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2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions

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ShotLink Keys to Victory for Dustin Johnson In his 223rd career PGA TOUR start, Dustin Johnson captured his 17th PGA TOUR win. Johnson moved from 25th to second in the FedExCup standings with his win at the 2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions. Johnson has now won at least one PGA TOUR event in 11 consecutive seasons, marking the longest active streak and the fourth best all-time streak on TOUR.

82.8% (+3.497) of Dustin’s total strokes gained for the week were a result of his tee to green performance at the Plantation course at Kapalua.

Dustin Johnson would go onto win two more times in the 2017-18 to bring his career win total to 19 victories (FedEx St. Jude Classic & RBC Canadian Open). Since 2008, Dustin Johnson has won 19 times on the PGA TOUR, tied with Tiger Woods for the most wins by any player in this span.

Most Consecutive Season with a Win to Start PGA TOUR Career as a Member

# of Seasons Years

Arnold Palmer First 17 seasons 1955-1971

Jack Nicklaus First 17 seasons 1962-1978

Tiger Woods First 14 seasons 1996-2009

Dustin Johnson First 11 seasons 2008-Present

Cary Middlecoff First 10 seasons 1947-1956

Horton Smith First 10 seasons 1928-1937

Sam Snead First 9 seasons 1937-1946 - excluding 1943

Ernie Els First 7 seasons 1994-2000

Most Wins PGA TOUR Since 2008

Wins

Dustin Johnson 19

Tiger Woods 19

Rory McIlroy 14

Jason Day 12

Bubba Watson 12

On 22 of the 44 (50.0%) par 4s played, Dustin Johnson left himself less than 100 yards to the hole for his second shot. For the week, Johnson averaged 92 yards to the hole on second shots into par 4s, 24 yards closer than the field (116 yards).

Strokes Gained Statistics vs. The Field

Rank Average

Off-the-Tee 1st +2.225

Approach-the-Green 7th +0.696

Around-the-Green 4th +0.576

Putting 6th +0.724

Total 1st +4.221

FedExCup Notes

Since the start of the FedExCup era (2007), 11 of the 12 past winners of the Sentry Tournament of Champions have qualified for the TOUR Championship. Over the last 12 seasons, the Sentry Tournament of Champions is one of six regular season events that have 11 past winners qualify for the TOUR Championship in the season winning the tournament.

Past Winners FedExCup Finish Sentry Tournament of Champions Since 2007

Year FEC Finish

Dustin Johnson Last Season 4th

Justin Thomas 2016-17 WON

Jordan Spieth 2015-16 9th

Patrick Reed 2014-15 12th

Zach Johnson 2013-14 18th

Dustin Johnson 2013 13th

Steve Stricker 2012 20th

Jonathan Byrd 2011 27th

Geoff Ogilvy 2010 14th

Geoff Ogilvy 2009 13th

Daniel Chopra 2008 102nd

Vijay Singh 2007 10th

Events* with the Most Past Champions Advancing to the TOUR Championship (since 2007)

# of Winners

Sentry Tournament of Champions 11

Valspar Championship 11

WGC-Mexico Championship 11

Charles Schwab Challenge 11

the Memorial Tournament 11

WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational 11 *Does not include FEC Playoff winners

Longest Active Streaks of Past Champions* Advancing to TOUR Championship

Seasons

Sentry Tournament of Champions 10

Valspar Championship 10

WGC-Mexico Championship 10

*Does not include FEC Playoffs Winners

7: Last season, seven players lead for at least one week in the FedExCup standings, marking the fifth most of any season in the FedExCup era. Justin Thomas lead for 16 of 44 weeks (36%), marking the most number of weeks ranked #1 in the FedExCup Standings.

Most Lead Changes in

FedExCup Standings Since 2007

# of Players

2015-16 11

2012 9

2011 9

2010 8

Last Season 7

Course & Hole Statistics

Plantation Course at Kapalua

The Plantation Course at Kapalua has ranked inside the top-five for the easiest course on the PGA TOUR in 10 of the last 11 seasons. Last season, the Plantation Course at Kapalua was the fourth longest course played on TOUR at 7,452 yards and had the fifth lowest average score in relation to par of any course on TOUR (1.779-under par).

Scoring Average Plantation Course at Kapalua Since 2003

Year O/U Par Rank

Last Season -1.779 5th Easiest

2017 -2.625 Easiest

2016 -3.195 Easiest

2015 -3.075 Easiest

2014 -2.417 3rd Easiest

2013 -0.889 12th Easiest

2012 -2.556 2nd Easiest

2011 -2.914 Easiest

2010 -3.116 Easiest

2009 -2.485 5th Easiest

2008 -2.065 5th Easiest

2007 -0.105 22nd Easiest

2006 +1.893 4th Toughest

2005 -2.774 5th Easiest

2004 -1.808 10th Easiest

2003 -3.840 3rd Easiest

Longest Courses PGA TOUR Last Season

Par Yds

Torrey Pines GC (South) 72 7,698

Corales Golf Club 72 7,670

Quail Hollow Club 71 7,554

Plantation Course at Kapalua 73 7,452

Shinnecock Hills GC 70 7,445

Lowest Average Score in Relation to Par PGA TOUR Last Season

Course Par Avg Under Par

La Quinta CC 72 -3.169

Nicklaus Tournament Course 72 -2.555

Aronimink GC 70 -2.120

Keene Trace Golf Club 72 -2.095

Plantation Course at Kapalua 73 -1.779

532: Since 2003, there have been 532 drives of 400 yards or longer recorded on the PGA TOUR.

101: Last season, there were 101 total 400+ yard drives recorded, marking the most drives hit over this distance in the ShotLink Era (since 2003).

301 of the 532 total 400+ yard drives on TOUR have come from the Plantation Course at Kapalua, accounting for 56.6% of all drives hit over 400 yards since 2003.

96: 96 of the 301 drives over 400 yards have come on the 18th hole at the Plantation Course at Kapalua.

Most 400 Plus Drives: Since 2003, Dustin Johnson holds the current record for most 400+ yard drives with 24. Last season, there were seven players with five or more drives 400+ yards (Chappell - 8). During the 2017 Sentry Tournament of Champions, 27 players hit a drive 400+ yards and Kevin Chappell lead all players with six total drives.

Dustin Johnson has hit 13 of 24 total drives over 400 yards at the Plantation Course at Kapalua. The 12th hole has accounted for six of those 13 drives in this span.

Drives of 400 or More Yards PGA TOUR Since 2003

Year # of Drives

This Season 14

Last Season 101

2016-17 29

2015-16 8

2014-15 17

2013-14 1

2013 19

2012 67

2011 9

2010 16

2009 47

2008 12

2007 26

2006 30

2005 18

2004 83

2003 35

Total 532

Most Drives 400+ Yards PGA TOUR Since 2003

# of Drives PCT.

Plantation Course at Kapalua 301 56.6

Firestone CC (South) 76 14.3

LaCantera GC (Resort) 41 7.7

Silverado Resort & Spa North 15 2.8

Montreux G&CC 14 2.6

Most 400+ Yard Drives PGA TOUR Since 2003

# of Drives

Dustin Johnson 24

Bubba Watson 13

J.B. Holmes 12

Gary Woodland 11

Ernie Els 10

Davis Love III 10

Most 400+ Yard Drives

PGA TOUR Last Season

# of Drives

Kevin Chappell 8

Justin Thomas 6

Hideki Matsuyama 6

Dustin Johnson 6

Jon Rahm 5

Xander Schauffele 5

Brooks Koepka 5

Most 400+ Yard Drives

2018 Sentry TOC

# of Drives

Kevin Chappell 6

Dustin Johnson 5

Justin Thomas 5

Hideki Matsuyama 5

Drives Over 400 Yards PGA TOUR Career (Dustin Johnson)

# of Drives

Plantation Course at Kapalua 13

LaCantera GC (Resort) 5

Firestone CC (South) 3

Muirfield Village GC 1

TPC Boston 1

Carnoustie GC 1

Drives Over 400 Yards by Hole Plantation Course at Kapalua (DJ)

# of Drives

12th 6

7th 4

17th 2

18th 1

Overall Total 13

Since 2003, the Plantation Course at Kapalua have been one of the easiest greens to hit on TOUR. Last season, the Plantation Course at Kapalua had the fifth easiest greens to hit in regulation at 73.69% and had the highest Birdie or better Percentage from the fairway at 27.73%.

