PODS Championship: Calcavecchia's keys to victory
 
Mar. 12, 2007

• Consistent with the driver, Mark Calcavecchia ranked ninth in driving distance (all drives) with a distance of 277.8 yards and tied for 12th in driving accuracy hitting 9 of 13 fairways in each of the four rounds played (69.23 percent).

• He found 69.44 percent (T9) of the greens in regulation at Innisbrook averaging 29 feet, 10 inches from the hole on all approach shots to rank fifth in that category.

• Of the five approach shots from 200 -- 225 yards he averaged 18 feet, 11 inches from the hole to rank third in the field for the week. Compare that with his year-to-date average of 39 feet (T83) and he averaged over 21 feet closer to the pin from 200 -- 225 yards.

• Of the 50 greens hit in regulation, he only needed 81 putts and ranked first with a putting average of 1.620.

• He one-putted 34 times, which tied him for third, and he made 60 of 71 putts from inside 10 feet.

• He needed only 23 putts each in the second and third rounds, one-putting 24 times and making 14 putts from over 5 feet. He made 15 birdies in the two rounds.

• He made 10 putts from over 10 feet -- making birdie or better 42 percent of the time for the week.

• He converted 23 total birdie putts to rank first in that category, and he remained under par 31.94 percent of the time for the week.

• Calcavecchia scored well -- making birdie or better 20 percent of the time on the par 3s (T-6th), 25 percent on the par 4s (T-1st), and 62.5 percent on the par 5s (1st).

2007 PODS CHAMPIONSHIP
Calcavecchia's Keys to Victory
Stat Calcavecchia's Rank Calcavecchia's Stat Field Average Calcavecchia's '07 Rank Calcavecchia's '07 Stat
Driving Distance-All Drives 9th 277.8 270.5 42nd 284.9
Left Rough Tendency T7th 9.62% 15.78 125th 16.02%
Greens in Regulation Pct. T9th 69.44% 61.03 54th 66.96%
Proximity to Hole 5th 29' 10" 36' 4" T24th 34' 1"
Rough Proximity 8th 34' 11" 46' 4" T96th 43' 8"
Left Rough Proximity 7th 29' 7" 47' 0" T106th 44' 11"
Approaches from 75-100 yards 7th 8' 3" 16' 4" 2nd 8' 6"
Approaches from 150-175 Yards 2nd 17' 9" 28' 10" 34th 25' 9"
Approaches from 200-225 yards 3rd 18' 11" 39' 3" T83rd 39' 0"
Scrambling from the Fringe T1st 100.00% 86.86 T118th 84.21%
Putting Average 1st 1.62 1.819 22nd 1.747
Overall Putting Average 3rd 1.514 1.63 30th 1.321
One-Putt Percentage T3rd 47.22% 37.96 118th 33.09%
3-Putt Avoidance T55th 4.17% 3.36 T44th 2.42%
Putts Per Round 3rd 27.25 29.34 41st 28.79
Putting from 15' - 20' T3rd 40.00% 20.29 T55th 20.69%
Average Distance of Putts made 9th 96' 1" 80' 0" T92nd 2' 5"
Birdie or Better Conversion % 1st 42.00% 24.29 6th 35.81%
Lowest Round 1st 62 71 T2nd 62
Scoring Avg. (Actual) 1st 68.5 72 16th 69.91
Birdie Average 1st 5.75 2.82 3rd 4.48
Total Birdies 1st 23 8 15th 103
Par Breakers 1st 31.94% 15.89 6th 24.88%
Par 4 Scoring Average 5th 3.92 4.13 T26th 4.02
Par 5 Scoring Average 3rd 4.44 4.8 T9th 4.48
Final Round Performance T1st 100.00% 52.63 T1st 100.00%
Birdie or Better Percentage 1st 31.94% 15.89 6th 24.88%
Bounce Back 18th 22.22% 13.37 2nd 31.25%

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