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Genworth Stats Pack - Summary Report

Round 4 of the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity produced 29 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 72.32. Joost Luiten emerged as the eventual winner on -17 with Thomas Björn finishing as his closest challenger on -15. We analyse the performances of the leading players, plus we round up the final Genworth Statistics leaders.

Joost LUITEN -17

Joost Luiten hit 13/14 fairways and 16/18 greens on his way to a final round 71, emerging as a comfortable winner by two shots. Looking at his Genworth Statistics for the week, the 27 year old golfer from the Netherlands ranked 2nd for Driving Accuracy and 1st for Greens in Regulation, plus he led the Par 4 Scoring and converted more birdies than any other player in the field (24 in total). Overall it was a long game master class and a truly world class front running performance.

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average67.751
Driving Accuracy82.1%2
Driving Distance290 yds17
Greens in Reg87.5%1
Scrambles--
Sand Saves50.0%25
Putts per GIR1.72620
Putts per Round30.343
1 Putts per Rnd--
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring2.9423
Par 4 Scoring3.751
Par 5 Scoring4.6322
Eagles per Rnd0.0024
Birdies per Rnd6.001
Pars per Rnd10.25-
Bogeys per Rnd1.7515
Others per Rnd0.001
Par 5's in 2--

Thomas BJÖRN -15

Thomas Björn converted five birdies against one bogey on his way to a final round 68 (the joint second best round of the day). Looking at his Genworth Statistics for the week, the 42 year old Great Dane was solid all round, with straight driving, accurate approach play and a good touch on the greens. Thomas also ranked very high for both Par 4 Scoring and Par 5 Scoring but he seemed to struggle a little with his scoring on the Par 3 holes. This 2nd place finish makes it three top 10’s from his last four starts.

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average68.252
Driving Accuracy62.5%36
Driving Distance281 yds36
Greens in Reg73.6%22
Scrambles63.2%17
Sand Saves33.3%39
Putts per GIR1.6422
Putts per Round28.37
1 Putts per Rnd7.2518
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring3.1350
Par 4 Scoring3.782
Par 5 Scoring4.507
Eagles per Rnd0.255
Birdies per Rnd5.006
Pars per Rnd11.00-
Bogeys per Rnd1.7515
Others per Rnd0.001
Par 5's in 239

Romain WATTEL -14

Romain Wattel converted five birdies against two bogeys on his way to a final round 69. Looking at his Genworth Statistics for the week, the 22 year old French talent drove the ball long and hit plenty of Greens in Regulation, but he really excelled on and around the Diamond Country Club greens. Overall Romain scrambled 17/20 times for Par (ranking 1st) and single putted on 34 occasions, plus he dropped fewer shots than any other player in the field (just four bogeys in total).

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average68.503
Driving Accuracy64.3%34
Driving Distance295 yds5
Greens in Reg72.2%25
Scrambles85.0%1
Sand Saves0.0%49
Putts per GIR1.71214
Putts per Round27.83
1 Putts per Rnd8.502
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring2.888
Par 4 Scoring3.907
Par 5 Scoring4.507
Eagles per Rnd0.0024
Birdies per Rnd4.509
Pars per Rnd12.50-
Bogeys per Rnd1.005
Others per Rnd0.001
Par 5's in 2219

Wen-chong LIANG -14

Wen-chong Liang fired seven birdies against just one bogey on his way to a final round 66 (the best of the day), climbing into a tie for 3rd overall. Looking at his Genworth Statistics for the week, the 34 year old golfer from China ranked 11th for Driving Accuracy and 10th for Greens in Regulation, plus he ranked 4th for Putts per GIR. He also scrambled 10/15 times for Par (although he could only manage 1/4 for Sand Saves) and accumulated 22 birdies in total.

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average68.503
Driving Accuracy75.0%11
Driving Distance284 yds31
Greens in Reg79.2%10
Scrambles66.7%11
Sand Saves25.0%45
Putts per GIR1.6844
Putts per Round28.517
1 Putts per Rnd7.5011
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring3.0034
Par 4 Scoring3.853
Par 5 Scoring4.507
Eagles per Rnd0.0024
Birdies per Rnd5.503
Pars per Rnd10.75-
Bogeys per Rnd1.509
Others per Rnd0.2516
Par 5's in 2135

Official Genworth Statistics Leaders

  • Stroke Average: 67.75
    Joost LUITEN.
  • Driving Accuracy: 89.3%
    Shiv KAPUR.
  • Driving Distance: 305 yards
    Bernd WIESBERGER.
  • Greens in Regulation: 87.5%
    Joost LUITEN, Soren HANSEN.
  • Scrambles: 85.0%
    Romain WATTEL.
  • Sand Saves: 100%
    13 players including Simon WAKEFIELD who finished 5/5.
  • Putts per GIR: 1.625
    Christian CÉVAËR.
  • Putts per Round: 27.5
    Moritz LAMPERT.
  • 1 Putts: 35
    Moritz LAMPERT.

Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack

  • Par 3 Scoring: 2.75
    Jorge CAMPILLO, Eduardo DE LA RIVA, David HIGGINS, Matthew SOUTHGATE.
  • Par 4 Scoring: 3.75
    Joost LUITEN.
  • Par 5 Scoring: 4.19
    Alexander LEVY.
  • Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 7
    Alexander LEVY.
  • Most shots holed from off the green: 4
    Damien MCGRANE.
  • Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 4 bogeys
    Romain WATTEL.
  • Most 3 Putts: 6
    Thomas LEVET.
  • Most Eagles: 2
    Oscar FLOREN, Alexander LEVY, Damien MCGRANE, Grégory BOURDY.
  • Most Birdies: 24
    Joost LUITEN.
  • Most Pars: 57
    Stephen DODD.
  • Most Bogeys: 16
    Niclas FASTH.
  • Most Others: 5
    Jacob GLENNEMO, Oscar FLOREN.

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