JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The laser machines that have been tracing shots at PGA Tour events for more than a decade were getting old and needed to be replaced. That led Tour officials to ask if there was a better method to collect data.
The answer was found in sophisticated video cameras.
It started with small cameras attached to poles on the sides of three greens at PGA Tour events during a testing phase toward the end of last season. As 2016 ends this week, cameras are being used on six greens at Sea Island for the RSM Classic.