Phil and Tiger: Comparing their statistics at TPC Sawgrass

May. 3, 2010
By PGATOUR.COM staff

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Of the world's two best players -- No. 1 Tiger Woods and No. 2 Phil Mickelson -- which one has the statistical edge at THE PLAYERS Championship? In looking at the ShotLink numbers since 2003, there doesn't seem to be a decided advantage. Here's a detailed comparison of their statistics, as well as their performances on each hole of the Stadium Course since 2003.
MORE PHIL AND TIGER: Who's better suited for Sawgrass | Six points to consider | By the numbers | In the same field | In the same pairing | Photo gallery

	SHOTLINK STATISTICS
24	Rounds Played	24
432	Holes Played	432
1716	Total Strokes	1720
280.9 Yards	Driving Distance	281.3 Yards
57.10%	Driving Accuracy	58.00%
63.40%	Greens in Regulation	61.10%
37 ft, 6 in	Proximity to Hole	36 ft, 6 in
33 ft, 1 in	Proximity to Hole - From Fairway	30 ft, 2 in
51 ft, 2 in	Proximity to Hole - From Rough	52 ft, 6 in
60.10%	Scrambling Percentage	56.50%
58.30%	Sand Saves	48.40%
28.88	Putts Per Round	28.33
3	Total Zero-Putts	4
178	Total One-Putts	166
238	Total Two-Putts	232
13	Total Three-Putts	10
0	Putts Missed Inside 3 Feet	0
3	Putts Missed Inside 4 Feet	1
10	Putts Missed Inside 5 Feet	6
64.60%	Putting from 4 to 8 Feet	65.80%
89.50%	Putting Inside 10 Feet	86.40%
30	Putts Made Over 10 Feet	35
70 ft	Feet of Putts Made Per Round	71 ft
71.5	Stroke Average	71.67
3	Eagles	5
90	Birdies	88
62	Bogeys	70
10	Doubles or Worse	10
17 over	Par 3 Scoring to Par	13 over
12 over	Par 4 Scoring to Par	26 over
41 under	Par 5 Scoring to Par	47 under
12 under	Total Scoring to Par	8 under
17 under	Scoring on Holes 1-15	1 under
5 over	Scoring on Holes 16-18	7 under

NOTE: These ShotLink statistics are from 2003-2009

Hole-by-hole performances at TPC Sawgrass (2003-09)