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Genworth Stats Pack - Round 3 Review
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Genworth Stats Pack - Round 3 Review

Following a late finish due to inclement weather, Round 3 of the BMW International Open produced 39 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 71.28. Ernie Els, Alex Noren and Alexander Levy lead on -15 with Björn and Baldwin following close behind. We analyse their performances plus we round up the Genworth Statistics leaders going into Sunday.

Ernie ELS -15

Ernie Els suffered three 3-putts during his third round today but finished strongly for a 69, keeping his hopes of a wire to wire victory alive. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, only Ricardo Gonzalez has 3-putted more times than the 43 year old South African, but just look at his approach play. Ernie is hitting a massive 90.7% Greens in Regulation, plus he has hit five of the Par 5 greens in sub-regulation two shots (helping him to an amazing Par 5 Scoring average of 4.08).

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average67.001
Driving Accuracy50.0%64
Driving Distance295 yds27
Greens in Reg90.7%1
Scrambles60.0%26
Sand Saves100%1
Putts per GIR1.75544
Putts per Round30.755
1 Putts per Rnd6.0050
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring2.756
Par 4 Scoring3.9731
Par 5 Scoring4.081
Eagles per Rnd0.338
Birdies per Rnd6.004
Pars per Rnd10.33-
Bogeys per Rnd1.005
Others per Rnd0.3340
Par 5's in 254

Alex NOREN -15

Alex Noren converted one eagle and five birdies against one bogey on his way to a third round 66, to move up into a tie for the lead going into Sunday. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 30 year old Swedish golfer ranks pretty average in each of the long game categories, but his touch on and around the greens has been superb. The 3 time European Tour winner has dropped just two shots so far and he ranks 1st for Par 4 Scoring with a 3.73 average.

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average67.001
Driving Accuracy57.1%42
Driving Distance281 yds67
Greens in Reg74.1%32
Scrambles85.7%2
Sand Saves--
Putts per GIR1.67516
Putts per Round26.72
1 Putts per Rnd6.6735
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring2.9225
Par 4 Scoring3.731
Par 5 Scoring4.5020
Eagles per Rnd0.338
Birdies per Rnd5.0017
Pars per Rnd12.00-
Bogeys per Rnd0.672
Others per Rnd0.001
Par 5's in 2148

Alexander LEVY -15

Alexander Levy converted six birdies against two bogeys on his way to a third round 68, tying for the lead with 18 holes to play. It is quite interesting when you look at the Genworth Driving Statistics of all three leaders, with none of them ranking very high. But the 22 year old French talent makes up for it with his approach play and his putting, plus his Par 5 Scoring is nearly as good as Ernie’s. Alexander will be vying for his first European Tour title tomorrow.

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average67.001
Driving Accuracy52.4%55
Driving Distance290 yds38
Greens in Reg81.5%6
Scrambles50.0%53
Sand Saves50.0%39
Putts per GIR1.5915
Putts per Round27.37
1 Putts per Rnd8.674
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring2.8316
Par 4 Scoring3.9016
Par 5 Scoring4.172
Eagles per Rnd0.0030
Birdies per Rnd6.672
Pars per Rnd9.67-
Bogeys per Rnd1.6717
Others per Rnd0.001
Par 5's in 2231

Thomas BJÖRN -14

Thomas Björn fired nine birdies against two bogeys on his way to a third round 65 (the low round of the day alongside Sergio Garcia). Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 42 year old Great Dane ranks 3rd for Driving Accuracy, 13th for Greens in Regulation, 6th for Putts per GIR and 2nd for Birdies per Round (only Ross Fisher has accumulated more birdies). The 13 time European Tour winner is in a rich vein of form with finishes of 4th and 2nd from his last two starts.

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average67.334
Driving Accuracy76.2%3
Driving Distance292 yds32
Greens in Reg77.8%13
Scrambles58.3%33
Sand Saves0.0%61
Putts per GIR1.5956
Putts per Round28.014
1 Putts per Rnd8.337
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring2.756
Par 4 Scoring3.9327
Par 5 Scoring4.257
Eagles per Rnd0.0030
Birdies per Rnd6.672
Pars per Rnd9.33-
Bogeys per Rnd2.0033
Others per Rnd0.001
Par 5's in 2231

Matthew BALDWIN -14

Matthew Baldwin could be the dark horse in amongst some big names tomorrow. His Genworth Statistics after three rounds are very impressive, averaging 305 yards for Driving Distance and 83.3% Greens in Regulation (ranking 2nd behind Ernie Els), plus the 27 year old Englishman is performing well on and around the greens. The same as Levy, he will be vying for his first European Tour title.

Tournament StatsResultRank
Stroke Average67.334
Driving Accuracy59.5%33
Driving Distance305 yds4
Greens in Reg83.3%2
Scrambles66.7%15
Sand Saves--
Putts per GIR1.64411
Putts per Round28.014
1 Putts per Rnd7.3317
Tournament StatsResultRank
Par 3 Scoring2.672
Par 4 Scoring3.8311
Par 5 Scoring4.5828
Eagles per Rnd0.0030
Birdies per Rnd5.678
Pars per Rnd11.33-
Bogeys per Rnd1.005
Others per Rnd0.001
Par 5's in 2065

Official Genworth Statistics Leaders

  • Stroke Average: 67.00
    Ernie ELS, Alexander LEVY, Alexander NOREN.
  • Driving Accuracy: 90.5%
    David HIGGINS.
  • Driving Distance: 321 yards
    Peter UIHLEIN.
  • Greens in Regulation: 90.7%
    Ernie ELS.
  • Scrambles: 91.7%
    Danny WILLETT.
  • Sand Saves: 100%
    23 players including Ross FISHER, Jorge CAMPILLO, Oliver FISHER and Mark TULLO who each saved 3/3.
  • Putts per GIR: 1.571
    Ross FISHER.
  • Putts per Round: 25.3
    Darren FICHARDT.
  • 1 Putts: 30
    Darren FICHARDT.

Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack

  • Par 3 Scoring: 2.42
    Peter LAWRIE.
  • Par 4 Scoring: 3.73
    Alexander NOREN, Tjaart VAN DER WALT, Ross FISHER.
  • Par 5 Scoring: 4.08
    Ernie ELS.
  • Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 6
    Martin KAYMER, Dustin JOHNSON, Seve BENSON.
  • Most shots holed from off the green: 4
    Alexander NOREN.
  • Least number of drop shots during the tournament: xxx
    Danny WILLETT.
  • Most 3 Putts: 5
    Ricardo GONZALEZ.
  • Most Eagles: 2
    Matthew NIXON, Alexandre KALEKA, Shane LOWRY, Seve BENSON, Robert-Jan DERKSEN, Henrik STENSON, Pontus WIDEGREN (AM).
  • Most Birdies: 22
    Ross FISHER.
  • Most Pars: 41
    Danny WILLETT, Felipe AGUILAR.
  • Most Bogeys: 11
    Joakim LAGERGREN.
  • Most Others: 2
    17 players.

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