Greg Van Gorp

Christian. Father. Husband. Golfer. Also dabble in web dev when I'm not golfing.

[Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) @LouStagner]

The field when a 12 handicap shoots 73 at the member guest.

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@rahul This is an absolutely hilarious take. Have to put a spin to on everything…

[Rahul Sidhu @rahul]

Any cop who uses Flock illegally should be prosecuted.

That's why we built our auditing tools. Illegal use is identified, and then used as evidence against them.

We have more tools to catch this behavior than almost any other technology used by the police.

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@therealmcnair Scatter would repair fastest because they’re spaced out but the amount of shots that area could take is tiny. Concentrated allows for the most shots, but since the grass spreads horizontally it would take a long time to reach the middle from the edges. Spaced Lines = best balance

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

Me furiously refreshing the @bryanbrosgolf YouTube channel for Part 2

[Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) @LouStagner]

Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley says golf has become "one-dimensional."

"Until recent years golf has been a game of imagination, creativity, and variety. The game has become much more one-dimensional."

Great soundbite. It's also directly contradicted by the USGA's Distance Insights Project. Here's what their research actually found.

Today's long hitters are good at everything.

Report R56 measured how closely driving distance was linked to every other skill on Tour. Longer hitters have improved their approach play. They have improved their short game. They have improved their putting.

R56's conclusion: "This can be interpreted as longer hitters becoming better at the non-driving distance parts of the game, while accurate hitters were becoming worse at the non-driving accuracy parts of the game."

Read that again. The USGA concluded long hitters are becoming MORE well-rounded. The straight hitters are becoming LESS well-rounded. If anyone is getting more "one-dimensional," it's the shorter hitting accurate players, not the bombers.

Report R14 (Mark Broadie) broke down what separates the top 40 players from the field: approach shots 36%, driving 32%, short game 17%, putting 14%. The single biggest contributor to elite scoring is still approach play. Non-driving skills account for 68% of the scoring advantage.

R56 analyzed every tee shot on every par 4 and par 5 on the PGA TOUR over 15 seasons using Shotlink data. Driving distance explains 3% of scoring variance on a hole. Where your ball ends up (fairway, rough, bunker) explains 9% of scoring variance on a hole. Where you hit it matters three times more than how far you hit it.

Ridley's claim "feels" right, but feelings aren't data. The USGA's research found that today's long hitters are more well-rounded than ever, approach play still matters more than driving, and distance explains 3% of scoring variance on a hole while where the ball ends up explains 9% of the scoring variance.

The game hasn't become one-dimensional.

The best players have added dimensions.

[Kyle Porter @KylePorterNS]

Oh wow, the Masters launched a search function where you can find video of any shot hit from 1968-2025. 😳

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@LouStagner Shocking how this simple statement has turned the golf world on its head and challenged “laying up to a good number” and all these old crusty held beliefs

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@LouStagner I’d forfeit $20 million to play in the Masters…

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@doglegpar3 Same club and same height golfers?

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@YipStrickler I have 22 rounds posted BUT I play a majority of my golf in leagues that have a bunch of custom rules, scrambles, guys trips with 2 man events, etc that make it so I can’t post my rounds. Doesn’t mean I don’t play A LOT.

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@Top100Rick 8 birdies and 1 bogey. The rest were pars

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@DalkeKong3 Please go into detail on how you broke through. Driver tips are the worst thing on the planet. It can ruin a man….

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@Golfingbrock 4:20 is a dream for public golf! 5-6 hours is typical and starters do nothing about it but raise the green fees

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@MrMichaelLaRosa @LouStagner I played it and the layup was no joke. You have a tiny sliver of fairway to hit. Had about a 225 yard layup. I ended up pulling it way left and ended up playing a cool punch shot through the V in the tree to 12ft

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@LouStagner I’ll tell you what, I played it from the tournament tees after The Players with the grandstands still up. Those three were the most nervous I’ve ever been over a golf shot in my life.

1. Tee shot 17 (just because people ask for your entire life)
2. Layup on 16
3. Tee shot 18

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@johnlovell275 @NickJFreitas

[Greg Van Gorp @glvangorp]

@NUCLRGOLF “STOP GOING SO FAR LEFT IMMEDIATELY OFF THE FACE YOU WORTHLESS SPHERE!”

[Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) @LouStagner]

Was Jack the best of his era? Yes.

Was Tiger the best of his era? Yes.

Were the fields in Jack’s era significantly weaker? Yes.

Do eras keep getting deeper and better? Yes.

[AimPoint Golf @AimPointGolf]

“Burn him! He read the slope with his FEET!” 🔥 @SkySportsGolf #ChillOutLads