M_Monty23
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This the only time this event has been played during this time of the year and we’re all a bit confused as to how this will all play
out and who we feel like will end up being the favorites going into the event, and who will benefit from the change in season.
Took a look at some players track records in the month of November.
Tiger Woods– (Since 2009)
2009- 1st, JBWere Masters
6th, HSBC Champions
2010- 6th, HSBC Champions
2012- 4th, World Challenge
2013- 3rd, Turkish Airlines Open
Brooks Koepka–
2014- 1st, Turkish Airlines Open
42nd, DP World Tour
Dustin Johnson–
2012- 39th, HSBC Champions
13th, World Challenge
Phil Mickelson–
2009- 14th, Singapore Open
1st, HSBC Champions
2010- 41st, HSBC Champions
37th, Singapore Open
2011- 33rd, Singapore Open
2012- 2nd, HSBC Champions
14th, Singapore Open
What can we draw from these statistics?
1) Most top tour players don’t play much in November. Phil and Dustin haven’t played (a sanctioned stroke play event) since 2012, Tiger since 2013, and Brooks since 2014.
2) All 4 players have had mixed success in November, with Brooks, Tiger, and Phil all securing a win on the European Tour.
3) The HSBC (a WGC event) is the only same tournament 3 out of the 4 players have played. Clearly, the only thing outside of a major
that gets these guys out on the course is the prestige of a WGC event.
What other factors does the month of November have?
1) Holidays. Players with more developed family roles, (husbands, fathers) obviously have to split more time. Although Thanksgiving isn’t until the 26th and the Masters begins on the 12th, it’s still a time in the year where family time is quite important.
2) Temperature. The average temperature in Augusta in April is 77 degrees, while it’s 67 degrees in November. Will shorter players be hurt by (albeight slightly) colder expected air? Could older players struggle a bit more to loosen up?
Kind of a fun bit of work to brainstorm the factors but obviously little fruitful information I found.
I do believe, though, that players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are at a disadvantage due to the likely colder temps.
Still got to love Brooks Koepka. The colder and wetter it plays the more his long carrying drives will be an advantage. He is also a player who is well adapted to different circumstances at an early age. He grinded out the European Tour for years with differing time zones and conditions.
Let’s just hope that, as Brandel Chamblee might say, there isn’t a photoshoot planned for him in the month of November.
out and who we feel like will end up being the favorites going into the event, and who will benefit from the change in season.
Took a look at some players track records in the month of November.
Tiger Woods– (Since 2009)
2009- 1st, JBWere Masters
6th, HSBC Champions
2010- 6th, HSBC Champions
2012- 4th, World Challenge
2013- 3rd, Turkish Airlines Open
Brooks Koepka–
2014- 1st, Turkish Airlines Open
42nd, DP World Tour
Dustin Johnson–
2012- 39th, HSBC Champions
13th, World Challenge
Phil Mickelson–
2009- 14th, Singapore Open
1st, HSBC Champions
2010- 41st, HSBC Champions
37th, Singapore Open
2011- 33rd, Singapore Open
2012- 2nd, HSBC Champions
14th, Singapore Open
What can we draw from these statistics?
1) Most top tour players don’t play much in November. Phil and Dustin haven’t played (a sanctioned stroke play event) since 2012, Tiger since 2013, and Brooks since 2014.
2) All 4 players have had mixed success in November, with Brooks, Tiger, and Phil all securing a win on the European Tour.
3) The HSBC (a WGC event) is the only same tournament 3 out of the 4 players have played. Clearly, the only thing outside of a major
that gets these guys out on the course is the prestige of a WGC event.
What other factors does the month of November have?
1) Holidays. Players with more developed family roles, (husbands, fathers) obviously have to split more time. Although Thanksgiving isn’t until the 26th and the Masters begins on the 12th, it’s still a time in the year where family time is quite important.
2) Temperature. The average temperature in Augusta in April is 77 degrees, while it’s 67 degrees in November. Will shorter players be hurt by (albeight slightly) colder expected air? Could older players struggle a bit more to loosen up?
Kind of a fun bit of work to brainstorm the factors but obviously little fruitful information I found.
I do believe, though, that players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are at a disadvantage due to the likely colder temps.
Still got to love Brooks Koepka. The colder and wetter it plays the more his long carrying drives will be an advantage. He is also a player who is well adapted to different circumstances at an early age. He grinded out the European Tour for years with differing time zones and conditions.
Let’s just hope that, as Brandel Chamblee might say, there isn’t a photoshoot planned for him in the month of November.