How Much do You Know 2009 Golf?
scoring leader who played the par-3 holes at the top? Tiger Woods / Patrick Sheehan 9 under for the year Who played the par-4 holes the best? Justin Leonard 22 under for the year who of the par-5 holes, playing the best? John Senden 142 Under the harshest and most difficult years for the simplest HOLE The 518-yard, par-4 12th at Hazeltine National (PGA Championship), which played to a stroke average, fourth 502nd Bethpage Black Course hardest (U.S. Open), which won a stroke average of 72nd 298 (+2. 928). The easiest hole 529-yard, par-5 first hole at Doral (World Golf Championships-CA Championship), which played to a stroke average, fourth 196th Convenient way to PGA West Nicklaus (Bob Hope Classic), which won a stroke average of 66th 984th Several winners in 2009 had six wins player tournaments Tiger Woods Arnold Palmer Invt’l, the Memorial, AT & T National, Buick Open, WGC-Bridgestone Inv’t, BMW Championship three Steve Stricker Rowne Plaza Invitational John Deere Classic, German Bank Championship 3 Phil Mickelson Northern Trust Open, WGC-CA Championship, the Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola 2 Zach Johnson Sony Open in Hawaii, Valero Texas Open 2 Geoff Ogilvy Mercedes-Benz Champ, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 2 Brian Gay Verizon Heritage, St. Jew Classic 2 Kenny Perry FBR Open, Travelers Championship 2 YE Yang Honda Classic, PGA Championship recommend: | Titleist AP2 iron is | & | Ping G15 Irons | Phil Mickelson the only player in the top 10 finish of the final ranking FedExCup in the first three years. Tim Clark has been the approach shots closest to the hole from anyone on TOUR – 30 feet, 5 inches. John Senden was green, the longest stretch this year without a three-putt – 292 holes. Bob Heintz three-putted the least of anyone on TOUR – 1 6 percent of the time. Tiger Woods won his ninth Nelson Byron Trophy for low scoring average and he also won his seventh All-Around Title stat. Joe Durant won his third crown Driving Accuracy and Luke Donald his second Sand Saves title. No one won in the top 10 greens in regulation for the season in a tournament this year. Players who won the field in putting six times this season, led, while those who won in scrambling led five times. Only two players who led the field in the Open, that the regulation of the week playing in a tournament. Dustin Johnson was the only player to the field in driving distance and win a tournament in 2008 and he was again the only player to do in 2009 so when he won the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro lead-Am. The Tour Ironman was Nathan Green, who played in 104 laps. Brian Davis had the most starts – 32 Eight rookies finished in the Top 125 on the money list – Marc Leishman, Webb Simpson, Jeff Klauk, Scott Piercy, James Nitti, Bill Lunde, Matt Bettencourt and Ricky Barnes. A total of 16 countries were represented in the Top 125 final. International players won 12 times in 2009. A record 23 tournaments have been set by former Nationwide Tour players won this year, topping the old mark of 22 in 2004. David Toms had the most rounds in the 60s this year – 51 Charley Hoffman had the year’s longest drive – 467 yards on the first hole during the third round of the Valero Texas Open. A total of 47 400-yard drives were recorded this year. Dustin Johnson had the most – five. Ted Purdy has 36 putts over 25 feet this year, most on Tour. Rodney Butcher, a non-TOUR member, made the longest putt of the season – 93 feet, 4 inches. European Tour season 2009 Memorable Stories 2009′s First-Time Winners
