What Is Strokes Gained: Around the Green?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Strokes gained
Strokes Gained: Around the Green
How it works
Each short-game shot’s outcome is measured against the expected strokes to finish from that lie and distance, whether rough, sand, or fringe. Better contact and distance control leave a shorter, more makeable putt, producing a positive number that sums across every shot inside that radius.
What's a good Strokes Gained: Around the Green?
Tour players gain roughly +0.3 to +0.5 strokes per round here, with scrambling rates near 60 percent. Amateurs lose strokes mainly through poor contact — chunks and blades — rather than distance control alone, so practicing contact quality tends to move this number fastest.
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