Strokes Gained: A New Metric for Evaluating Golf Performance

This chapter introduces the concept of strokes gained in golf and explains how it measures the difference between shots in terms of the number of strokes gained or lost. It highlights the advantages of strokes gained as a metric for evaluating shots and analyzes how it can be used to assess a golfer's overall score. The chapter also discusses the adoption of strokes gained as an official statistic by the PGA tour.