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Post by don on Mar 4, 2019 3:03:36 GMT
+70% from the sand in 2017 is an all-time under the radar achievement. Glad you listed it.
Sand Save Leaders on the PGA Tour By Year 2018 — Ben Crane, 66.00 percent 2017 — Rickie Fowler, 67.69 2016 — Sean O'Hair, 62.42 2015 — Kevin Na, 63.19 2014 — Bill Haas, 62.15 2013 — K.J. Choi, 67.18 2012 — Jonas Blixt, 65.44 2011 — Brian Gay, 63.40 2010 — Luke Donald, 66.39 2009 — Luke Donald, 64.43 2008 — Dudley Hart, 63.71 2007 — Tim Clark, 68.10 2006 — Luke Donald, 63.64 2005 — Pat Perez, 62.96 2004 — Dan Forsman, 62.32 2003 — Stuart Appleby, 62.12 2002 — Jose Maria Olazabal, 64.89 2001 — Franklin Langham, 68.93 2000 — Fred Couples, 66.99 1999 — Jeff Sluman, 67.27 1998 — Keith Fergus, 71.01 1997 — Bob Estes, 70.27 1996 — Gary Rusnak, 64.03 1995 — Billy Mayfair, 68.80 1994 — Corey Pavin, 65.35 1993 — Ken Green, 64.36 1992 — Mitch Adcock, 66.94 1991 — Ben Crenshaw, 64.91 1990 — Paul Azinger, 67.22 1989 — Mike Sullivan, 66.01 1988 — Greg Powers, 63.54 1987 — Paul Azinger, 63.16 1986 — Paul Azinger, 63.76 1985 — Tom Purtzer, 60.78 1984 — Peter Oosterhuis, 64.71 1983 — Isao Aoki, 62.31 1982 — Isao Aoki, 60.19 1981 — Tom Watson, 60.14 1980 — Bob Eastwood, 65.42
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Post by philknj on Mar 5, 2019 3:52:27 GMT
Wow, only one sand save leader on the PGA Tour in the last 39 seasons did better than Lexi's 70.37% in 2017. BTW, do you get a sand save if you hit your second shot into a green-side bunker on a par-5, splash out and two-putt for a par? You think Lexi had a few of those in 2017?
Here are all the sand save leaders (minimum 20 attempts) I could pull out of the stats section at the LPGA website...only 14 times in 26 seasons did the leader hit 60%, while every PGA Tour leader hit 60% since 1980.
Year Name Sand Saves Attempts Percentage 2018 Jenny Shin 58 91 63.74 % 2017 Lexi Thompson 38 54 70.37 % 2016 Jenny Shin 64 96 66.67 % 2015 Lydia Ko 52 88 59.09 % 2014 Karrie Webb 50 87 57.47 % 2013 Meaghan Francella 28 45 62.22 % 2012 Leta Lindley 24 36 66.67 % 2011 Leta Lindley 24 36 66.67 % 2010 Na Yeon Choi 37 55 67.30 % 2009 Meg Mallon 13 23 56.50 % 2008 Russy Gulyanamitta 21 35 60.00 % 2007 Michelle Ellis 22 40 55.00 % 2006 Kim Williams 23 37 62.20 % 2005 Angela Jerman-Ormsby 30 50 60.00 % 2004 Laurie Rinker 20 36 55.60 % 2003 Soo-Yun Kang 32 57 56.10 % 2002 Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 42 74 56.80 % 2001 Karen Pearce 41 65 63.10 % 2000 Alison Nicholas 33 52 63.50 % 1999 Mi Hyun Kim 64 110 58.20 % 1998 Lisa Walters 56 90 62.20 % 1997 Caroline McMillan 55 97 56.70 % 1996 Caroline McMillan 60 104 57.70 % 1995 Caroline McMillan 50 83 60.20 % 1994 Beth Daniel 43 73 58.90 %
1993 Jayne Thobois 24 41 58.50 %
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Post by don on Mar 5, 2019 11:33:45 GMT
Something does seem odd about Lexi over the all-timers. It’s putting as much as bunker play.
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Post by dennis on Mar 10, 2019 19:38:55 GMT
Spent yesterday 03/09/2019, playing a round of golf with Red Cap 45 in Palm Beach.
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