
Golf has given us a lot to talk about in 2019, and nobody has seemingly crunched as much information as Lou Stagner. A year removed from his introduction to our audience, he returns to the podca...
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Episode 62 - Kevin Moore of Squares to Circles from 2019-11-25T05:00
There is more conversation than ever in golf and on the PGA Tour about the various tools used for success. Stat consultants and mental coaches are part of the "teams" players employ to chase win...
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Episode 61 - Ward Jarvis, Performance Coach from 2019-11-04T05:00
Golf is nuanced. We know that. Talent, fitness, data and repetition are all tools needed by the world's best golfers, on the PGA Tour and beyond. Even more important, to some, is the space betwe...
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Episode 60 - The Rise of Women's Golf, Part 2 from 2019-10-14T04:00
The conclusion of a two-part series on the growth of women's golf. After establishing how strong the game of golf is on the LPGA Tour and beyond, how can the game attract more fans? Does the lac...
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Episode 59 - The Rise of Women's Golf, Part 1 from 2019-10-07T04:00
Women's golf is better and deeper than ever. Is that debatable? Well, as it turns out, not really. We assembled an all-star panel of experts to discuss the strength of the women's game. What num...
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Episode 58 - Burning Questions from 2019-09-09T04:00
With the PGA Tour season recently completed and all of the data and statistics compiled, what did we learn? Did leaving the flagstick in alter putting statistics? What stats translated to most w...
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Episode 57 - Data Dump 2019 with Sean Martin from 2019-08-28T04:00
Another PGA Tour season is in the books, and with more data than any other tour, there is a lot to break down. Sean Martin from PGATour.com joins the annual debrief. We discuss the stat winners,...
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Episode 56 - Conrad Ray, Stanford Golf Coach from 2019-08-20T04:00
Fresh off another NCAA men's golf championship, Stanford Head Coach Conrad Ray is a walking encyclopedia of how to approach the game of golf. A former teammate of Tiger Woods, he's won as a play...
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Episode 55 - Rufus Peabody, Professional Sports Bettor from 2019-08-14T04:00
The explosion of golf data and legalized sports wagering is seeing a huge increase in attention in the sport. Rufus Peabody has been analyzing and betting on sports his entire career, with some ...
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Episode 54 - Marty Miller of Technogym from 2019-07-29T04:00
Golf is turning into a sport of athletes. Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Gary Woodland have dominated 2019. What do they have in common? Incredible fitness. Like data and stats,...
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Episode 53 - Dylan Beirne of 15th Club from 2019-07-15T04:00
For at least one week, golf returns to its roots at the Open Championship. True links golf is hard to find, and succeeding at it seems like a career pursuit. As golf's purest test returns to Roy...
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Episode 52 - Ryan French, Monday Q Info from 2019-07-08T04:00
Golf has dozens of professional tours in the United States. Making it to the PGA Tour is the dream. Getting there? Easier said than done. The grind is real, and guys are chasing opportunities in...
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Episode 51 - Mark Broadie 3.0 from 2019-06-24T04:00
The Godfather of golf stats is back! Mark Broadie makes another appearance on the pod to talk about his recent article breaking down the quest of PGA Tour players to avoid bogeys versus making b...
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Episode 50 - Clair Peterson, Tournament Director of the John Deere Classic from 2019-06-18T04:00
In professional golf on the PGA Tour, the casual fan is likely not aware of the tournament structure. While there is central oversight and requirements, almost every week on Tour is its own indi...
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Episode 49 - Thomas Bastis, PGA Tour Competition Agronomist from 2019-06-10T04:00
Golf is a grass business. And the turfgrass industry has become data heavy in recent years. As the weather becomes more extreme and unpredictable, courses must adapt faster. As PGA Tour players ...
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Episode 48 - Data Golf 2.0 from 2019-05-28T04:00
Will and Matt Courchene are back! The success of their site, Data Golf, has seen them add more data models and improve their player rankings, trends and tools. They join the podcast to talk grow...
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Episode 47 - Steve Scott from 2019-05-13T04:00
How close is the top golfer in the world from No. 100? What about 100 vs. 1000? What skills in golf separate the best from the rest? What keeps a guy on Tour, or stuck without a card? Steve Scot...
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Episode 46 - Picking The Masters Winner from 2019-04-08T04:00
The most watched golf tournament of the year is here, The Masters. More people will ask you, 'Who is going to win?' How can we predict who has the best chance? What statistics, historically, off...
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Episode 45 - Don Wallace of ShotLink from 2019-04-01T04:00
Golf data has been tracked in many forms over the years, but the explosion of its coverage on the PGA Tour centers around when ShotLink was developed. From walking scorers with pencil and paper ...
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Episode 44 - Peter Sanders of Shot By Shot from 2019-03-25T04:00
Strokes Gained seems like a modern statistical development in golf, but the reality is far older than that. Peter Sanders developed a strokes gained system in the 1980's, called it Shot by Shot,...
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Episode 42 - Best Course Tour from 2019-03-11T04:00
Golf on the PGA Tour is in its glory stretch of venues. From iconic locations on the west coast, to diabolical tests in Florida, to Augusta in April. For three months, some of the world's best g...
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Episode 41 - Will Carroll from 2019-02-28T05:00
Golf is in a statistical and technological revolution. Launch monitors and shot tracking have changed the way we analyze the sport and golfers approach it. This overnight phenomenon mirrors what...
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Episode 40 - Scott Fawcett from 2019-02-18T05:00
As golf chatter and debate has gone, there hasn't been another person as passionate as Scott Fawcett on social media when it comes to embracing (the right) data to be successful. A former mini t...
