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TOUR
wo 59s, 12 first-time winners and a
bunch of 20-somethings proving
that there is life after Tiger Woods.
Justin Thomas has revelled in his new role
of chief scriptwriter for the PGA Tour, and
even found time to challenge Tiger to
putting contests at his home. In-between,he’s managed to win five times in the
last 12 months, including the US PGA
Championship, and won the FedEx Cup
and a $10 million jackpot. But as the
year-ending stats prove, he’s not the
only one who left their mark on the
2016/17 PGA Tour season...T
Some of the more remarkable numbers
behind the 2016/2017 PGA Tour season
Show me the money!
PERCENTAGE
OF GREENS
HIT...PERCENTAGE
OF UP AND
DOWNS...68.
Jordan Spieth’s scoring average was more
than 0.5 shots better than the next-best.Tour leader:
Ryan Armour
72.73%Tour leader:
Martin Flores
70.64%Tour leader:
Ian Poulter
67.36%Tour average
60.55%Tour average
64.94%Tour average
57.90%PERCENTAGE
OF FAIRWAYS
HIT...2
Number of players who joined the
59 club; Justin Thomas at the Sony
Open and Adam Hadwin at the
CareerBuilderChallenge.12
Top-ten finishes recorded by
best mates Spieth and
Thomas... each.$
million
Bonus presented to Justin Thomas for
winning the FedEx Cup – nearly
$80,000 more than he won in
prize money from
25 events.Of the 12 first-time
winners were in their 20s,10 including five rookies.
1
Number of victories Justin
Thomas had managed
prior to this season.