Troon + Shot Scope

Are you on the fence about whether or not to introduce hybrids into your bag? Still undecided as to what will be best for your game going forward, the data team at Shot Scope are here to help.

While we would like to hit every green on the course, inevitably, at some point, we will miss the putting surface and be forced to attempt an up and down. The team at Shot Scope have pulled some short game statistics from their on course performance database of over 350 million shots to see how amateurs attempt an up and down.

As it is Player Development Month at TROON, it seemed only fitting that our Game Performance Hub article for the month was on performance tracking, one of Shot Scope’s specialties.

Ahead of The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon (no connection) in Scotland, the birthplace of the game, Shot Scope have analyzed how amateur golfers perform on the course using on-course data from their 350 million shot database.

To celebrate Women’s Golf Month at TROON, our official data partner Shot Scope, have published some interesting stats from their ever-growing on-course database around tee shots from the amateur female golfer.

How do you compare to a PGA Tour player? Shot Scope take a look at the stats of amateur golfers and compare them to the elite of the game.

We will compare tee shots, approach play, short game, and putting to highlight just how good they really are, starting from the tee box.

You may have an idea in your head of what the typical golfer looks like but we are not talking about physical appearance, instead, what does their golf game look like?

Shot Scope have reviewed statistics for amateur golfers to shed some light on how different handicaps play, to provide a snapshot into the club golfer.

Have you ever wondered how you compare to your fellow amateur golfer? Shot Scope has the answers!

With over 350 million recorded shots, Shot Scope have comprehensive benchmarks for 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25hcp golfers to compare their game to.

Whilst we would like to hit every green every time we play, sadly, the chances of doing this are incredibly small. Shot Scope data shows that the average amateur will miss roughly 14 greens per round – here is what not to do when you miss your next green.