Keys to Victory -- Tiger Woods in 2006
 
Mar. 20, 2007

• Woods averaged 296.9 yards (4th for all drives) from the tee, finding 46.4 percent of the fairways for the week. 26 of his 56 drives were greater than 300 yards from the tee (longest drive -- 349 yards on the 6th hole in round 3).

• Despite only 26 of Tiger's approach shots originating from the fairway, he led the field in greens in regulation for the week (80.6 percent). Not only did he hit a lot of greens, but he hit it close, averaging 24 ft. 8 in. (T3rd) from the hole on all approach shots.

• Of the 14 greens missed in regulation, he salvaged par or better 10 times, including a perfect 3 for 3 when scrambling inside of 10 yards.

• Woods was a perfect 58 for 58 when putting from inside of 6 feet for the week. Moving out to 10 feet he was 67 for 70 (95.7 percent), ranking 2nd in the field from this distance.

• He accumulated 25 (1st) total birdies for the week remaining under par 34.7 percent of the time (T2nd)

• He birdied 25 percent (T5th) of the par 3's, 32.5 percent (T2nd) of the par 4's, and 50 percent (T17th) of the par 5's for the week.

• Despite finding only four fairways in the final round last year, he managed to hit 16 of 18 greens en route to his victory.

Tournament Stats for the Top-3 Finishers in 2006
Stats Woods Event Rank Woods Event Stat Toms Event Rank Toms Event Stat Villegas Event Rank Villegas Event Stat Event Average
Driving Distance, All Drives 4th 296.9 T-44th 277.3 7th 294.5 279.9
Longest Drive T-9th 349 T-81st 330 T-61st 334 --
Driving Accuracy T-59th 46.4% T-27th 57.1% T-41st 53.6% 55.2%
Left Rough Tendency T-20th 14.3% T-32nd 16.1% T-61st 21.4% 15.4%
Right Rough Tendency T-71st 30.4% T-27th 16.1% T-36th 17.9% 16.6%
Greens in Regulation T-1st 80.6% T-6th 73.6% T-8th 72.2% 65.9%
Proximity to the Hole 5th 24 ft,8 in. 15th 26 ft., 10 in. 8th 25 ft., 7 in. 30 feet
Fairway Proximity 1st 20 ft., 10 in. 12th 23 ft., 1 in. 22nd 24 ft., 6 in. 26 ft., 9 in.
Rough Proximity 33rd 35 ft, 6 in. 37th 36 ft 12th 28 ft., 9 in. 36 ft., 1 in.
Going for the Green T-5th 54.2% T-34th 29.2% T-1st 62.5% 29.9%
Scrambling T-23rd 71.4% 9th 78.9% T-41st 65.0% 64.1%
Sand Saves 71st 20.0% T-1st 100% T-40th 50.0% 54.1%
Scrambling, Proximity to the Hole 69th 8 ft, 11 in. 3rd 4 ft., 9 in. 41st 6 ft, 8 in. 6 ft., 10 in.
Putting Average T-33rd 1.690 15th 1.642 2nd 1.558 1.730
Average Putts per Round T-56th 28.75 T-14th 26.75 T-14th 26.75 28.18
One-Putt Percentage T-59th 37.5% T-19th 47.2% T-19th 47.2% 41.8%
Three-Putt Percentage T-1st 0.0% T-21st 1.4% T-21st 1.4% 1.9%
Putting inside 10 feet 2nd 95.7% T-15th 91.2% T-60th 85.1% 88.2%
Average Distance of Putts Made per Round 64th 60 ft., 4 in. 21st 82 ft., 5 in. 42nd 69 ft, 11 in. 72 ft, 5 in
Birdie or Better Conversion Percentage 14th 41.40% 13th 41.50% T-2nd 47.10% 31.80%
Par Breakers T-2nd 34.7% T-4th 33.3% 1st 36.1% 22.5%
Total Birdies 1st 25 T-2nd 24 T-2nd 24 11
Par 3 Scoring Average T-18th 2.94 T-18th 2.94 T-51st 3.13 3.06
Par 4 Scoring Average 1st 3.73 T-2nd 3.75 T-2nd 3.75 3.98
Par 5 Scoring Average T-14th 4.50 T-14th 4.50 1st 4.31 4.66