1/11
One of the big debates we hear is whether guaranteed money with LIV will cause players to practice less, lose their edge, and simply play worse since there’s less on the line.
The beauty of TUGR is we can measure this.
A 🧵…
One of the big debates we hear is whether guaranteed money with LIV will cause players to practice less, lose their edge, and simply play worse since there’s less on the line.
The beauty of TUGR is we can measure this.
A 🧵…
2/11
Since we use head-to-head performance, every stroke counts and everyone is benchmarked against the #1 players in the world.
Let’s look at some numbers just in an few short months of 2023. With LIV players playing around the world, we have plenty of numbers to use…
Since we use head-to-head performance, every stroke counts and everyone is benchmarked against the #1 players in the world.
Let’s look at some numbers just in an few short months of 2023. With LIV players playing around the world, we have plenty of numbers to use…
3/11
At the beginning of 2023, using TUGR rankings of course:
12 LIV players in top 50
22 LIV players in top 100
The 50th ranked player on avg shot 1.71 shots/rd worse than the #1 ranked player.
The 100th best player on avg shot 2.17 shots/rd worse than the #1 ranked player.
At the beginning of 2023, using TUGR rankings of course:
12 LIV players in top 50
22 LIV players in top 100
The 50th ranked player on avg shot 1.71 shots/rd worse than the #1 ranked player.
The 100th best player on avg shot 2.17 shots/rd worse than the #1 ranked player.
4/11
Today:
9 LIV players in the top 50
21 LIV players in the top 100
The 50th ranked player on avg shot 1.61 shots/round worse than the #1 player in the world.
The 100th best player on avg shot 2.12 shots/round worse than the #1 player in the world.
Today:
9 LIV players in the top 50
21 LIV players in the top 100
The 50th ranked player on avg shot 1.61 shots/round worse than the #1 player in the world.
The 100th best player on avg shot 2.12 shots/round worse than the #1 player in the world.
5/11
Alright, let me break this down.
At first glance you would think LIV players are getting worse bc there are fewer top 50 and 100 players within their ranks.
This isn’t exactly true…
Alright, let me break this down.
At first glance you would think LIV players are getting worse bc there are fewer top 50 and 100 players within their ranks.
This isn’t exactly true…
6/11
You see, the Relative Strokes metric, how we rank players in TUGR, is a moving target bc, hence the name, it’s “relative” to the best player in world.
So a player could fall in the rankings without actually losing relative strokes if others behind him are playing better…
You see, the Relative Strokes metric, how we rank players in TUGR, is a moving target bc, hence the name, it’s “relative” to the best player in world.
So a player could fall in the rankings without actually losing relative strokes if others behind him are playing better…
7/11
That’s what’s happening here in the first two months of 2023.
It’s not that LIV players are playing worse golf relative to their PGAT peers, it’s actually that, as a whole, PGAT players are playing better golf relative to the #1 player in the world….
That’s what’s happening here in the first two months of 2023.
It’s not that LIV players are playing worse golf relative to their PGAT peers, it’s actually that, as a whole, PGAT players are playing better golf relative to the #1 player in the world….
8/11
Look back at Tweet 3 and 4 of this chain and compare the Relative Strokes numbers to each other. You can see both the 50th and 100th ranked players improved ever so slightly (they’re closing the gap).
Here’s your “ah ha” moment…
Look back at Tweet 3 and 4 of this chain and compare the Relative Strokes numbers to each other. You can see both the 50th and 100th ranked players improved ever so slightly (they’re closing the gap).
Here’s your “ah ha” moment…
9/11
If the Relative Strokes had stayed the same from January until now, LIV would have:
12 players in the top 50
23 players in the top 100
Exactly same on the top 50 and one better in the top 100 from January.
What does this mean…
If the Relative Strokes had stayed the same from January until now, LIV would have:
12 players in the top 50
23 players in the top 100
Exactly same on the top 50 and one better in the top 100 from January.
What does this mean…
10/11
LIV players as a whole have incrementally improved their level of play relative to January, it’s just that PGAT players have incrementally improved their level of play slightly more.
So going back to the original question…
LIV players as a whole have incrementally improved their level of play relative to January, it’s just that PGAT players have incrementally improved their level of play slightly more.
So going back to the original question…
11/11
Does guaranteed money lessen the level of play for LIV?
So far, no, that’s not the case, and the numbers show it.
TUGR.org
#LIVGolfTucson #PGATour #notOWGR
#optoutofOWGR
Does guaranteed money lessen the level of play for LIV?
So far, no, that’s not the case, and the numbers show it.
TUGR.org
#LIVGolfTucson #PGATour #notOWGR
#optoutofOWGR
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