Greens in Regulation Percentage Plantation Course at Kapalua Since 2003

Year % Rank

Last Season 73.69 5th Easiest

2016-17 80.73 Easiest

2015-16 80.82 Easiest

2014-15 80.14 Easiest

2013-14 77.82 Easiest

2013 80.37 Easiest

2012 81.64 Easiest

2011 83.38 Easiest

2010 82.54 Easiest

2009 81.1 Easiest

2008 83.15 Easiest

2007 76.32 2nd Easiest

2006 65.13 29th

2005 81.5 Easiest

2004 79.77 Easiest

2003 84.92 Easiest

Easiest Greens to Hit PGA TOUR Last Season

PCT.

Aronimink GC 77.41

Trinity Forest Golf Club 76.82

Monterey Peninsula CC 74.7

Sedgefield CC 74.25

Plantation Course at Kapalua 73.69

Highest Birdie or Better PCT. From Fairway PGA TOUR Last Season

PCT.


Glen Abbey GC 27.66

Keene Trace Golf Club 27.08

TPC Deere Run 25.72

East Lake GC 25.36

While the course has yielded the easiest greens to hit on the PGA TOUR in 13 of the last 16 years, it’s ranked among the toughest in Proximity to the hole ranking inside the top-15 toughest in 15 of the last 16 years. Last season, the field averaged 43’ 8” in Proximity to the Hole on all approach shots, ranking as the second toughest course to get the ball close to the hole behind Shinnecock Hills GC.

Proximity to the Hole Plantation Course at Kapalua Since 2003

Year Proximity Rank on TOUR

Last Season 43’ 8” 2nd Toughest

2017 37' 8" 10th Toughest


2015 41' 1" 3rd Toughest


2013 41' 1" Toughest

2012 40' 8" 2nd Toughest


2010 39' 8" 2nd Toughest



2007 42' 10" Toughest

2006 47' 9" Toughest




36.59%: Last season, the greenside bunkers at the Plantation Course at Kapalua were the toughest to salvage par of any course. The field managed to salvage par in 36.59% of their attempts (45 of 123) and were a combined 37-over par when playing out of the greenside bunkers.

Toughest Greenside Bunkers PGA TOUR Last Season

PCT.


Stadium Course 37.50

Club at Nine Bridges 39.26


TPC Summerlin 41.90

Sand Save Leaders 2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions

PCT. # of Saves # of Bunkers

Jason Dufner 100.0 1 1

Si Woo Kim 100.0 2 2

Patrick Cantlay 100.0 1 1

Justin Thomas 66.7 2 3

Jhonattan Vegas 66.7 2 3

Rickie Fowler 60.0 3 5

Dustin Johnson 60.0 3 5

4.17%: Last season, the Plantation Course at Kapalua had the fifth highest 3-Putt Percentage of any course (single-course events). 102: The field recorded 102 total 3-putts for the second consecutive season and eighth season with 100 more total 3-putts at the Sentry Tournament of Champions since 2000.

Lowest Putting PCT. From 15’ to 25’ PGA TOUR Last Season

PCT.


Quail Hollow Club 12.65

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm 13.51

Keene Trace Golf Club 13.57

Club de Golf Chapultepec 13.96

Lowest Avg. Feet of Putts Made PGA TOUR Last Season

Ft Made / Rd

Harbour Town GL 66' 7"

Club de Golf Chapultepec 68' 11"

Plantation Course at Kapalua 69' 0"

Keene Trace Golf Club 69' 4"

Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) 69' 4"

Total 3-Putts The Plantation Course at Kapalua Since 2000

Year Total 3 Putts

Last Season 102

2016-17 102

2015-16 79

2014-15 75

2013-14 97

2013 121

2012 98

2011 83

2010 77

2009 96

2008 95

2007 171

2006 124

2005 88

2004 129

2003 73

2002 125

2001 91

2000 114

Highest 3-Putt Percentage PGA TOUR Last Season

PCT.

Club at Nine Bridges 6.90

Augusta National GC 4.68


Club de Golf Chapultepec 4.23


*Single-Course Events

Broadcast Window Notes

2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions Keegan Bradley Keegan Bradley is set to make his third start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions (2012, 16th & 2013, T4). Bradley finished a career best eighth in the final 2018 FedExCup standings, recording his fourth trip to the TOUR Championship.

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 27 --

Wins 1 3.7

Top 5s 4 14.8

Top 10s 5 18.5

Top 25s 7 25.9

Cuts Made 23 85.2

Keegan Bradley went on to win the 2018 BMW Championship, marking his fourth career PGA TOUR victory. 2,227 days: Keegan Bradley was one of 11 players to end a victory drought in 2018 of more than 1,600 days between victories on TOUR.

Career Best

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

2018 8th

2013 18th

2011 20th

2012 21st

2014 33rd

Keys to Victory: 2018 BMW Championship:

Keegan Bradley played his final round at the BMW Championship 14 strokes better than his first two final rounds in the 2018 FedExCup playoffs. His 64 was his lowest final round in his FedExCup playoff career.

Standout Stats from Last Season: Keegan Bradley improved in several approach the green categories last season, including SG: Approach-the-Green going from 80th in the 2016-17 PGA TOUR season to second last season.

Paul Casey Paul Casey is set to make his second start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions (2010, T10). Casey finished 25th in the final 2018 FedExCup standings marking his fourth consecutive season to qualify for the TOUR Championship.

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 20 --

Wins 1 5.0

Top 5s 3 15.0

Top 10s 5 25.0

Top 25s 13 65.0

Cuts Made 18 90.0

Paul Casey went on to win the 2018 Valspar Championship, marking his second career PGA TOUR victory. 3,262 days: Paul Casey was one of 11 players to end a victory drought in 2018 of more than 1,600 days between victories on TOUR.

Last 5 Season

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season 25th

2016-17 11th

2015-16 5th

2014-15 13th

2013-14 95th

Keegan Bradley Final Rounds Last 2 Playoff Events vs. BMW Champ.

Stat First 2 Final Rds BMW

Round Score(s) 78 & 72 64

Birdies or Better 5 8

Bogeys+ 11 2

Score to Par +8 -6

Approach the Green Rank Improvement 2016-17 vs. Last Season

Stat 2016-17 Last Season

SG: Approach-the-Green 80th 2nd

Proximity to Hole T59 15th

Rough Proximity 139th T49

Approaches 100-125 T88 12th

Approaches 50-125 (Rough) T91 10th

Paul Casey has recorded 13 final rounds of 66 or lower in his PGA TOUR career, recording four such rounds last season. Casey has improved his position on the leaderboard by an average of 13 spots when shooting a 66 or better in the final round on TOUR.

Keys to Victory: 2018 Valspar Championship: The only category where Paul lost strokes was off the tee marking the 3rd consecutive winner of the Valspar Championship to lose strokes in SG: Off-the-Tee and go onto win.

Standout Stats from Last Season: Paul Casey led the TOUR last season in Proximity to the hole from over 200 yards averaging 42’ 4” to the hole. Last season, Casey was the only player to rank inside the top 25 in all the Approach statistics from outside 200 yards.

Proximity From >200 Yards Leaders


Proximity

Paul Casey 42’ 4”

Rory McIlroy 44’ 2”

Brooks Koepka 44’ 2”

Gary Woodland 45’ 4”

*TOUR Avg: 51’ 5”

Fairway Approach Stats > 200 Yards Ranks


Rank

From 200 - 225 Yds 2nd

From 225 - 250 Yds 18th

From 250 - 275 Yds 11th

From Outside 275 Yds 21st

Career Final Round Movement When Shooting 66 or Better

Pos. Entering Final Rd Rd 4 Evt Finish

2018 Masters Tournament T30 65 T15

2018 Valspar Championship T11 65 WIN

2018 WGC-Mexico Championship T26 66 T12

2017 CIMB Classic T21 65 T7

2017 WGC-Mexico Championship T33 66 T16

2016 TOUR Championship T7 64 4th

2015 The Greenbrier Classic T67 66 T37

2015 Travelers Championship T4 65 2nd

2010 Charles Schwab Challenge T28 66 T13

2009 Charles Schwab Challenge T8 66 5th

2009 RBC Heritage T41 66 T11

2008 Wyndham Championship T35 66 T26

2008 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational T23 65 T8

*Average Final Round Movement of 13 positions on the Leaderboard

Strokes Gained Statistics vs. The Field

Category Rank Average

Off-the-Tee 50th -0.045


Around-the-Green 3rd +1.141

Putting 15th +0.865

Total 1st +3.213

Cameron Champ PGA TOUR Rookie Cameron Champ is set to make his tournament debut at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Season Summary PGA TOUR This Season

Value PCT.

