Inside the Numbers: Par 3 leaders in 2007 and 2008

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Aug. 20, 2009

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Statistical leaders: Par 3s
Scoring leaders
No one scored lower than Heath Slocum on the par 3s in the first two years of the Playoffs. He's 12 under and has played a total of 104 par 3s in the Playoffs.
Player
Total score to par
Total par 3s played*
Heath Slocum -12 104
Tim Clark -8 120
Hunter Mahan -7 120
Sergio Garcia -4 128
Charles Howell III -4 76
Stephen Ames -3 72
Bart Bryant -3 72
K.J. Choi -3 116
Brian Davis -3 80
Brian Gay -3 72
*Minimum of 16 rounds
Par-3 greens in regulation leaders
Charles Howell III played the par 3s at 4 under in the first two years of the Playoffs (fourth on TOUR). A large portion of his success on the par 3s can be attributed to his leading the Playoffs for par-3 greens in regulation percentage. Tim Clark is close behind Howell, finding 77 percent of the par-3 greens in regulation thus far.
Player
GIR
Total par 3s played*
Charles Howell III 77.6 percent 76
Tim Clark 76.7 percent 120
Sean O'Hair 76.6 percent 64
Heath Slocum 75.0 percent 104
Hunter Mahan 74.2 percent 120
Robert Allenby 73.3 percent 120
Woody Austin 73.1 percent 104
K.J. Choi 72.4 percent 116
Briny Baird 71.9 percent 96
Vijay Singh 71.7 percent 120
*Minimum of 16 rounds
Par-3 proximity to the hole leaders
Not only is Heath Slocum the par-3 scoring leader in the Playoffs, but no one hits the ball closer on average from the tee on par 3s than Slocum. In his 104 par 3s played, he's averaged just shy of 27 feet to the pin.
Player
Average proximity
Total par 3s played*
Heath Slocum 26 ft 11 in 104
Jerry Kelly 27 ft 8 in 88
Padraig Harrington 28 ft 2 in 72
Sean O'Hair 28 ft 10 in 64
Charlie Wi 28 ft 11 in 72
Robert Allenby 29 ft 3 in 120
Vijay Singh 29 ft 4 in 120
Steve Stricker 29 ft 5 in 128
Angel Cabrera 29 ft 6 in 88
Ernie Els 2 9 ft 8 in 104
*Minimum of 16 rounds
Most consecutive par-3 birdies
Year Consecutive birdies Number of players to do it
2007 3 9
2008 3 6
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