Inside the Numbers: 2007 and 2008 scrambling leaders

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Aug. 20, 2009

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Statistical leaders: Scrambling

Players with the highest scrambling percent around the green

In two years of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, no one has chipped the ball closer to the pin from around the green than Geoff Ogilvy. However, despite hitting it the closest on average from around the green, he ranks 21st in scrambling percentage (61 percent success rate). This can be attributed to Ogilvy converting 49 percent of his putting efforts from 5 to 10 feet in the Playoffs.
Player	Scrambling	Rounds played*
Scott Verplank	71.0 percent	24
Phil Mickelson	67.3 percent	27
Rory Sabbatini	66.9 percent	26
Aaron Baddeley	66.7 percent	25
Zach Johnson	66.3 percent	18
Billy Mayfair	66.2 percent	23
Brian Gay	66.1 percent	18
Padraig Harrington	65.8 percent	18
Camilo Villegas	65.4 percent	30
Briny Baird	65.0 percent	24

*Minimum of 16 rounds

Players with the shortest scrambling proximity around the green

*Minimum of 16 rounds

Scrambling rank comparison

Verplank's and Furyk's Playoffs trends

Player	Scrambling rank entering '07 Playoffs	Rank during	Scrambling rank entering '08 Playoffs	Rank during
Scott Verplank	60	7	166	4
Phil Mickelson	76	1	36	T28

Players with the highest sand save percentage