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The Perfect Number Podcast

Summary: The path to success in golf has many roads to the finished product. At the professional level, the toolbox is full of a variety weapons; Analytics, strokes gained stats, technology, launch monitors, nutrition, fitness, psychology and more mold golfers into ultimate golfing machines. Veteran golf broadcaster Will Haskett tackles them all, plus their impact on fantasy sports, wagering, rankings and history.

Podcasts:

 Episode 36 - Lou Stagner, Golf Stat Pro | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:38

Episode 36 - Lou Stagner, Golf Stat Pro

 Episode 35 - Player of the Year Roundtable | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 50:47

Episode 35 - Player of the Year Roundtable

 Episode 34 - Team Europe's Stat Advantage | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 49:01

Episode 34 - Team Europe's Stat Advantage

 Episode 33 - Justin Ray | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 45:37

Episode 33 - Justin Ray

 Episode 32 - Corey Conners | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 40:37

Episode 32 - Corey Conners

 Episode 31 - Richie Hunt of Hunt Golf Analytics | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 50:22

Episode 31 - Richie Hunt of Hunt Golf Analytics

 Episode 30 - The Greens Reading Book Debate | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 40:49

Episode 30 - The Greens Reading Book Debate

 Episode 29 - Data Dump | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 40:39

Episode 29 - Data Dump

 Episode 28 - Will Gray of Golf Channel | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 28:39

Episode 28 - Will Gray of Golf Channel

 Episode 27 - Mark Immelman Co-Hosts | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 56:13

Episode 27 - Mark Immelman Co-Hosts

 Episode 26 - Jeff Willett, PGA Tour Caddie | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 40:17

Episode 26 - Jeff Willett, PGA Tour Caddie

 Episode 25 - The Data Golf Brothers | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 45:37

Golf is full of stats and data, but are people getting proper value out of it? Two years ago, Matt and Will Courchene took some of that PGA Tour data and developed their Predictive Model to identify the likelihood of a player winning. Now a part of PGATour.com, they offer various tools to predict success. Both joined the podcast to talk about the relatively simple structure behind the model, hopes for future predictions, the strength of worldwide golf tours and the struggle for Tiger Woods to win again. 

 Episode 24 - Tom Alter and the FedEx Cup System | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 27:34

The PGA Tour wanted more golf excitement down the stretch of its season, so the FedEx Cup was born a decade ago. Today, it has become an additional motivator for the top golfers in the world, while also being the livelihood of hundreds of players trying to keep their card. Tom Alter is the man who tracks the standings and serves as a point of contact for the players on the PGA Tour. We discuss the creation and evolution of the system, while also touching on some historical points of it.

 Episode 23 - Rich Beem | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 01:08:46

Rich Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship and was dancing all the way to the Wanamaker trophy. Four years earlier, he was trying to survive the Tuesday money game at El Paso Country Club. His story in golf is both inspiring and humorous. Now a golf analyst on television, he reflects on his journey, that win over Tiger Woods in 2002, the value of the PGA and how the professional game has changed. 

 Episode 22 - Derek Ingram of Team Canada | File Type: audio/mp4 | Duration: 41:28

How are the best golfers in the world developed? In Canada, golf is a passion, one that the country takes so seriously, it has invested in producing world-class talent from the top down. Derek Ingram has been a part of the Team Canada process since 2003 and now oversees the men's program at the professional level. Learn how they identify and cultivate talent using data, collaboration and great national passion. 

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