Starts 5 --

Wins 1 20.0

Top 5s 1 20.0

Top 10s 3 60.0

Top 25s 4 80.0

Cuts Made 5 100.0

Cameron Champ played 35% of his rounds 66 or better in his 20 total rounds in the fall. His seven rounds of 66 or better tied Luke List’s total from the 2016-17 season opening events for the most by any player.

Cameron Champ set the record for the most total birdies in the season opening events of any player since the start of the wrap-around schedule (117).

This season, Cameron Champ played the season opening events a combined 71-under par. His 71-under par was the best score to par of any player in the season opening events since the start of the wrap-around schedule.

Rounds of 66 or Better in a Fall Season PGA TOUR Since 2013-14

# of Rds

2018-19 Cameron Champ 7

2016-17 Luke List 7

2018-19 J.J. Spaun 6

2016-17 Chris Kirk 6

2015-16 Kevin Kisner 6

Most Total Birdies in the Fall PGA TOUR Since 2013-14

Total Birdies

2018-19 Cameron Champ 117

2018-19 J.J. Spaun 109

2016-17 Scott Piercy 104

2018-19 Joel Dahmen 104

2016-17 Luke List 99

2018-19 Whee Kim 96

Most Under Par in Fall Events in a Season PGA TOUR Since 2013-14

Score to Par

2018-19 Cameron Champ -71

2016-17 Luke List -66

2015-16 Russell Knox -60

2018-19 Gary Woodland -60

2015-16 Kevin Kisner -58

Jason Day Jason Day is set to make his fifth start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Jason Day’s best finish at this event was t-3 in 2015. Jason Day finished 16th in the final 2018 FedExCup standings marking his sixth straight season qualifying for the TOUR Championship. Day has won multiple times in three of his last four seasons on TOUR.

Season Summary PGA TOUR Last Season

Value PCT.

Starts 20 --

Wins 2 10

Top 5s 4 20

Top 10s 5 25

Top 25s 15 75

Cuts Made 18 90

Last season, Jason Day was one of nine players who recorded multiple wins on TOUR. Jason Day is one of two players who have qualified for the TOUR Championship in each of the last six seasons.

Qualifying for TOP-30

Last 6 PGA TOUR Seasons

Seasons

Jason Day 6

Dustin Johnson 6

Keys to Victory: 2018 Farmers Insurance Open & Wells Fargo Championship: 95’ 10”: Day made 95’ 10” of putts in the final round, marking the fourth winner of the Farmers Insurance Open to make over 90 feet of putts in the final round en route to victory since 2013.

Jason Day On the Green Comparison First 2 Rds vs. Final Rd on Torrey Pines South

Stat First 2 Rds Final Rd Jason Day had two different results on the greens at Torrey Pines (South) in his first two rounds (rd 1 & 3) compared to the final round. Day outperformed the field by +2.69 strokes in SG: Putting in the final round compared to losing -0.61 strokes in rounds one and three.

SG: Putting -0.62 +2.69

One Putts 13 11

Putting 10-15 Feet 0 of 7 3 of 4

Feet of Putts Made 115' 6" 95' 10"

-3 on the Green Mile: Jason Day played the Green Mile (holes 16-18) a combined three-under par, best of any player for the week and the best of any winner at Quail Hollow Club (Wells Fargo & 2017 PGA Championship). Day was one of only three players to play these holes without a bogey for the week (DeChambeau & Uihlein). Standout Stat Jason Day: Jason Day has ranked inside of the top-20 in SG: Around-the-Green in each of the last five seasons on TOUR. Day finished fifth in this category last season gaining nearly a half a stroke a round and marking his fifth straight season inside of the top-20.

Years Ranked Inside Top-20 SG: Around-the-Green

PGA TOUR Since 2013-14 Season

# of Years

Day, Jason 5

Donald, Luke 4

Snedeker, Brandt 4

Baddeley, Aaron 4

Na, Kevin 4

Bryson DeChambeau Bryson DeChambeau is set to make his second start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Bryson finished third in the final 2018 FedExCup standings marking his career-best finish in the FedExCup. DeChambeau has won three of his last five PGA TOUR starts and is a combined 68-under par in this stretch.


Value PCT.

Starts 26 --

Wins 3 11.5

Top 5s 7 26.9

Top 10s 9 34.6

Top 25s 14 53.9

Cuts Made 22 84.6

Last season, Bryson DeChambeau was one of four players who recorded three PGA TOUR wins.

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season 3rd

2016-17 49th

In his last five starts, DeChambeau has played 17 rounds under par and has a stroke average of 67.2.

In all five of Bryson DeChambeau’s victories he has not ranked worse than 27th in either SG: Off-the-Tee or Approach-the-Green. Bryson had his best performance when winning an event on TOUR in both categories at the 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

SG: Off-the-Tee Stats in Five Wins on TOUR

Rank Avg.

2018 Shriners Hospitals 6th +1.003

2018 Dell Technologies Champ. 9th +0.814

2018 THE NORTHERN TRUST 10th +0.748

2017 John Deere Classic 17th +0.488

2018 the Memorial Tournament 25th +0.433

SG: Approach-the-Green Stats in Five Wins on TOUR

Rank Avg.

2018 Shriners Hospitals 3rd +1.753

2018 Dell Technologies Champ. 11th +1.034

2018 THE NORTHERN TRUST 12th +1.040

2018 the Memorial Tournament 24th +0.921

2017 John Deere Classic 27th +0.533

Last 5 Starts on TOUR

Value

Rounds 66 or Better 9

Rounds Under Par 17

Scoring Average 67.2

Score to Par -68

Total Wins 3

Brice Garnett Brice Garnett is set to make his 111th career start and first at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Garnett finished 61st in the final FedExCup standings marking his second time to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs and first time qualifying for the BMW Championship.

First 75 Starts vs. Last 35 Starts PGA TOUR Career

First 75 Starts Last 35 Starts

Wins 0 1

Top 10s 4 3

Top 25s 9 7

Best FEC Finish (Year) 121st (2013-14) 61st (2017-18)

Brice Garnett won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship with rounds of 63-68-69-70 and was one of seven players to open with a 63 or better en route to victory last season.

Keys to Victory: 2018 Corales Puntacana: 59.72%: Last season, Brice Garnett recorded a 59.72% One-Putt Percentage (43 of 72), marking the highest One-Putt Percentage by a winner en route to victory.

First Round Scores PGA TOUR Winners Last Season

# of Players PCT.

59 1 2.0

63 or Better 7 16.0

69 or Better 37 82.0

70 or Higher 8 18.0

Highest One-Putt Percentage PGA TOUR Winners Last Season

PCT.

Corales Puntacana Brice Garnett 59.72

Desert Classic Jon Rahm 56.94

Wells Fargo Championship Jason Day 56.94

Arnold Palmer Invitational Rory McIlroy 55.56

John Deere Classic Michael Kim 54.17

Billy Horschel 2014 FedExCup Champion Billy Horschel is set to make his fourth appearance at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.


Value PCT.

Starts 27 --

Wins 1 3.7

Top 5s 6 22.2

Top 10s 6 22.2

Top 25s 11 40.7

Cuts Made 17 63.0

Horschel finished fifth in the final FedExCup standings marking the first time Billy had qualified for the TOUR Championship since winning the FedExCup title in 2014 and third time to finish inside the top 30 of the standings in his career.

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season 5th

2016-17 42nd

2015-16 50th

2014-15 66th

2013-14 WON

2013 16th

2012 143rd

Last season, Horschel hit 67.80% of his fairways and 71.75% of his greens in regulation marking his best Driving Accuracy and Greens in Regulation Percentage in a season on the PGA TOUR. Billy Horschel outperformed the TOUR by +0.392 strokes per round on the greens, marking his best season performance in SG: Putting. Horschel was -121 on the par 5s which marked his best combined score to par on par 5s in a single season.

Key Stats PGA TOUR Last Season

Value Career Rank

Driving Accuracy PCT. 67.80% Best

Greens in Regulation PCT. 71.75% Best

SG: Putting +0.392 Best

Round 1 Scoring Average 69.16 Lowest

Par 5 Performance -121 Best

Back 9 Scoring Average 34.46 Best

Greens in Regulation Leaders


PCT.

