Genworth Stats Pack - Summary Report

Richard Sterne drove the ball long and straight, which enabled him to then rank 1st for the Genworth Greens in Regulation statistic with 65/72 greens (90.3%). Players that top the Greens in Regulation statistic at tournaments often win, the best ever example being when Tiger Woods led the Greens in Regulation statistic in all four of his back to back major victories in 2000/2001. Overall Richard racked up one eagle and 26 birdies for the week, but the most astonishing statistic of all was the fact that he dropped just one shot over the 72 holes (a feat last accomplished by Tiger Woods back in 2002).

Richard Sterne ranked 9th for Par 3 Scoring with a 2.81 average (-3 to Par). His strategy seemed to be a little more conservative on these holes compared to the Par 4’s and Par 5’s, whereby he made sure to hit most of the greens (14/16) and take the odd birdie when it came along. Felipe Aguilar, Trevor Fisher Jnr and Garth Mulroy scored the best on the Par 3’s with a 2.63 average (-6 to Par), with Garth Mulroy hitting every one of the 16 Greens in Regulation.

Richard Sterne ranked 1st for Par 4 Scoring with a 3.73 average (-11 to Par). His performance over these holes was imperious with 37 out of 41 Greens in Regulation (3 more than any other player). He enjoyed 12 birdies with his only drop shot of the week coming on the 15th hole in Round 3. Runner-up Charl Schwartzel and George Coetzee ranked tied 2nd for Par 4 Scoring with a 3.78 average.

Richard Sterne ranked 1st for Par 5 Scoring with a 4.13 average (-13 to Par) alongside Trevor Fisher Jnr, Garth Mulroy, Jaco Van Zyl, Tyrone Ferreira and Espen Kofstad. In total he hit 14 out of the 15 Greens in Regulation (including four in sub-regulation two shots) and converted one eagle and eleven birdies against just three Pars. As a side note, Felipe Aguilar managed an amazing 9/15 sub-regulation hits on the Par 5’s (well worth a mention).