Inside the Numbers: Par 5 leaders in 2007 and 2008

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Aug. 20, 2009

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Statistical leaders: Par 5s

Scoring leaders

Entering the Playoff seasons, Stricker hasn't ranked better than T87 for the past two years. However, he's dominating the par 5s in the Playoffs at 46 under in the past two years.
Player	Total score	Par 5s played*
Steve Stricker	-46	84
Sergio Garcia	-45	84
Camilo Villegas	-41	78
Jim Furyk	-40	84
Phil Mickelson	-40	69
Vijay Singh	-39	78
Rory Sabbatini	-37	70
K.J. Choi	-35	75
Aaron Baddeley	-34	67
Angel Cabrera	-33	62

*Minimum of 16 rounds

Scoring leaders on par 5s when laying up

Looking more in depth at Stricker's success, you'll find he leads the Playoffs for par-5 scoring when laying up (18 under). This can be attributed to his also leading the Playoffs for approach shots inside 125 yards.
Player	Scoring	Number of lay-ups	Rounds played*
Steve Stricker	-18	45	32
Jim Furyk	-18	49	32
Tim Clark	-15	58	30
Ryuji Imada	-14	46	24
Billy Mayfair	-14	37	23
Ken Duke	-12	46	26
Jonathan Byrd	-11	40	26
Justin Leonard	-11	41	22
Geoff Ogilvy	-11	38	26
Ben Curtis	-10	34	20

*Minimum of 16 rounds

Scoring leaders on par 5s when going for it

Sergio Garcia leads the Playoffs for par-5 scoring when going for the green in two shots, at 39 under over the past two years. Three other aggressive players you would expect to see leading this category are also at the top (Phil Mickelson, Camilo Villegas and Vijay Singh). No one has more "going for it" attempts on par 5s in the Playoffs than Mickelson.
Player	Scoring	Number of attempts	Rounds played*
Sergio Garcia	-39	48	32
Phil Mickelson	-36	49	27
Camilo Villegas	-35	44	32
Vijay Singh	-33	46	30
Angel Cabrera	-30	38	22
Stewart Cink	-30	47	30
Ernie Els	-30	35	26
Aaron Baddeley	-29	38	25
K.J. Choi	-29	39	29
Adam Scott	-29	45	25