Henrik Stenson 73.51

Sam Ryder 72.08

Billy Horschel 71.75

Kevin Streelman 71.56

C.T. Pan 71.20

SG: Putting by Season PGA TOUR Career

Year Rank Avg

Last Season 23rd +0.392

2013 28th +0.381

2014-15 44th +0.244

2013-14 54th +0.220

2016-17 68th +0.165

2015-16 77th +0.112

2011 111th -0.024

2012 114th -0.068

Par 5 Performance PGA TOUR Last Season

Value

Total Par 5s Played 253

Score to Par -121


Birdies or Better 50.2%

Charles Howell III Charles Howell III is set to make his third Sentry Tournament of Champions appearance and first since 2008. Since 2007, Charles Howell III is one of 10 players who have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in all 12 seasons.

Players Qualifying for FedExCup Playoffs in All 12 Seasons

2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Justin Rose Won 9th 51st 8th 11th 10th 6th 5th 15th 85th 114th 16th

Bubba Watson 10th 75th 21st 5th 5th 37th 13th 26th 22th 53rd 30th 37th

Phil Mickelson 21st 34th 16th 61st 68th 9th 5th 15th 13th 2nd 7th 3rd

Brandt Snedeker 40th 73rd 15th 23rd 86th 12th Won 8th 37th 33rd 34th 20th

Adam Scott 51st 79th 4th 106th 12th 4th 25th 16th 19th 110th 47th 12th

Charles Howell III 53rd 40th 52nd 79th 34th 35th 84th 19th 75th 49th 95th 18th

Zach Johnson 58th 48th 57th 6th 18th 5th 12th 40th 17th 6th 131st 7th

Ryan Moore 71st 64th 7th 39th 39th 51st 11th 37th 21st 47th 87th 52nd

Matt Kuchar 76th 14th 18th 19th 8th 6th 18th 6th 2nd 40th 115th 92nd

Charley Hoffman 79th 20th 44th 10th 53rd 61st 69th 41st 4th 37th 68th 50th

Career Summary

PGA TOUR

Value PCT.

Starts 529 --

Wins 3 0.6

Top 5s 46 8.7

Top 10s 90 17.0

Top 25s 204 38.6

Cuts Made 410 77.5

Charles won his third PGA TOUR win in his 529th career start, marking the third most starts on TOUR of any player to capture their third PGA TOUR title.

Most PGA TOUR Starts Before Third PGA TOUR Win

# of Starts

Leonard Thompson 553

Howard Twitty 532

Charles Howell III 529

Steve Lowery 519

Mike Sullivan 457

Don Pooley 445

J.J. Henry 439

4,292 days: Last season, 11 players ended victory droughts of over 1,600 days between wins. Charles Howell III’s win at The RSM Classic snapped a drought that had lasted 4,292 days since his last win 2007 Genesis Open.

Keys to Victory: 2018 RSM Classic: Charles Howell III opened the 2018 RSM Classic hitting every fairway and every green for the first time in his career on TOUR and failed to make a bogey through his first 39 holes. Howell III has hit his top two of three most Greens in Regulation (4-round PGA TOUR event) in his last four starts this season.

Victory Droughts Ended on PGA TOUR in 2018

Event Days Between Wins

Charles Howell III The RSM Classic 4,292

Paul Casey Valspar Championship 3,262

Kevin Na A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier 2,472

Keegan Bradley BMW Championship 2,227

Ted Potter, Jr. AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2,045

Ian Poulter Houston Open 1,975

Tiger Woods TOUR Championship 1,876

Phil Mickelson WGC-Mexico Championship 1,687

Matt Kuchar Mayakoba Golf Classic 1,667

Webb Simpson THE PLAYERS 1,666

Gary Woodland Waste Management Phoenix Open 1,646

Career Most Greens in Regulation on TOUR

Four Round PGA TOUR Event

Total

2010 A Military Tribute at Greenbrier 66

2018 CIMB Classic 65

2018 RSM Classic 64

Dustin Johnson Two-time Sentry Tournament of Champions winner (2013 & 2018) Dustin Johnson is set to make his ninth start at the event. Dustin Johnson is coming off his 10th consecutive season qualifying for the TOUR Championship, marking the most seasons qualifying for the TOUR Championship in the FedExCup era.


Value PCT.

Starts 20 --

Wins 3 15.0

Top 5s 8 40.0

Top 10s 12 60.0

Top 25s 17 85.0

Cuts Made 19 95.0

Career at Sentry Tour. Of Champions

Value

Scoring Avg 69.00

Rds Played 31

Rds Under Par 28

Score to Par -124

Best Finish WIN (2x)

Most Seasons Qualifying for TOUR Championship Since 2007

# of Seasons

Dustin Johnson 10

Justin Rose 9

Phil Mickelson 9

Bubba Watson 8

Matt Kuchar 8

Jason Day 8

Jim Furyk 8

Hunter Mahan 8

Since the start of the 2013-14 PGA TOUR season, nine players (14 times) have recorded three or more wins in a season with each of the last two seasons having four players capture three or more wins.

Dustin Johnson has recorded three or more wins in each of the last three seasons.

Keys to Victory: 2018 Sentry TOC: Dustin Johnson lead the field in several Off the Tee categories, outperforming the field by +2.225 strokes per round off the tee and averaging 324.7 yards in Driving Distance - All Drives, 24.3 yards longer than the field.

Dustin Johnson made a field t-leading 23 birdies on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Even more impressive is the distance of his average birdie putt made measured less than 5 feet. In the ShotLink era, Dustin Johnson is the only PGA TOUR winner to make more than 20 birdies and average less than five feet (4’ 10”) per birdie putt made.

Players with 3 or More PGA TOUR Wins in a Season Since Start of 2013-14

Players

Last Season Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas & Bryson DeChambeau

2016-17 Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson & Justin Thomas

2015-16 Dustin Johnson & Jason Day

2014-15 Jordan Spieth & Jason Day

2013-14 Jimmy Walker & Rory McIlroy

2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions Dustin Johnson vs. The Field - Off the Tee

Rank Value Field

SG: Off-the-Tee 1st +2.225 --

Driving Distance - All Drives 1st 324.7 300.4

Driving Pct. 320+ (All Drives) T1 43.33% 34.71

Longest Drive T1 430 346

PGA TOUR Winners Shortest Average Distance of Birdie Putts Made in ShotLink Era (20+ Birdies Made)

Avg # of Birdies

2018 Sentry TOC Dustin Johnson 4' 10" 23

2009 Wells Fargo Championship Sean O'Hair 5' 3" 21

2012 BMW Championship Rory McIlroy 5' 6" 20

Michael Kim 2018 John Deere Classic champion Michael Kim is set to make his first start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Last season, Michael Kim finished 81st in the final FedExCup standings on the strength of his John Deere Classic win and four top 10s. Kim was one of two South Korean born players to win on the PGA TOUR last season (Kevin Na, A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier).

Three Consecutive Rds 64 or Better: Last season, Michael Kim opened the 2018 John Deere Classic with three consecutive rounds of 64 or better, marking the fifth player to start a PGA TOUR stroke-play event with three straight rounds 64 or lower.

Players to Recorded First Three Consecutive Rounds of 64 or Better PGA TOUR Since 1983

Event Finish

Michael Kim 2018 John Deere Classic WIN

Patrick Reed 2014 Desert Classic WIN

Tiger Woods 2007 TOUR Championship WIN

Tommy Armour III 2003 Valero Texas Open WIN

John Cook 1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic WIN

30 Total Birdies: Michael Kim made 30 Total Birdies en route to winning the 2018 John Deere Classic, marking the second-most of any John Deere Classic winner (since 2000) and his career-most in a four-round PGA TOUR event.

Most Total Birdies Made Past John Deere Classic Winners Since 2000

Year Total

Steve Stricker 2010 31

Michael Kim 2018 30

Michael Clark II 2000 26

Jordan Spieth 2013 25

Steve Stricker 2011 25

Career Most Total Birdies

Made in Four-Round Event

Total

2018 John Deere Classic 30

2017 Safeway Open 22

2017 Shriners Hospitals 22


2016 John Deere Classic 20


Value PCT.

Starts 27 --

Wins 1 3.7

Top 25s 4 14.8

Cuts Made 10 37.0

FEC Finish 81st --

Patton Kizzire Patton Kizzire is set to make his second start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Patton Kizzire had the biggest movement in the FedExCup standings of the players who finished inside the top 30 in the final standings last season.

Kizzire is seeking to become the fifth player to complete the Hawaii Slam, winning both the Sentry TOC and Sony Open since 2003.

Since 2003, four players have completed the Hawaii Slam, winning at the Sentry TOC and the Sony Open (Els, Singh, Thomas, & Z. Johnson). Justin Thomas joined Ernie Els (2003) as the only two players to complete the Hawaii Slam in a single season.

