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A closer look at TPC of Scottsdale's 16th hole
 
Jan. 30, 2007
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By Mike Vitti
PGATOUR.com ShotLink Analyst

The 16th hole at the TPC Scottsdale annually attracts the kind of crowd you might expect to see at an NFL game -- not a golf tournament like the FBR Open.

The fans who fill the stadium-like oval that surrounds the tee on the 162-yard par-3 critique each shot -- loudly -- and aren't adverse to booing the ones they don't like. Still, judging by statistics powered by ShotLink, the commotion doesn't seem to throw the PGA TOUR pros off their game.

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Inside The Numbers
TPC of Scottsdale No. 16 Scoring Statistics 2003-'06
Year Hole Rank Average Score Hole In One Birdies Pars Bogeys Double Bogeys Others
2004 13 2.905 0 86 272 40 4 0
2005 9 3.116 0 46 281 80 7 0
2006 12 2.978 0 71 272 56 3 0

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ShotLink Statistics
2004 2005 2006
Greens in Regulation 76.12% 65.94% 75.12%
Average Proximity to the Hole 27' 5" 38' 1" 27' 8"
Closest to the hole 13" 19" 1"
Scrambling Success 67.71% 58.16% 53.00%
Sand Saves 39.13% 40.00% 43.75%
Putting Average 1.768 1.945 1.808
One-putt percentage 38.31% 31.88% 32.84%
Three-putt percentage 3.48% 7.25% 2.99%
Longest Putt Made 43' 6" 42' 2" 41' 11"

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