Luke Carter

It's no shock that @McIlroyRory was the big winner after day 2 at #themasters, improving his chances of winning by almost 50% with the round of the week so far. Notably, @TyrrellHatton secured his place on the weekend and also moved himself into the conversation

What are the most difficult shots for each discipline at #themasters so far this week? 🥇Around the Green on Hole 3 (-0.19) 🥈 Approach on Hole 7 (-0.08) 🥉 Drive on Hole 11 (-0.06) 4⃣ Putts on Hole 3 (-0.05) *values are average SG vs. baseline

Only 1 #themasters winner has gained less than 5 strokes vs. the field at the half-way point (J.Nicklaus 1986). If this holds true, only the players at T16 or better stand a realistic chance. This would exclude players like Scheffler, Fitzpatrick & Morikawa.

McIlroy is now 1 of only 4 players to have gained more than 15 strokes vs. the field thru 36 holes at #themasters since 1983 - only 1 of the other 3 went on to win 🫣 2015 Spieth +16.2 (🏆) 1996 Norman +15.8 (2nd) 2026 @McIlroyRory +15.5 (?) 2005 DiMarco +15.3 (2nd)

It's been a story of two halves for Sweden's Luvig Åberg 🇸🇪 so far @TheMasters this week SG: Tee to Green +7.86 (1st - best in the field) SG: Putting -1.96 (71st) If Åberg can get the putter working he could record another high finish at #themasters

The best round of the 2026 Masters Tournament was just carded by @TyrrellHatton at -6. As it stands that is a +6.95 stroke gain over the field today. SG: Off the Tee = +1.21 SG: Approach = +4.04 (58% of total gain) SG: Around the Green = +0.24 SG: Putting = +1.47 #themasters

England's @TyrrellHatton is the hottest player on the course so far today - having gained +4.1 strokes vs. the field thru 7 holes and more the doubling his chances of a Top 20 finish Position T40 to T12 MC % 73% ---> 99% Top 20% 27% ---> 57% #themasters

What exactly can the Club World Cup tell us about football around the world? 🇧🇷 Where does the Brazilian league rank globally? ↕️ Is the Saudi top flight actually improving? ⚖️ Which leagues are the most and least competitive? @MarkCarey93 dives into the data and explains all... 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/64740…

Unbelievable week for @McIlroyRory capping off his career grand slam at #themasters and here is how he did it... SG:Total +13.72 (T1st) SG:Off the Tee +4.33 (4th) SG:Approach +6.94 (4th) SG:ARG +2.86 (8th) SG:Putting -0.41 (55th)

Rory's approach shots to 15 the last two days... RD 3 = 205 yds to 6 ft (+0.94 SG) RD 4 = 208 yds to 6 ft (+0.98 SG) #themasters

This is honestly a crazy watch at #themasters McIlroy has gone from a 98% favourite thru 12 to a 35% favourite thru 14

And it's all tied at the top! Nobody since 1983 (PGA Tour data records began) has made more than 1 double bogey or worse in their final round and won at #themasters

A key difference between @McIlroyRory & @brysondech this week at #themasters ... SG:APPROACH from 100-125 yds ----- R. McIlroy = +2.10 (1st in the field*) B. DeChambeau = -1.26 (48th in the field*) *of players that made the cut

So far today @brysondech has struggled on and around the greens - that could be the difference B.DeChambeau SG:SHORT GAME at #themasters RD1 = +2.1 RD2 = +4.7 RD3 = +3.8 RD4 (thru 6) = -1.1

Crazy start to the final round at #themasters @McIlroyRory WIN PROBABILITY Pre-round = 73.2% After Hole 1 = 50.1% (🔽-23.1%) After Hole 2 = 41.9% (🔽-8.2%) After Hole 3 = 64.5% (🔼+22.6%) After Hole 4 = 83.2% (🔼+18.7%)

It's clear to see why @JustinRose99 is leading #themasters - more than 70% of his strokes have been gained on the greens! *SG:Putting Leaders* J.Rose 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 +7.2 V.Hovland 🇳🇴 +4.0 M.Homa 🇺🇸 +4.0

When #TheOpenChampionship was last at Royal Troon, the world's best approach players rose to the top of the leaderboard (e.g. Stenson, Stricker, Garcia, Hatton, DJ) Current Top 5 Approach Players Worldwide... 1. Scheffler 2. Schauffele 3. Conners 4. Finau 5. Hoge

Another week, another Major Championship and another win for Scottie? Only time will tell but the data suggests he has a 1 in 5 chance #USOpen

@guccidueces6 He's down in 20th with a 1% chance. He's not been playing great recently (despite his win in Singapore) - on average he has gained less than 1 stroke per round against the PGA Tour average golfer since the start of the calendar year

@LukeCarterGolf1 Where’s brooksy?

Horses for courses - or - Scottie dominance? Despite Rory's win 10 years ago at Valhalla, our course fit rating indicates that Valhalla just plays even more into Scottie's hands this week #PGAChamp Scottie (22.7%) vs. Rory + Schaufelle + Rahm + Cantlay + Smith (23.3%)