Satoshi Kodaira 2018 RBC Heritage winner Satoshi Kodaira is set to make his first start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Last season, Kodaira finished 94th in the final FedExCup standings and was one of two Japanese players who qualified for the FedExCup (Matsuyama, T13).

234 yards: Satoshi Kodaira holed out for a double eagle 2 on the par 5 first hole at Colonial Country Club in the first round of the 2018 Charles Schwab Challenge. Kodaira’s 234-yard hole out marked the longest hole out of the 2017-18 season and was one of five players to record a hole out from over 200 yards for the season.

Longest Hole Outs PGA TOUR Last Season

Rnd Hole Yards Score

Charles Schwab Challenge Colonial CC Satoshi Kodaira 1st 1st 234 2

PGA Championship Bellerive CC Matt Wallace 3rd 16th 232 1

THE NORTHERN TRUST Ridgewood CC J.T. Poston 2nd 6th 225 1

RBC Heritage Harbour Town GL Marc Leishman 2nd 2nd 212 4

THE PLAYERS TPC Sawgrass Brooks Koepka Final 16th 208 2

60+ Ranking Improvement

FedExCup Standings Last 2 Seasons

2016-17 Last Season Improvement

Patton Kizzire 99th 30th +69

Bubba Watson 75th 10th +65

Bryson DeChambeau 49th 3rd +46

Rory McIlroy 58th 13th +45

Keegan Bradley 47th 8th +39

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 29 --

Wins 2 6.9

Top 5s 3 10.3

Top 10s 4 13.8

Top 25s 7 24.1

Cuts Made 18 62.1

Players to Complete Career Hawaii Slam PGA TOUR Since 2003

Sentry TOC Sony Open Total

Ernie Els 1 2 3

Vijay Singh 1 1 2

Justin Thomas 1 1 2

Zach Johnson 1 1 2


Value PCT.

Starts 18 --

Wins 1 5.6

Top 5s 1 5.6

Top 10s 1 5.6

Top 25s 2 11.1

Cuts Made 8 44.4

Brooks Koepka 2017-18 PGA TOUR Player of the Year Brooks Koepka finished ninth in the final FedExCup standings and is one of four players who have finished inside the top 10 in the final standings in each of the last two seasons. Koepka is set to make his third appearance at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.


Value PCT.

Starts 17 --

Wins 2 11.8

Top 5s 5 29.4

Top 10s 6 35.3

Top 25s 10 58.8

Cuts Made 15 88.2


Value

Scoring Avg 72.00

Rds Played 8

Rds Under Par 4

Score to Par -8

Last season, Brooks Koepka ranked inside the top 30 of the FedExCup standings 20 of 44 weeks, marking the third season he has ranked inside the top-30 in the FedExCup standings 20 or more weeks in a single season. Koepka finished a career best ninth in the FedExCup standings in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season

Weeks Ranked Inside Top-30 in FedExCup PGA TOUR Career

# of Weeks Final Rank

2018 20 9th

2016-17 32 10th

2015-16 16 35th

2014-15 41 24th

Players Who Finished Inside Top 10 in Final FedExCup Standings PGA TOUR Last 2 Seasons

Year Dustin Johnson Justin Rose Justin Thomas Brooks Koepka

Last Season 4th WIN 7th 9th

2016-17 4th 9th WIN 10th

Brooks Koepka led the TOUR in Final Round Scoring Average playing 12 of his 15 final rounds at par or better including two rounds of 63.

Dating back to the first round of the 2018 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, Brooks Koepka has an opening round stroke average of 69.00 in his last eight first rounds on the PGA TOUR. In this stretch Koepka has averaged 3.88 birdies or better and a combined 14-under score to par in opening rounds.

Matt Kuchar Matt Kuchar is set to make his seventh Sentry Tournament of Champions appearance and first since 2015. Kuchar has four top-10s at this event, including a solo third finish in 2010. Since the start of the 2010 PGA TOUR season, Matt Kuchar has the second most top-10s of any player with 79.

PGA TOUR Summary Since Start Of 2017-18

Value PCT.

Starts 26 --

Wins 1 3.9

Top 5s 2 7.7

Top 10s 5 19.2

Top 25s 9 34.6

Cuts Made 22 84.6


Value

Scoring Avg 69.57

Rds Played 23

Rds Under Par 19

Score to Par -79

Best Finish 3rd (2010)

Most Top-10s PGA TOUR Since 2010

# of Seasons

Dustin Johnson 81

Matt Kuchar 79

Justin Rose 65

Jason Day 64

Rory McIlroy 64

Rickie Fowler 63

Matt Kuchar is one of 10 players who have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in every year of FEC playoff existence (since 2007).

Qualifying for FedExCup Playoffs in All 12 Seasons

Matt Kuchar Adam Scott

Justin Rose Zach Johnson

Bubba Watson Charley Hoffman

Phil Mickelson Ryan Moore

Brandt Snedeker Charles Howell III

Final Round Scoring Performance PGA TOUR Last Season

Rank Value

63 or Better 1st 2 Rounds

66 or Better T2 5 Rounds

Score to Par 6th -37

Scoring Average 1st 68.27

Last 8 Opening Rounds on TOUR

Value

Scoring Avg 69.00

Rds Par or Better 8

Score to Par -14

Birdie or Better Average 3.88

Lowest Round 66

Andrew Landry Andrew Landry is set to make his 50th career start on the PGA TOUR at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Landry finished a career best 37th in the final FedExCup standings in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season.

Career Summary PGA TOUR

Value PCT.

Starts 49 --

Wins 1 2.0

Top 5s 3 6.1

Top 10s 6 12.2

Top 25s 7 14.3

Cuts Made 26 53.1

Last season, Andrew Landry recorded 31 total 3-Putts in 1,440 holes played. In his PGA TOUR career, Andrew Landry has recorded a three putt in 2.4% of his total holes played and averages a three-putt once in every 40.9 holes played compared to a one-putt once out of every 2.6 holes played and a hole out occurring once in every 68.6 holes played on TOUR.

Putting Breakdown PGA TOUR Career

# of Holes PCT. Holes Played Per

Hole Outs 37 1.5% 68.6

1-Putts 966 38.1% 2.6

3-Putts 62 2.4% 40.9

Total Holes Played 2,538 -- --

Marc Leishman Marc Leishman finished 29th in the final FedExCup standings on the strength of two second-place finishes, six top 10s and 10 top-25 finishes. Leishman won in his first start of the 2018-19 PGA TOUR season at the 2018 CIMB Classic. The four-time PGA TOUR winner is set to make his third appearance at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Marc Leishman is one of 17 players who have qualified for the TOUR Championship in each of the last two seasons.

Season Summary PGA TOUR Last 2 Seasons

2017-18 This Season

Starts 25 2

Wins 0 1

Top 5s 2 1

Top 10s 6 1

Top 25s 10 2

Cuts Made 22 2

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season 29th

2016-17 6th

2015-16 68th

2014-15 72nd

2013-14 58th

2013 59th

2012 46th

2011 65th

2010 44th

2009 20th

Leishman recorded four consecutive rounds in the 60s for the 15th time of his career in 72-hole stroke-play events en route to winning the 2018 CIMB Classic.

Last season, only two players had a better Par 3 Birdie or Better Percentage than Marc Leishman. Leishman made birdie or better on 18.47% of his par-3s played (65 of 352).

Rory McIlroy Since 2012, Rory McIlroy has qualified for the TOUR Championship in five of the last seven PGA TOUR seasons with a T13 place finish last season. McIlroy is one of 12 players who have qualified for the TOUR Championship in at least five seasons since the 2012 PGA TOUR season. The 2016 FedExCup champion is one of three FedExCup Champions in the field (2012 Snedeker & 2014 Horschel).

Since 2010, Rory McIlroy is one of four players who have ranked inside the top 10 in Driving Distance – All Drives in seven or more seasons.

Rory McIlroy is set to make his first start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Since 1997, only three players have won at the Sentry Tournament of Champions making their first appearance at the event (1997 Woods, 2002 Garcia, & 2008 Chopra).

Par 3 Birdie or Better Leaders PGA TOUR Last Season

PCT.

