2007 WGC-CA Championship ShotLink Stats

ShotLink Keys to Victory for Tiger Woods

• Woods averaged 286.5 yards (10th) from the tee for all tee shots, finding 53.57 percent of the fairways for the week.

• Despite ranking T46th in driving accuracy, he managed to lead the field in greens in regulation hitting (75.00%), and proximity to the hole (33 ft 4 in) for the week.

• When he found the short grass from the tee, he led the field in fairway proximity averaging 27' 5" (1st) from the hole on approach shots. 12 of his 16 total birdies originated from approach shots in the fairway.

• Tiger led the field on approach shots from over 200 yards averaging 39' 9" (1st) from the hole on 13 attempts while the field averaged 57' 4" from the same distance (over 18 feet closer than the field).

• Woods was 5 for 6 in sand saves (tied for third) and scrambled 11 of 18 times when missing the green in regulation (36th).

• He dominated the par 5's making birdie or better 56.25% (T1st) of the time. On the par 5-1st hole he was 5 under for the week (3 birdies and an eagle).

• He was even par on both the par 3's & 4's, and was 10 under on the par 5's for the week. On the 16 par 5's Tiger played at Doral Resort & Spa, he needed only 70 total strokes (4.38 avg-1st). This was 2 fewer strokes than 2nd place (72 strokes) and over 6.75 strokes better than the field average of 76.75 strokes on the par 5's.

• Key tournament statistics for Tiger Woods:

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