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leaguegolf · #16 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2006, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleJ

So far in 2006 Harrington is ranked 26th in driving distance, less than half a yard behind Phil Mickelson, and well ahead of David Toms.

11 yards ahead according to PGA Tour stats.

rodney_c · #17 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2006, 07:43 PM

People really underestimate Padraig Harrington's scrambling ability.

People often discuss how good Tiger Woods is at getting out of trouble. But here are some interesting pga stats:

Scrambling:
Rank Week Player Rounds % Par or Missed GIR
1 Padraig Harrington 8 74.5 35 47
2 Steve Elkington 13 70.6 60 85
3 Stuart Appleby 16 70.3 71 101
4 Scott Verplank 17 68.9 73 106
5 Jerry Kelly 22 68.4 91 133
76 Tiger Woods 10 59.6 28 47

Just another reason why I think Harrington will take his first major. Of course Tiger is better than the stats suggest, but I still think Harrington is one of, if not the best at saving himself bogey's from bad positions.

rodney_c · #18 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2006, 08:17 PM

test

1 David Toms 68.76 20
2 Rory Sabbatini 68.78 25
3 Tiger Woods 68.99 10
4 Arron Oberholser 69 19
5 Luke Donald 69.18 16

Is there any way of displaying these in a table form. If you put tabs in, it ignores the tabs.
If you put spaces in, it ignores the spaces.

Anybody know how or if it can be done in a spreadsheet style format.

stlcard_25 · #19 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rodney_c

He did, but Harrington put him under pressure, because Harrington had a dreadful chip shot to negotiate that could easily have meant bogey. He got up and down with a solid putt and that put extra pressure on Vijay. But yes Vijay should still have got that putt and kept the playoff going.
Vijay's putt was more difficult than Olazabal's or Daly's when they handed it to Tiger recently enough.

No way. Olazabal's putt was considerably more difficult...downhill, 4 feet, and breaking. I will give you Daly's though. Both he and Vijay had virtual tapins and just blew the putt. Vijay's putt was well inside the length of the putt that Olazabal had though.

stlcard_25 · #20 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2006, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rodney_c

People really underestimate Padraig Harrington's scrambling ability.

People often discuss how good Tiger Woods is at getting out of trouble. But here are some interesting pga stats:

Scrambling:
Rank Week Player Rounds % Par or Missed GIR
1 Padraig Harrington 8 74.5 35 47
2 Steve Elkington 13 70.6 60 85
3 Stuart Appleby 16 70.3 71 101
4 Scott Verplank 17 68.9 73 106
5 Jerry Kelly 22 68.4 91 133
76 Tiger Woods 10 59.6 28 47

Just another reason why I think Harrington will take his first major. Of course Tiger is better than the stats suggest, but I still think Harrington is one of, if not the best at saving himself bogey's from bad positions.

Scrambling is often a sign of leaving yourself in good spots around the greens rather than the ability to get up and down. Looking closer at the stats, he's 18th in scrambling from the rough, and 106th in scrambling from farther than 30 yards away. I'd say it's more an indicator of the season being too young to get a good gauge on the stats.

droogy33 · #21 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2006, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rodney_c

I think his 2 pga wins got him over that hurdle.

Huge difference between winning a regular PGA TOUR event and a major. Especially The Masters.

Now don't get me wrong. Padraig is a fine player, indeed, but he has demonstrated troubles with closing things out over the years.

I would certainly not be surprised to see Padraig win a major championship. But, at this time, he does not make for a sensible pick.