Ricky Barnes 21.10

Dustin Johnson 18.90

Marc Leishman 18.47

Phil Mickelson 17.97

Adam Scott 17.89

*TOUR Avg: 13.25%

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season T13

2016-17 58th

2015-16 Won

2014-15 15th

2013-14 3rd

2013 50th

2012 2nd

2010 36th

Past FedExCup Champions

in the Field This Week

Year

Justin Thomas 2017

Rory McIlroy 2016

Billy Horschel 2014

Brandt Snedeker 2012

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 18 --

Wins 1 5.6

Top 5s 4 22.2

Top 10s 7 38.9

Top 25s 11 61.1

Cuts Made 14 77.8

Most Seasons Ranked Inside Top 10 Driving Distance All Drives - PGA TOUR Since 2010

# of Seasons

Bubba Watson 9

Dustin Johnson 9

Rory McIlroy 7

J.B. Holmes 7

Last 3 Players to Win the Sentry TOC in First Start at Event

Year

Daniel Chopra 2008

Sergio Garcia 2002

Tiger Woods 1997

Troy Merritt Troy Merritt is set to make his second start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Merritt finished 91st in the FedExCup standings on the strength of one win (Barbasol), three top 10s and five top-25 finishes. Troy Merritt has qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in four of the last five seasons.

Troy Merritt ranked inside the top 10 in SG: Approach-the-Green in four events last season, accounting for 33% of his total PGA TOUR events ranking inside the top 10 in this Strokes Gained statistic.

For the week, Troy Merritt outperformed the field by +2.552 strokes per round on all approach shots, marking his career best SG: Approach-the-Green performance in a PGA TOUR event.

En route to winning the Barbasol Championship, Merritt hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation and outperformed the field by +3.573 total strokes on approach shots in the final round, marking the best final round SG: Approach-the-Green performance by a winner last season.

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 27 --

Wins 1 3.7

Top 5s 1 3.7

Top 10s 3 11.1

Top 25s 5 18.5

Cuts Made 17 63.0

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season 91st

2016-17 151st

2015-16 121st

2014-15 56th

2013-14 101st

2010 138th

Ranking Inside Top 10 in SG: Approach-the-Green by Season PGA TOUR Career

# of Events PCT.

Last Season 4 33.3%

2014-15 3 25.0%

2016-17 2 16.7%

2015-16 2 16.7%

2013-14 1 8.3%

Total Events 12

Career Best SG: Approach-the-Green Performance

Rank Avg Evt Finish

2018 Barbasol Championship 1 +2.552 WIN

2015 Quicken Loans National 1 +2.532 WIN

2015 RBC Heritage 1 +2.528 3rd

2018 Houston Open 5 +1.502 T43

2018 Quicken Loans National 5 +1.431 T17

Best Final Round SG: Approach-the-Green Performance PGA TOUR Winners This Season

Total GIR

Barbasol Championship Troy Merritt +3.573 16

Houston Open Ian Poulter +3.525 17

FedEx St. Jude Classic Dustin Johnson +3.175 12

RBC Heritage Satoshi Kodaira +2.691 13

Arnold Palmer Invitational Rory McIlroy +2.682 13

Francesco Molinari Francesco Molinari finished a career-best T17 in the final FedExCup standings, marking his first appearance at the TOUR Championship. Last season, Molinari recorded two PGA TOUR victories (Quicken Loans National & The Open Championship), five top 10s and 11 top-25 finishes in 20 starts.

Last season, Francesco Molinari was one of two players who ranked inside the top 10 in both SG: Off-the-Tee and SG: Approach-the-Green (Dustin Johnson).

Strokes Gained Breakdown PGA TOUR Last Season

Rank Avg

Off-the-Tee 8th +0.690


Around-the-Green 17th +0.327

Putting 182nd -0.487

Total 16th +1.123

Players Ranking Inside Top 10 Both SG: Off-the-Tee & SG: Approach-the-Green on TOUR Last Season

Off-the-Tee Approach

Dustin Johnson 1st 5th

Francesco Molinari 8th 10th

Last season, Francesco Molinari (even par) was one of eight players who played the par 3s on the PGA TOUR a combined even par or better for the season. Molinari improved by a total of 23 strokes on the par 3s from 2016-17 to last season, hitting 11.21% more greens in regulation on par 3s.

Par 3 Performance Leaders PGA TOUR Last Season

Value

Dustin Johnson -13

Emiliano Grillo -9

Ricky Barnes -6

Brett Stegmaier -5

Bronson Burgoon -1

Francesco Molinari E

Nate Lashley E

Johnson Wagner E

Par 3 Performance PGA TOUR Last 2 Seasons

2016-17 Last Season Improvement

Score to Par 23 Even +23

Scoring Average 3.08 3.00 +0.08

Birdie or Better PCT. 12.80% 13.00% +0.20%

GIR Percentage 57.99% 69.20% +11.21%

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 20 --

Wins 2 10.0

Top 5s 3 15.0

Top 10s 5 25.0

Top 25s 11 55.0

Cuts Made 17 85.0

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season T17

2016-17 37th

2015-16 111th

2014-15 111th

Kevin Na A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier 2018 winner Kevin Na finished 28th in the FedExCup standings on the strength of one win, four top 10s and nine top-25 finishes last season. Since 2007, Kevin Na has qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in 11 of 12 seasons, qualified for the BMW Championship in eight of 12 seasons and finished inside the top 30 of the standings in six of the 12 seasons in the FedExCup era. Na has qualified for the TOUR Championship in four of the last five seasons on TOUR.

Since 2007, only Luke Donald has more seasons (9) ranked inside the top 20 in SG: Around-the-Green than Kevin Na. Na has ranked inside the top 20 in SG: Around-the-Green in eight of the last 12 seasons in this timeframe.

Last season, Kevin Na ranked inside the top 15 in several Around-the-Green statistics including seventh in Sand Save Percentage. Kevin went on to salvage par in 61.5% of his attempts from greenside bunkers (91 of 148).

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 26 --

Wins 1 3.9

Top 5s 3 11.5

Top 10s 4 15.4

Top 25s 9 34.6

Cuts Made 20 76.9

Career

FedExCup Playoffs Appearances

# of Seasons

FEC Playoffs (Top 125) 11

BMW Champ (Top 70) 8

TOUR Champ (Top 30) 6

Most Seasons Ranked Inside Top 20 in SG: Around-the-Green Since 2007

Luke Donald Kevin Na

9 # of Seasons 8

Around-the-Green Performance PGA TOUR Last Season

Rank Value

SG: Around-the-Green 12th +0.373

Sand Save PCT. 7th 61.5%

Scrambling 8th 63.6%

Scrambling from > 30 Yds 13th 37.9%

Scott Piercy Scott Piercy finished 68th in the final FedExCup standings on the strength of one win (Zurich Classic), two top 10s and eight top-25 finishes. Piercy’s 68th place finish in the FedExCup marked his sixth season finishing inside top 70 since 2011.

In his first 5 starts last season, Scott Piercy was a combined 37-under par with a stroke average of 69.55 and finished inside the top 10 of the leaderboard in three of 20 rounds. This season, Piercy is 55-under par (18 strokes better), a 68.50 stroke average (+1.05) and has finished inside the top 10 of the leaderboard in eight of 18 rounds. Scott Piercy is tied with Gary Woodland for the second-most rounds finishing inside the top 10 of the leaderboard; only PGA TOUR Rookie Cameron Champ has more (13).

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 26 --

Wins 1 3.9

Top 5s 1 3.9

Top 10s 2 7.7

Top 25s 8 30.8

Cuts Made 17 65.4

Career

FedExCup Playoffs Appearances

# of Seasons

FEC Playoffs (Top 125) 9

BMW Champ (Top 70) 6

TOUR Champ (Top 30) 2

First 5 Starts on TOUR Last Season vs. This Season

Last Season This Season Difference

Score to Par -37 -55 +18

Scoring Avg 69.55 68.50 +1.05

Rds 68 or Better 6 9 +3

Inside Top 10 After Any Rd 3 of 20 8 of 18 +5

Most Times Inside the Top 10 of Leaderboard After Any Round PGA TOUR This Season

# of Rds

Cameron Champ 13

Scott Piercy 8

Gary Woodland 8

Ted Potter, Jr. Coming off a career-best 65th place finish in the FedExCup standings, Ted Potter, Jr. is set to make second start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

24 Total Birdies: Ted Potter, Jr. made 24 Total Birdies en route to victory at the 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, marking his career most in an event on TOUR.

Ian Poulter Last season, Ian Poulter was one of 11 players who ended a victory drought of over 1,600 days at the 2018 Houston Open. Poulter finished 50th in the final FedExCup standings marking the eighth season finishing inside the top 70 of the FedExCup.

Ian Poulter’s win marked the second player last season who came from over the 100th position after the opening round of a stroke-play event on TOUR en route to victory.

Ian Poulter was one of five players who were in their 40s that went on to win in the 2018 calendar year.

