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Strokes gained, explained for amateurs. Short on fluff, long on actual numbers.

Find your weakest golf skill in 3 rounds

May 2026 · 8 min read

Three carefully tracked rounds gives you 40+ shots in every category — enough to spot the leak that's costing you the most strokes. Here's what a Game Audit actually looks like for a typical 12-handicap.

How to track strokes gained without sensors or a subscription

April 2026 · 5 min read

Three options for tracking SG without hardware or a yearly fee — a spreadsheet, a manual-entry tour-stat app, and Data Driven Golf — with honest pros and cons of each.

Why PGA Tour strokes gained benchmarks mislead amateurs

April 2026 · 7 min read

Tour-SG was designed for about 100 guys on the planet. Here's what the math looks like when you calibrate it to your handicap instead — and why the same shot can read negative on a tour benchmark and positive on a handicap-calibrated one.

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