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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Duration: 1:09:30
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