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 26 --

Wins 1 3.9

Top 5s 1 3.9

Top 10s 2 7.7

Top 25s 8 30.8

Cuts Made 17 65.4

Career Best

FedExCup Finishes

Rank

Last Season 65th

2012 93rd

2013 105th

Career Most Total Birdies made in an Event on TOUR

Total

2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 24


2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open 21

2012 Desert Classic 20

Season Summary


Value PCT.

Starts 20 --

Wins 1 5.0

Top 5s 2 10.0

Top 10s 4 40.0

Top 25s 9 45.0

Cuts Made 16 80.0

Last season, Poulter spent 27 of 44 weeks ranked inside the top 70 and 13 weeks ranked inside the top 30, marking the fifth-most and T2 most total number of weeks ranked inside each tier in a season respectively.

FedExCup Performance Ranks


# of Weeks Rank

Inside Top 125 35 5th Most

Inside Top 70 27 5th Most

Inside Top 30 13 T2 Most

Highest Opening Round Position by a Winner PGA TOUR Since 1983 (Stroke-Play Events)

Position

2018 Houston Open Ian Poulter T123

1986 Shriners Hospitals Greg Norman T115

2018 Farmers Insurance Jason Day T113

Players in their 40s to Win in 2018 Calendar Year

Age

WGC-Mexico Championship Phil Mickelson 47

Valspar Championship Paul Casey 40

Houston Open Ian Poulter 42

TOUR Championship Tiger Woods 42

Mayakoba Golf Classic Matt Kuchar 40

Andrew Putnam 2018 Barracuda Championship winner Andrew Putnam is set to make his first appearance at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Putnam finished 33rd in the FedExCup standings marking his first-career season to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs and advance to the BMW Championship.

Andrew Putnam has recorded four rounds of 64 in his last 49 rounds played on the PGA TOUR compared to none in his first 120 career rounds. Putnam has made six or more birdies in 15 of last 100 rounds and only seven in his first 69 rounds on TOUR.

Rounds of 64 First 120 Rds vs. Last 49 Rds

First 120 Rds Last 49 Rds

0 4

Rounds with 6+ Total Birdies Made First 69 vs. Last 100 Rds on TOUR

First 69 Last 100

Rds with 6+ Birdies 7 15

# of Rds Played per 10 7

Jon Rahm Jon Rahm is set to make his second consecutive start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Rahm finished inside of the top-5 in 25% of his events played in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season.

Summary PGA TOUR Last Season

Category Value %

Starts 20 --

Wins 1 5

Top-5s 5 25

Top-10s 5 25

Top-25s 10 50

Cuts Made 16 80

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Year FEC Finish

This Season 129th

Last Season 23rd

2016-17 5th

Career at

Sentry Tournament of Champions

Stat Value


Rounds Played 4

Rounds Under Par 4

Best Round 66 (2018, Rd 3)

Best Finish 2nd (2018)

Dustin Johnson & Jon Rahm have ranked 1st & 2nd in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee, outperforming the TOUR by more than +0.80 strokes per round in the last two PGA TOUR seasons.

Jon Rahm averaged 318.5 yards off the tee at the 2018 Sentry TOC and gained +1.128 strokes for Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee.


Value PCT.

Starts 28 --

Wins 1 3.6

Top 5s 3 10.7

Top 10s 5 17.9

Top 25s 9 32.1

Cuts Made 21 75

SG: Off-the-Tee Last Two PGA TOUR Seasons

Year Dustin Johnson Jon Rahm

Last Season +0.919 (1st) +0.817 (2nd)

2016-17 +1.037 (1st) +0.965 (2nd)

Key Stats 2018 Sentry TOC

Stat Rank Average

SG: Off-the-Tee 3rd +1.128

Driving Distance (All) 2nd 318.5

Scrambling T3 72.2%

Putting 10-15 Feet 5th 44.4%

Patrick Reed 2015 Sentry Tournament of Champions winner, Patrick Reed is set to make his fifth start at this event. Reed has finished inside of the top-10 at this event in three of the four times he has teed it up at the Plantation Course at Kapalua.


Category Value %

Starts 26 --

Wins 1 3.9

Top-5s 3 11.5

Top-10s 7 26.9

Top-25s 12 46.2

Cuts Made 20 76.9

Career Best

FedExCup Finishes

Year FEC Finish

2015-16 3rd

2014-15 12th

2013-14 21st

2017-18 22nd

2016-17 22nd

Career at


Stat Value


Rounds Played 16

Rounds Under Par 15

Best Round 65 (16’, R1 & 17’, R2)

Best Finish 2nd (2018)

Since 2014, Patrick Reed is a combined 68-under par at the Plantation Course at Kapalua. His 68 under is t-second with Dustin Johnson, trailing Jordan Spieth by eight strokes.

Xander Schauffele Xander Schauffele is set to make his second first appearance at the Sentry Tournament of Champions on the strength of two wins (The Greenbrier Classic & TOUR Championship), four top-10s and 11 top-25 finishes last season.

Xander Schauffele has made 20 or more birdies in two of his last three events on TOUR. It took Xander 57 events to record his first three events making 20 or more birdies compared to his last three events where he has recorded 20 or more birdies twice.

Most Under Par Sentry TOC Since 2014

Score to Par

Jordan Spieth -76

Patrick Reed -68

Dustin Johnson -68

Jimmy Walker -57

Hideki Matsuyama -53

PGA TOUR Summary Since Start Of 2017-18

Category Value %

Starts 30 --

Wins 1 3.3

Top-5s 5 16.7

Top-10s 8 26.7

Top-25s 14 46.7

Cuts Made 25 83.3

Xander Schauffele is seeking to qualify for the TOUR Championship for the third consecutive season. Xander enters the Sentry Tournament of Champions in the second position marking his best position at this point in any of his previous years on TOUR.

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Year Finish

This Season 2nd

Last Season 15th

2016-17 3rd

Career Most Total Birdies in an Event on TOUR

Year & Event Total

2018 BMW Championship 23

2017 Puerto Rico Open 22

2018 WGC-HSBC Champions 21

2016 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 21


Webb Simpson 2018 THE PLAYERS champion, Webb Simpson is set to make his fourth start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.


Category Value %

Starts 26 --

Wins 1 3.9

Top-5s 6 23.1

Top-10s 9 34.6

Top-25s 16 61.5

Cuts Made 23 88.5

Career Best

FedExCup Finishes

Year FEC Finish

2011 2nd

Last Season 11th

2013 11th

2012 16th

2016-17 17th

Career at


Stat Value


Rounds Played 11

Rounds Under Par 11


Best Finish T3 (2012 & 2014)

Webb Simpson has played a total of 199 rounds since the start of the 2016-17 PGA TOUR season. In those 199 rounds he has played 20% of them at a score of 66 or better. Simpson’s 40 rounds of 66 or better is the most on TOUR by five rounds.

Brandt Snedeker Brandt Snedeker is set to make his sixth start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and currently ranks 18th in the FedExCup standings.


Category Value %

Starts 25 --

Wins 1 4

Top-5s 2 8

Top-10s 4 16

Top-25s 8 32

Cuts Made 17 68

Career Best

FedExCup Finishes

Year FEC Finish

2012 Won

2011 8th

2013 12th

2015-16 15th

2007 20th

Career at


Stat Value


Rounds Played 19

Rounds Under Par 19


Best Finish 3rd (2013)

Keys to Victory: 2018 Wyndham Championship: Brandt Snedeker opened the Wyndham Championship recording the 10th sub-60 round on the PGA TOUR. His 59 included one eagle, 10 birdies and one bogey, Snedeker was +9.71 strokes better than the field in round one for SG: Total. Brandt became the fifth winner on TOUR to shoot a sub-60 round and go onto win.

Sub-60 Rounds on TOUR and Go onto Win

Year & Event Player Round Score Finish

2018 Wyndham Championship Brandt Snedeker 1st 59 Won

2017 Sony Open in Hawaii Justin Thomas 1st 59 Won

1999 CareerBuilder Challenge David Duval Final 59 Won

2010 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier Stuart Appleby Final 59 Won

1977 FedEx St. Jude Classic Al Geiberger 2nd 59 Won

Rounds of 66 or Better PGA TOUR Since Start of 2016-17 Season

Total

Webb Simpson 40

Jordan Spieth 35

Justin Thomas 33

Dustin Johnson 32

Rickie Fowler 32

Bryson DeChambeau 31

Hideki Matsuyama 31

Justin Thomas The 2017 FedExCup champion and 2017 Sentry TOC champion, Justin Thomas is set to make his fourth start at this event. Thomas has played nine of his 12 rounds under par and 10 of 12 of his rounds par or better at the Plantation course at Kapalua. Thomas has a career scoring average of 69.92 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Justin Thomas is coming off his third consecutive trip to the TOUR Championship in his four-year career on TOUR.


