Profiles: DECADE Golf Creator Scott Fawcett

Profiles: DECADE Golf Creator Scott Fawcett

Author: Break 80 Podcast April 4, 2024 Duration: 1:14:07
DECADE golf is a course management system that has revolutionized the game of golf. Scott Fawcett combined shot distribution patterns and PGA Tour scoring statistics to optimize targets to help players shoot lower scores. Used by the majority of professionals and high level college golfers everywhere, DECADE golf has revolutionized the game and put data at the forefront of decision making and shot selection to improve scores. Scott will talk all about how his experiences as a professional golfer helped him to create this system and how it came to be used by players around the world, including when Will Zalatoris first used it to win the Texas State Amateur Championship. DECADE golf can be used by anyone to take emotion out of the decision making process and help players to better understand how they can lower scores using a data driven method. The Break80 Podcast appreciates you listening to this episode. Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple or Spotify for weekly stories and information from the world of golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 103: PXG Xperience at Scottdale National [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:25
Since Scottie Scheffler won his 6th event of the year this week, we thought we would spend the majority of this podcast talking about something out of the ordinary, our trip west for the Scottsdale National Xperience wit…
Episode 102: U.S. Open Review From Scottsdale National [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:33
After an invitation to do the PXG Xperience from Dr. Bob Parsons, the podcast is live from Scottsdale National this week to talk about U.S. Open drama. Bryson DeChambeau fought a leaky driver and used a incredible short…
Episode 101: U.S. Open Preview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:30
U.S. Open week is here and Scottie Scheffler will head to Pinehurst No. 2 as the heaviest favorite to win a major as any player has been in over a decade. After his 5th win of the year last week at the Memorial, the worl…
Episode 100: U.S. Open Season & Big Shot Bob Wins [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:19
U.S. Open season is here and this week we both crowned a U.S. Women's Open champion, as well as having the longest day of golf at U.S. Open sectionals around the country. Yuka Saso played spectacular golf to win going aw…
Episode 99: Valhalla Victory for Xander [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:39
Xander Schauffele quieted the critics this week by taking home his first career major at the PGA Championship at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. He held off a charging Bryson DeChambeau with a clutch birdie putt on the…
Profiles: PXG Founder Bob Parsons [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:41
Bob Parsons, the founder and CEO of Parsons Xtreme Golf, better known as PXG, was in the twin cities and we were lucky enough to get to sit down with him for an interview. Bob talked about his childhood growing up in Bal…
Episode 98: Rory Roars and Tim Tours Myrtle Beach [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:29
Rory McIlroy is on a roll as he wins his second event in a row at Quail Hollow. Rory's power blew away Xander Schauffele on Sunday to win again and head to this week's PGA Championship at Valhalla as one of the heavy fav…
Episode 97: Jeff Wins a Tournament & Tim Heads to Myrtle Beach [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:24:10
Jeff headed to Brainerd and Cragun's for a 24 man tournament and pulled off the comeback victory as the leaders melted down the stretch. He took home the used car salesman jacket and some cash. He will discuss his buddie…
Episode 96: LIV Adelaide & PGA Tour Team Golf [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:14
It was LIV Golf's superbowl this week as they were in Adelaide, Australia and the Aussies showed out and provided the rowdy kind of fanbase that LIV has been looking for. The hometown team, Ripper GC took home the team t…
Episode 95: Golf Dominance Continues [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:57
Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda win again to keep their dominant spring's going this week on their prospective tours. Scottie Scheffler wins the RBC Heritage in a Monday finish as the PGA Tour gets panned for not movin…