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Episode 39 - Jonathan Wall from 2019-02-04T05:00
The fascination with golf equipment seems to be at an all-time high. No longer is it good enough for golf fans to know what brand a PGA Tour player has in his bag. Today, you want to know his sp...
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Episode 38 - Shane Ryan on Mainstreaming Golf Stats from 2019-01-29T05:00
Golf has reached its golden age of statistics. They are everywhere. Players use them (more than they admit), broadcasters use them (some reluctantly) and fans study them. (?) Shane Ryan recently...
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Episode 37 - John Rollins from 2019-01-14T05:00
The game of golf has shown that there are multiple ways to win. Different personalities, different approaches and different skill sets can all hoist a trophy. John Rollins won three times on the...
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Episode 36 - Lou Stagner, Golf Stat Pro from 2019-01-07T05:00
Last year, Lou Stagner was listening to this podcast and was drawn to the endless ways to measure golf. A professional data analyst and avid golfer, Lou wanted to answer some of the questions po...
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Episode 35 - Player of the Year Roundtable from 2018-12-05T20:51:42
Golf had a great year in the professional ranks. An epic Sunday duel at the Masters. A multiple major winner. The triumphant return of Tiger Woods. An overhyped Ryder Cup with an overwhelming pe...
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Episode 34 - Team Europe's Stat Advantage from 2018-11-28T15:32:59
One of the biggest stories in professional golf this past year was The Ryder Cup. From all of the hype and the assembly of talent came one of the most shocking results in terms of the scope of t...
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Episode 33 - Justin Ray from 2018-10-29T04:00
There isn't a golf nugget of information that Justin Ray hasn't unearthed. First at ESPN, now at Golf Channel, his attention to detail and dedication to research has provided golf fans with some...
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Episode 32 - Corey Conners from 2018-10-15T04:00
Corey Conners just finished his rookie season on the PGA Tour. One of golf's great, young minds, Conners joins the podcast to talk about his golf evolution. From a chance encounter as a teenager...
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Episode 31 - Richie Hunt of Hunt Golf Analytics from 2018-10-09T13:51:52
Professional golf has become a marriage of many areas: talent, swing, conditioning, diet and stats. Yes, stats. Richie Hunt advises several PGA Tour professionals as a stats analyst. What do pro...
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Episode 30 - The Greens Reading Book Debate from 2018-10-02T19:15:35
How much information is too much information in golf? At the professional golf level, especially on the PGA Tour, greens reading books are produced with intricate levels of detail. Now, the USGA...
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Episode 29 - Data Dump from 2018-09-24T18:12:32
Tiger Woods has won. The Ryder Cup is on deck. Another PGA Tour season is in the books. Golf and the world of professional golf can't get much better right now! Now is the perfect time to naviga...
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Episode 28 - Will Gray of Golf Channel from 2018-09-19T18:25:22
The golf world and the PGA Tour got final clarity on the future of the FedEx Cup and how a winner will be determined starting in 2019. Is it fair? It is right? How does it impact the chances for...
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Episode 27 - Mark Immelman Co-Hosts from 2018-09-10T03:13:39
Understanding golf is a healthy balance of a variety of methods. Whether the swing is taught from tried and true methods, or built from a data set of probabilities, all of that information is im...
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Episode 26 - Jeff Willett, PGA Tour Caddie from 2018-09-04T14:43:47
Professional golf is more than Tiger, superstars and majors. At its core, the game is made up of a majority of players and caddies living year-to-year. At the end of each season, that drama buil...
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Episode 25 - The Data Golf Brothers from 2018-08-21T13:23:02
Golf is full of stats and data, but are people getting proper value out of it? Two years ago, Matt and Will Courchene took some of that PGA Tour data and developed their Predictive Model to identif...
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Episode 24 - Tom Alter and the FedEx Cup System from 2018-08-13T04:00
The PGA Tour wanted more golf excitement down the stretch of its season, so the FedEx Cup was born a decade ago. Today, it has become an additional motivator for the top golfers in the world, while...
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Episode 23 - Rich Beem from 2018-08-06T04:00
Rich Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship and was dancing all the way to the Wanamaker trophy. Four years earlier, he was trying to survive the Tuesday money game at El Paso Country Club. His story i...
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Episode 22 - Derek Ingram of Team Canada from 2018-07-23T17:43:30
How are the best golfers in the world developed? In Canada, golf is a passion, one that the country takes so seriously, it has invested in producing world-class talent from the top down. Derek Ingr...
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Episode 21 - Sean Martin from Open Championship from 2018-07-17T01:58:17
The third golf major of 2018 is here and Carnoustie is ready to test the world's best golfers. Sean Martin from PGATour.com joins the pod from Scotland to update course conditions, what makes Carno...
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Episode 20 - John Mahaffey from 2018-07-02T17:43:57
John Mahaffey knows golf and how to win at it, including the 1978 PGA Championship as part of 10 PGA Tour victories. As a broadcaster today, he offers the perfect link between the glory days of his...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 19 from 2018-06-21T08:00
The architect of the most important statistical advancement in golf is back. Mark Broadie was at Shinnecock Hills for the US Open and offers a breakdown of everything that went down. How impressive...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 18 from 2018-06-18T07:00
What is a good golf swing? What makes a professional better than a 30 handicap? For generations of golf instruction, the secret to a proper golf swing was passed down. Now, GolfTEC has the data to ...
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Perfect Number Podcast - Episode 17 from 2018-06-12T21:04:32
Picking golfers in fantasy is hard. Winning the U.S. Open is harder. Merging the two? Good luck. We go to the expert, Rob Bolton of PGATour.com, in advance of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills...
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