Category Value %

Starts 23 --

Wins 3 13

Top-5s 5 21.7

Top-10s 10 43.5

Top-25s 20 87

Cuts Made 21 91.3

Career

FedExCup Finishes

Year FEC Finish

This Season 63rd

Last Season 7th

2016-17 Won

2015-16 12th

2014-15 32nd

Career at


Stat Value


Rounds Played 12

Rounds Under Par 9

Best Round 67 (4-times)

Best Finish WIN (2017)

Standout Stats Justin Thomas: Justin Thomas found himself with a lead or co-lead a TOUR leading 15 times in the 2016-17 PGA TOUR season. His 15 times was two more than the next best player Jordan Spieth with 13.

Key Stats Since Start of 2016-17 PGA TOUR Season

Stat Value Rank

Wins 8 Most

Top 5s 15 Most

Top 10s 23 Most

Score to Par -318 Best

Most Eagles PGA TOUR

Since Start of 2014-15 Season

Player Total Since the start of the 2014-15 PGA TOUR season, no one has made more total eagles than Justin Thomas. Thomas has accumulated 61 total eagles in 6,678 holes played (1 eagle every 109 holes played).

Justin Thomas 61

Dustin Johnson 55

Tony Finau 53

Brooks Koepka 52

Kevin Chappell 48

Kevin Tway Kevin Tway won the 2018 Safeway Open and is set to make his first start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Kevin is coming off back-to-back seasons of qualifying for the FedExCup Playoffs.

Best Position Through Week #7 with FedExCup Finish

Year Thru Week #7 FEC Finish

This Season 3rd ??

Last Season 88th 87th

2016-17 153rd 69th

2013-14 153rd 177th

Keys to Victory: 2018 Safeway Open: Kevin Tway had his career best Scrambling performance on TOUR successfully salvaging par 80% of the time on missed greens. Tway was 16 of 20 when faced with a Scrambling opportunity t-leading the field in Scrambling at the 2018 Safeway Open.

Career Best Scrambling on TOUR

Year Tournament Rank Success/Attempts %

2018 Safeway Open T1 16 of 20 80.00

2018 Corales Puntacana Resort 12 19 of 25 76.00

2017 Valero Texas Open 3 18 of 24 75.00

2017 FedEx St. Jude Classic 15 20 of 28 71.43

Kevin Tway recorded his career sixth best SG: Around-the-Green and 10th best SG: Putting performance in an event on TOUR.

On and Around the Green Performance 2018 Safeway Open

For the week, Tway made six of 10 putts from 10-15 feet including six of eight in the final three rounds.

Stat Rank Average

SG: Around-the-Green 7th +0.966

Sand Save Percentage T15 66.6%

Scrambling T1 80.0%

SG: Putting 18th +0.760

Putting From 10-15 Feet T5 60.0%

Bubba Watson Bubba Watson is set to make his seventh Sentry Tournament of Champions start. Watson won a career most three times in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season and finished 10th in the final 2018 FedExCup standings.


Value PCT.

Starts 24 --

Wins 3 12.5

Top 5s 4 16.7

Top 10s 6 25

Top 25s 8 33.3

Cuts Made 19 79.2

Career Best FedExCup Finishes

Year FEC Finish

2014-15 5th

2013-14 5th

2017-18 10th

2012 13th

2015-16 21st

2010 22nd

2011 26th

2008 30th


Value

Scoring Avg 70.39

Rds Played 23

Rds Under Par 20

Score to Par -60

Best Finish T4 (2013)

A big part of Bubba Watson’s success in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season was his performance on par 4s and on the greens. Last season, Bubba Watson played the par 4s, 46 strokes better than in the 2016-17 season and three-putted once every 38.4 holes compared to once every 28.4 holes.

Key Stats 2016-17 vs. 2017-18 Season

Stat 2016-17 2017-18

Scoring Average 71.10 70.38

Par 4 Performance +48 +2

Par 4 Birdie or Better % 15.6 17.9

Holes Per Eagle Made 162 118.5

Holes Per 3-Putt 28.4 38.4

Putting From 10 Feet 25% 52.8%

Aaron Wise 2017-18 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, Aaron Wise is set to make his first Sentry Tournament of Champions start. Wise captured the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson for his first PGA TOUR victory. In the 2018 FedExCup Playoffs, Aaron Wise ranked 19th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green, outperforming the FedExCup Playoffs field by +0.672 strokes per round from tee to green.

Aaron Wise ranked inside the top 30 in several Key stats during the 2018 FedExCup Playoffs. Wise ranked T6 in GIR Percentage, hitting his mark 75.69% of time and ranked third in Back 9 Scoring (33.69).

Keys to Victory: 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson:

Aaron Wise vs. The Field Off the Tee & Approach the Green 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson

Aaron Wise ranked inside the top-10 in several key stats at the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson including proximity to the hole averaging over 7 feet closer on approach shots than the field average of 41’ 3”. Wise did not miss a Green in Regulation on 13 holes (holes 1, 3-11, 14, 16 & 17th) all week.

Stat Wise Rank Wise Stat Field

Driving Distance (All) 9th 295.5 290.1

Going for the Green T4 93.7% 80.9%

Driving Accuracy T6 89.2% 79.5%

Greens in Regulation 1st 91.6% 76.8%

Fairway Proximity 4th 31’ 7” 36’ 9”

Proximity to Hole 3rd 34’ 0” 41’ 3”

Standout Stats Aaron Wise:

Last season, Aaron Wise made an average of 5.00 birdies in the final round, marking his highest Birdie Average of any round. In the final round, Wise was a combined 32-under par and 12 of his 16 rounds were under par.

Key Stats vs. 2018 FedExCup Playoffs

Wise Playoffs Avg.

Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green +0.672 (19th) --

Driving Distance - All Drives 298.5 (T28) 293.5

Green in Regulation Percentage 75.69% (T6) 68.99

Total Birdies 69 (8th) 39

Back 9 Scoring 33.69 (3rd) 34.83

Par 4 Birdie or Better Leaders 23.91% (7th) 18.67%

Scoring Stats by Round PGA TOUR Last Season

1st 2nd 3rd Final

Total Rds 28 28 16 16

Scoring Avg. 70.36 70.43 69.94 69.00

Score to Par -18 -15 -17 -32

Rds Under Par 15 16 11 12

Birdie Avg. 4.14 3.79 3.75 5.00

Gary Woodland Gary Woodland defeated Chez Reavie in a playoff at the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Woodland finished 26th in the Final 2018 FedExCup standings, qualifying for the TOUR Championship for the sixth time in his career.

Gary Woodland is set to make his third start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions with his best finish coming in 2014 where he finished T13.

Career at Sentry TOC

Stat Value

Scoring Avg. 71.25

Rounds Played 8

Rounds Under Par 5


Best Hole 5th (-8)

Worst Hole 17th (+5)

Best Finish T13 (2014)

2017-18 Par 3's, 4's, 5's Breakdown

Stat Par 3's Par 4's Par 5's

Performance (RTP) +46 (192nd) +16 (T62) -128 (T7)

Scoring Average 3.13 (T176) 4.02 (T60) 4.52 (T9)

Birdie or Better % 11.02% (170th) 17.94% (49th) 52.26% (11th)

In the last two PGA TOUR seasons, Gary Woodland has played the par 3s on TOUR a combined 83-over par. His 83-over par ties him for the most over par on the par 3s of any player in the last two seasons. However, his par 5 performance is the fourth best on TOUR playing the 5 pars a combined 237-under par.

Par 3 Performance Last Two PGA TOUR Seasons

Score to Par

Gary Woodland +83

Charley Hoffman +83

Jamie Lovemark +76

Matt Every +74

Michael Kim +74

Par 5 Performance Last two PGA TOUR Seasons

Score to Par

Tony Finau -293

Luke List -284

Kevin Tway -260

Gary Woodland -237

Jamie Lovemark -232

Gary Woodland Par 5 Performance 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open

Gary Woodland dominated the par 5’s at TPC Scottsdale playing them at a combined 10-under par making birdie or better on 9 of 12 par 5’s played. Woodland went for 10 of 12 par 5’s at TPC Scottsdale and hit the green in six of his 10 attempts.

Stat Rank Value

Par 5 Performance 1st -10

Going for Green – Hit Green T2 50.0%

Birdie or Better % T1 75%

Scoring Average 1st 4.17

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