It’s not just baseball geeks who study analytics.
European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke said Friday that he has been gathering in-depth statistical information from a company called 15th Club in an effort of better understanding the pros and cons of potential team members.
“Looking at professional golf from a statistical, slightly different way” Clarke said during Friday’s Golf Channel telecast of the BMW PGA Championship. “I’ve got my own personal app. Every Monday it’s updated with everything you could possibly imagine is on there. From strokes gained-putting, with their 3-iron, with their 7-iron, with their wedges.