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Originally Posted by shemp
I know why I rounded from .168 to .2-- I'm lazy. Why did you round from .2 to 1?
In any case, the simple and extremely useful model of putting performance provided by the strokes gained statistic abstracts away information, when you are talking about a single round, there isn't a need to abstract away-- especially when it is useful.
I was lazy as well in saying 6. I should have said higher, even higher than 7 because Rory's scrambling also saved him quite a few points of EV.
And the stat doesn't abstract away anything. It gives you as clear of a picture as you can get at this point in golf information.
Sure Tiger made some longer ones but the differnce in expectation between Tiger's longest putts and Rory's isn't gigantic.
Tiger strokes gained on 3 longest putts
28 footer- +.97
25 footer- +.95
14 footer- +.75
Total- +2.67
Rory
13 footer- +.7
12 footer- .+65
10 footer- +.6
Total- +1.95
So on their 3 longest putts Tiger only got a .72 advantage on Rory. However if memory serves me right Rory made 1 more mid range putt on the day compared to Tiger and that would account for an extra .5-.6 strokes gained.
So again, like I have already shown Tiger and Rory putted just about the same. Tiger edged him by .2ish.
To sum up Sunday. Tiger crushed Rory in ball striking, edged him in putting, but Rory scooped up a ton of EV with his scrambling.
And anyone expecting to see any work from Shremp is kidding themselves.