Keys to victory: Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods started his 2006 season with his 47th career victory in a
two-hole playoff with Jose Maria Olazabal and PGA TOUR rookie Nathan
Green. Woods' victory puts his record at 9-1 in playoffs on the PGA TOUR.
The Course
Playing over par every day, the South Course presented a challenge to
the players all week, especially in the second round where players
averaged over two strokes over par.
Torrey Pines, South Course
Scoring Average by Round
|
| Round 1 | 73.910 |
| Round 2 | 74.286 |
| Round 3 | 73.171 |
| Round 4 | 73.439 |
| Tournament | 73.690 |
Tiger Woods' ShotLink Statistics
Ball Striking
• Averaging 306.3 yards off the tee, Woods was fifth in the
field in driving distance.
• Finishing tied for ninth in GIR percentage, Woods hit 73.6
percent of the greens in regulation.
• Woods ranked first in proximity to the hole, averaging 26
feet, 8 inches on all his approaches on the South Course.
• It didn't matter where Woods was hitting from as he ranked
second on approaches from the fairway and fifth from out of the rough.
Short Game
• Woods was in the top 35 in scrambling success
and finished 12th in proximity to the hole from the sand.
• On the South Course, Woods was successful in converting all of his
scrambling attempts from the fringe, all of his attempts from 20 to 30
yards from the green and all of his attempts inside of 10 feet.
Putting
• In 2005, Woods was the only player on TOUR who did not miss a
putt inside of 3 feet, and he was perfect again this past week.
• Woods' 60-foot, 7-inch putt was the longest putt Woods has made
since ShotLink has started recording this data.
• Woods was fourth in birdie or better conversion rate,
successfully converting on 39.6 percent of his attempts.
Scoring
• Making birdie or better on 75 percent of the
par 5s, Woods finished first in par-5 scoring with an average of 4.19.
| Woods' Key ShotLink Statistics at
the Buick Invitational |
| Category |
Event Rank |
Event Stat |
Event Average |
Woods 2005 Rank |
Woods 2005 Stat |
| Average Driving Distance | 5th | 306.3 yards | 284.4 yards | 2nd | 316.1 yards |
| Greens in Regulation | T-9th | 73.6% | 66.9% | 6th | 69.9% |
| Proximity to the Hole | 1st | 26 feet, 8 inches | 37 feet, 1
inch | 25th | 30 feet, 3 inches |
| Proximity to the Hole
from the Rough | 9th | 30 feet, 8 inches | 49 feet, 7 inches | 10th |
37 feet, 1 inch |
| Proximity to the Hole
from the Fairway | 2nd | 24 feet, 3 inches | 31 feet, 5 inches | 7th |
26 feet, 2 inches |
| Going for the Green | T-3rd | 66.7% | 35.7% | 1st | 65.1% |
| Birdie or Better Conversion | 4th | 39.6% | 27.7% | 1st | 36.6% |
| Par-5 Scoring Average | 1st | 4.19 | 4.65 | 1st | 4.52 |
| Par-5 Birdie or Better Percentage | 1st | 75.0% | 40.5% | 1st |
53.4% |
| Par Breakers | T-3rd | 29.2% | 19.4% | 1st | 26.1% |