While golf fans are eagerly awaiting the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, Nerds data at Shot Scope Pigeon in the final question: Who is better in Golf, American or European?
Look, we all know that Ryder Cup brings the best and worst in golf fans. Of course, Europeans invented the game, but Americans perfected the art of screaming “Get into the hole!” From 250 yards abroad and turning golf carts into mobile beer distributors.
But what happens when you get 7,000 amateur players – 3,500 from each side of the basin – and dig them against each other in the last data confrontation?
Our friends in Stretch He did exactly, pulling the players together from six different levels of handicap (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30) to solve this once and for all.
Think of it as Ryder Cup, but with significantly more three acne and lost balls.
Round 1: Distance of driving
Winner: US (USA! US!)
Here’s where Americans go a little bit in the breast a little. The USA team on average 246 yards compared to 230 European yards-a 16-boron change that probably explains why American players always look so safe despite 95 shooting.
This uses Shot Scope’s average performance, which removes strangers (Excuse me, that 320-Oborre bomb you hit once doesn’t count) to show what a good blow travels.
Round 2: Direction accuracy
Winner: Europe (Dammit)
And just like this, Europeans strike again. The Europe team finds 49 percent of the time compared to America’s 48.
Of course, it’s just one percentage change, but in golf – a game where we argue if that stroke was actually 2 meters 11 -inch or three feet – Margins matters.
Round 3: Balls lost by tee
Winner: Europe
This hits for Team USA. Europeans lose 1.08 balls in the round compared to 1.62 Americans. This is 0.54 fewer missing balls for the round, which may not sound too much until you realize it is about $ 2 less spent on the round replacement of Pro V1S you will never see again.
Round 4: The greens in the regulation
Winner: US
Americans dance again with a better iron game, hitting six greens in round (34 percent) compared to five (27 percent) of Europe. This is where that additional car distance begins to pay dividends – more stable handcuffs in the greens apparently make a difference. Who knew?
Round 5: proximity to pin from 50 yards
The result: Tie
Both teams on average 33 meters away pin when hit by 50 yards. Either both continents have understood the secret of wedge game or everyone is just as terrible in it. You decide.
Round 6: proximity to pin from 100 yard
Winner: Europe
Team Europe edges this 51 meters to 54 meters. Not exactly approaching it near, but, hey, three meters closer is three meters closer. Europeans are apparently a little better when they judge that the difficult distance between the wedge.
Round 7: Percent and down
Winner: Europe
Europeans rise and reduce 33 percent of the time compared to the 30s of Americans. Given how many greens both teams are missing, this short game skill is essential to avoid turning the dresses.
Round 8: sand saves
Winner: US
Americans earn this from the few borders – 18 percent to 17. Both teams are essentially crossing a coin when they find the beach, but at least Americans may seek supremacy in something that includes no volleyball sand.
Round 9: Three Putt Avoidance
Winner: US
The USA team on average 2.38 three-puts per round compared to 2.42 of Europe. That’s right. Americans are a little better not to completely lose their minds in the greens. Progress!
Round 10: Short Percentage of Pirgut
Winner: Europe
Europeans make 54 percent of their short places compared to the 51st Americans. In the game of the match, where confidence and shakes of the moment can set matches, this three percent advantage may be the difference between handshake and throwing your layers in the pond.
Round 11: Birds for Round
Winner: US
Americans manage 0.9 birds in the round compared to Europe’s 0.7. Not exactly by lighting the world on fire, but when you are making less than a bird per round, every tenth of a bird counts.
Round 12: double or worse bogeys
Winner: Europe
The last category shows Europeans with 3.38 large numbers in round compared to 4.13 of Americans. Europeans are better at avoiding round killers who make you ask why you got this game of stupidity in the first place.
The last meeting
Based on The purpose of the purpose 12 statistical matches, European team amateurs fired a 6.5-5.5 win over Team USA.
As American, I am legally obliged to mention that this data smelt Suspicious and probably does not count on intangible as freedom and consumption of hot dogs.
As in the real Ryder cup, she went down to the wire. Perhaps this suggests that we are on another nail in Bethpage Black or perhaps simply proves that amateur players on both sides of the Atlantic are just as capable of finding creative ways not to break 80.
Statistics that really matter to the game of match-making good roads, finding greens and making those short strokes that shock the knees-groom easily. Meanwhile, Americans showed our strength in raw power and avoiding the frightened three-putt.
What does everything mean
If you use a shot stretch Performance tracking productIf it is one GPS Watch OR LASERYour data has probably contributed to this epic show. Were you on the winning team?
How about the 2025 Ryder Cup in Bethpage Black? If the amateurs are this match evenly, we can be in a weekend of a weekend. Hopefully with fewer lost and three-depth balls than this amateur version.
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