Statistical analysis: USA vs. Internationals

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Oct. 6, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM

How do Fred Couples' and Greg Norman's teams for the 2009 Presidents Cup compare? There's only one way to find out: Turn to ShotLink. Check out each player's individual stats on TOUR this season and how they size up against the competition.

2009 statistical ranks on TOUR
American Team vs. International Team
Player Total Driving Ball Striking Total Putting   Player Total Driving Ball Striking Total Putting
Tiger Woods 7th 4th 9th   Geoff Ogilvy 142nd 133rd 11th
Phil Mickelson 109th 114th 85th   Vijay Singh 58th 47th 187th
Steve Stricker 39th 30th 67th   Camilo Villegas 72nd 47th 117th
Kenny Perry 4th 7th 71st   Retief Goosen 107th 144th 26th
Zach Johnson 42nd 22nd 23rd   Ernie Els 29th 36th 175th
Stewart Cink 101st 124th 22nd   Angel Cabrera 101st 137th 66th
Sean O'Hair 56th 26th 123rd   Mike Weir 182nd 178th 35th
Jim Furyk 91st 95th 4th   Robert Allenby 5th 4th 181st
Anthony Kim 116th 144th 33rd   Y.E. Yang 95th 68th 105th
Justin Leonard 39th 43rd 45th   Tim Clark 72nd 64th 24th
Lucas Glover 3rd 32th 97th   Adam Scott 91st 128th 192nd
Hunter Mahan 9th 9th 65th   Ryo Ishikawa 153rd 178th 188th
Average Rank 51st 54th 54th   Average Rank 92nd 97th 109th
Off the tee
American Team vs. International Team
Player Driving Distance Rank Driving Accuracy Rank   Player Driving Distance Rank Driving Accuracy Rank
Tiger Woods 286.8 T32 64.3% 85th   Geoff Ogilvy 288.8 T21 58.4% 157th
Phil Mickelson 296.8 3rd 52.2% 187th   Vijay Singh 290.1 15th 60.9% 127th
Steve Stricker 279.3 T103 66.8% 49th   Camilo Villegas 288 T26 61.3% 126th
Kenny Perry 286.8 T32 67% 47th   Retief Goosen 286.2 T39 59.6% 143rd
Zach Johnson 277.4 T122 71.6% 9th   Ernie Els 283.6 62nd 64.9% 77th
Stewart Cink 286.6 36th 58.6% 156th   Angel Cabrera 293.8 9th 51.5% 189th
Sean O'Hair 290.8 13th 61.6% T122   Mike Weir 276.9 127th 62.7% 110th
Jim Furyk 275.1 148th 70% 21st   Robert Allenby 282.9 68th 66.9% 48th
Anthony Kim 296.7 4th 53.4% 183rd   Y.E. Yang 284 T53 60.6% 129th
Justin Leonard 278.1 T111 68.3% 36th   Tim Clark 273.7 T161 73.1% 4th
Lucas Glover 286.8 T32 65.5% 68th   Adam Scott 285.5 46th 58.8% T152
Hunter Mahan 288.8 T21 64.9% 76th   Ryo Ishikawa 285.4 47th 49.1% 192nd
Approaching the green
American Team vs. International Team
Player Greens in Regulation Rank Proximity to Hole Rank   Player Greens in Regulation Rank Proximity to Hole Rank
Tiger Woods 68.5% 12th 34 feet 7 inches 62nd   Geoff Ogilvy 64.3% 115th 36 feet 3 inches 146th
Phil Mickelson 64.3% T113 37 feet 3 inches 173rd   Vijay Singh 66.2% 51st 34 feet 7 inches 62nd
Steve Stricker 66.7% T37 32 feet 5 inches 9th   Camilo Villegas 66.7% T37 35 feet 7 inches 114th
Kenny Perry 67.3% 23rd 33 feet 9 inches 30th   Retief Goosen 62.3% 168th 34 feet 10 inches 72nd
Zach Johnson 67.3% 24th 32 feet 9 inches 11th   Ernie Els 66.1% 54th 34 feet 6 inches 57th
Stewart Cink 63.5% 140th 35 feet 5 inches 109th   Angel Cabrera 62.4% 166th 34 feet 10 inches 72nd
Sean O'Hair 67.8% T16 34 feet 7 inches 62nd   Mike Weir 62.4% T164 33 feet 3 inches 19th
Jim Furyk 64.8% 91st 32 feet 9 inches 11th   Robert Allenby 68.1% 14th 33 feet 8 inches 27th
Anthony Kim 62.7% 159th 36 feet 6 inches 154th   Y.E. Yang 66.2% 52nd 34 feet 7 inches 62nd
Justin Leonard 65.9% T64 33 feet 0 inches 14th   Tim Clark 65.9% 63rd 30 feet 10 inches 1st
Lucas Glover 65.7% 74th 34 feet 6 inches 57th   Adam Scott 62.8% 156th 35 feet 10 inches 124th
