
← Off TRAQ Podcast — Golf's Real Conversations5 days ago · 1 h 39 min
The Golf Stats Amateurs Should Actually Track + LIV Bankruptcy & TaylorMade for Sale
<p>Which golf stats actually help amateurs improve, and which ones are mostly noise? Charles and Roy go through <strong>driving distance, fairways hit, putts per round, greens in regulation, double bogeys, and handicap</strong> and decide what they would keep, kill, or replace. They also reveal the three stats they would track if they could only choose three.</p><p>Then, they break down <strong>LIV Golf’s Chapter 11 restructuring</strong>, what it could mean for its biggest stars, and whether LIV ultimately changed professional golf for the better. Plus, <strong>TaylorMade is up for sale</strong>. Why now, what could the company be worth, and would Charles or Roy put their entire $3 billion portfolio into buying it?</p><p>CHAPTERS:</p><p>00:00 Intro </p><p>03:43 Are Golfers Tracking the Wrong Stats? </p><p>15:00 Driving Distance: Keep It or Kill It? </p><p>22:40 Why Fairways Hit Is a Flawed Golf Stat </p><p>30:54 Are Putts Per Round Misleading? </p><p>38:57 Is GIR the Most Important Golf Stat? </p><p>53:23 The Stat Amateurs Should Track </p><p>58:00 Is the Golf Handicap System Broken? </p><p>1:03:39 The 3 Golf Stats We'd Actually Track </p><p>1:07:12 What LIV Golf's Bankruptcy Means </p><p>1:12:14 Why TaylorMade Is For Sale </p><p>1:17:21 Would We Buy TaylorMade for $3 Billion? </p><p>1:21:30 Golf Jeopardy: Test Your Golf Knowledge</p>