Look back at the shots of the first half
By Mike Vitti
PGA TOUR staff
 

The awards have been handed out. The predictions made for the second half. There's only one thing left to do -- look back at the shots of the first half. Who had the longest drive? Who had the longest putt for birdie? For par? For bogey? The numbers never lie and here are the most compelling ShotLink numbers of the first half.

Shots of the first half
(Off the Tee)
Longest drive
(Off the Tee)
Longest drive
427 Yards - Jason Gore, Round 3, Mercedes Championships, Plantation Course at Kapalua 12th hole
Drives over 400 yards 17 total drives by 11 different players. 13 of the 17 were recorded on the 12th hole on the Plantation Course at Kapalua during the Mercedes Championships.
Two players with three drives over 400 yards Lucas Glover and Jason Gore - All six drives were on the 12th hole on the Plantation Course at Kapalua during the Mercedes Championships.
Number of times players have successfully driven a par-4 109 times
Most frequent par-4 reached from the tee TPC Sugarloaf, 13th Hole, 310 yards, BellSouth Classic - players hit the green from the tee 52 times
Player driving the most par-4s Bubba Dickerson, four times on three different courses (13th, TPC Sugarloaf; 12th, Redstone Golf Club; 14th, Quail Hollow GC)
Most 300 yard drives in an event 48 - J.B. Holmes, FBR Open
Lowest driving accuracy by a winner 46.4% - Tiger Woods, Buick Invitational and Rory Sabbatini, Nissan Open

Shots of the first half
(Approach to Green)
Most approaches inside 15 feet
(Approach to Green)
Most approaches inside 15 feet
237 approaches, Bo Van Pelt
Most approaches inside 15 feet in a single event 35 approaches - Kirk Triplett, Chrysler Classic of Tucson
Highest Par-3 GIR percentage, minimum 80 par-3s played 70.1% - Briny Baird
Most Total Par-3 GIR 178 - Bo Van Pelt (281 attempts)
Lowest GIR by a winner of an event 54.2%, Jeff Maggert, FedEx St. Jude Classic

Shots of the first half
(On the Green)
Longest putt made for birdie
(On the Green)
Longest putt made for birdie
80 feet, 2 inches - Nick Watney, Round 4, Shell Houston Open, Redstone Golf Club, 11th Hole, Par-4
Longest putt made for par 61 feet, 7 inches - Justin Rose, Round 2, Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, 11th Hole, Par-3
Longest putt made for bogey 70 feet, 9 inches - Chris Smith, Round 4, Shell Houston Open, Redstone Golf Club, 18th Hole, Par-4
Hole with most one-putts 251 one-putts - 10th hole, Riviera Country Club, Nissan Open
Hole with fewest one-putts 251 one-putts - 10th hole, Riviera Country Club, Nissan Open
Players with most one-putt greens 491 one-putt greens - Tom Pernice, Jr. (1,152 attempts) and Bo Van Pelt (1,260 attempts)
Longest one-putt streak 13 holes - Jerry Kelly
Longest three-putt avoidance streak 239 holes - Jesper Parnevik
Hole with most three-putts 66 three-putts, Hole 1, Winged Foot Golf Club, U.S. Open Championship
Hole with fewest three-putts 17 tied with only one three-putt
Player with fewest three-putt greens 9 three-putt greens - Vance Veazy (594 attempts)
Longest streak without a three-putt 239 Holes - Jesper Parnevik
Highest putting average by winner of an event 1.833 - Geoff Ogilvy, U.S. Open
Most total putts for the year 2,024 - Bo Van Pelt

Shots of the first half
(Scoring and Other Stats)
Toughest Par-3
(Scoring and Other Stats)
Toughest Par-3
2nd hole, Plantation Course at Kapalua, 218 yards, 3.420 scoring average
Toughest Par-4 5th hole, Poppy Hills, 426 yards, 4.492 average score
Toughest Par-5 14th hole, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 573 yards, 5.300 average score
Hole-in-ones on TOUR 12 total - Four of which were on the 13th hole at TPC Sawgrass duringTHE PLAYERS Championship
Double Eagles 3 total
Brian Gay, second round, Nissan Open, Riviera CC,1st hole
Geoff Ogilvy, first round, The Honda Classic, The Country Club at Mirasol, 6th hole
Jeff Overton second round, Barclays Classic, Westchester CC, 18th hole
Hole with most balls ending in the water 66 water balls - Sony Open in Hawaii, 2nd hole, par-4, Waialae CC
Course with most balls ending in the water TPC Southwind - 324 water balls for the week
Most rounds in the 60s 25 - Brian Gay
Highest score on a hole 10 - six players