Hunter Mahan 67.8% 19th 34 feet 5 inches 51st   Ryo Ishikawa 54.5% 192nd 40 feet 8 inches 192nd
Around the Green
American Team vs. International Team
Player Sand Saves Rank Scrambling Rank   Player Sand Saves Rank Scrambling Rank
Tiger Woods 61.9% 3rd 68.2% 1st   Geoff Ogilvy 54.8% 44th 59.8% 66th
Phil Mickelson 46.6% 134th 57.5% 115th   Vijay Singh 44.9% 148th 55.7% 150th
Steve Stricker 54.2% 53rd 66.5% 2nd   Camilo Villegas 48.8% 110th 56.8% 139th
Kenny Perry 52.7% 77th 63.2% 13th   Retief Goosen 60.0% 8th 59.8% 68th
Zach Johnson 53.1% 69th 61.6% 40th   Ernie Els 48.0% 117th 60.1% 62nd
Stewart Cink 46.7% 132nd 57.5% 117th   Angel Cabrera 51.9% 84th 57.4% 121st
Sean O'Hair 51.7% 85th 57.5% 117th   Mike Weir 57.5% 19th 62.9% 17th
Jim Furyk 55.6% 34th 64.0% 10th   Robert Allenby 54.6% 48th 60.5% 56th
Anthony Kim 52.7% 79th 57.2% 125th   Y.E. Yang 53.2% 66th 58.4% 91st
Justin Leonard 54.6% 49th 59.9% 65th   Tim Clark 56.3% 29th 63.2% 14th
Lucas Glover 55.1% 38th 58.1% 101st   Adam Scott 46.7% 130th 53.2% 178th
Hunter Mahan 57.2% 20th 58.2% 96th   Ryo Ishikawa 40.0% T176 52.7% 180th
On the Green
American Team vs. International Team
Player Putting inside 5 feet Rank Putting 5-10 feet Rank   Player Putting inside 5 feet Rank Putting 5-10 feet Rank
Tiger Woods 98.1% 2nd 62.1% 10th   Geoff Ogilvy 97.3% 20th 56.2% 82nd
Phil Mickelson 95.3% 158th 53.8% 129th   Vijay Singh 95.8% 125th 49.6% 181st
Steve Stricker 96.8% 47th 55.6% 95th   Camilo Villegas 96.5% 70th 52.0% 156th
Kenny Perry 97.5% 10th 56.1% 85th   Retief Goosen 97.8% 7th 58.1% 50th
Zach Johnson 97.1% 31st 58.5% 43rd   Ernie Els 95.9% 112th 50.8% 174th
Stewart Cink 97.1% 27th 58.6% 41st   Angel Cabrera 96.6% 64th 62.0% 11th
Sean O'Hair 96.1% 99th 52.2% 155th   Mike Weir 96.3% 91st 61.5% 16th
Jim Furyk 97.8% 6th 58.5% 45th   Robert Allenby 96.1% 102nd 50.4% 175th
Anthony Kim 96.7% 50th 57.4% 61st   Y.E. Yang 97.1% 31st 55.7% 93rd
Justin Leonard 96.9% 40th 52.7% 147th   Tim Clark 96.6% 60th 59.2% 36th
Lucas Glover 96.8% 45th 56.9% 70th   Adam Scott 94.7% 174th 47.7% 188th
Hunter Mahan 96.1% 102nd 62.3% 8th   Ryo Ishikawa 94.9% 173rd 54.1% 126th
On the Green
American Team vs. International Team
Player Putting outside 10 feet Rank Distance of Putts Made Per Round Rank   Player Putting outside 10 feet Rank Distance of Putts Made Per Round Rank
Tiger Woods 15.9% 64th 76 feet 6 inches 38th   Geoff Ogilvy 18.3% 11th 78 feet 3 inches 18th
Phil Mickelson 16.4% 48th 72 feet 11 inches 98th   Vijay Singh 12.4% 178th 65 feet 11 inches 185th
Steve Stricker 16.9% 34th 73 feet 10 inches 80th   Camilo Villegas 14.3% 129th 69 feet 6 inches 154th
Kenny Perry 16.9% 35th 78 feet 6 inches 16th   Retief Goosen 15.1% 104th 70 feet 3 inches 137th
Zach Johnson 16.2% 50th 75 feet 10 inches 48th   Ernie Els 13.9% 151st 66 feet 4 inches 183rd
Stewart Cink 15.4% 83rd 72 feet 10 inches 99th   Angel Cabrera 15.3% 94th 73 feet 1 inches 97th
Sean O'Hair 16.2% 51st 76 feet 0 inches 45th   Mike Weir 17.7% 19th 77 feet 8 inches 27th
Jim Furyk 17.3% 27th 75 feet 8 inches 51st   Robert Allenby 13.0% 170th 67 feet 11 inches 171st
Anthony Kim 16.1% 56th 74 feet 3 inches 72nd   Y.E. Yang 14.4% 125th 73 feet 6 inches 88th
Justin Leonard 16.8% 41st 75 feet 8 inches 51st   Tim Clark 17.7% 19th 78 feet 9 inches 14th
Lucas Glover 15.4% 85th 74 feet 11 inches 63rd   Adam Scott 12.4% 179th 66 feet 11 inches 179th
Hunter Mahan 16.0% 59th 77 feet 10 inches 22nd   Ryo Ishikawa 15.8% 71st 74 feet 8 inches T65
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