PGA or LPGA: Who is Better from 120 Yards and In?

[pfnaas]

... who's better, the pro men or the women?

[natureboy]

No idea. LPGA doesn't have detailed ShotLink type stats.

Do you have any data?

[iacas]

1 hour ago, pfnaas said:

... who's better, the pro men or the women?

Men are better at everything in golf, basically.

[pfnaas]

48 minutes ago, natureboy said:

No idea. LPGA doesn't have detailed ShotLink type stats.

Do you have any data?

I have no idea, just curious. It doesn't seem strength should have anything to do with that stat so I see no any reason for an advantage one way or the other.

[SavvySwede]

2 minutes ago, pfnaas said:

I have no idea, just curious. It doesn't seem strength should have anything to do with that stat so I see no any reason for an advantage one way or the other.

The pro men are better, there really is no debate there. Why are they better? That is going to be a more complicated answer.

[Patch]

I will say that more men are better, but I would think a few of the gals could give some of the bottom feeder guys a run for their money. 

[SavvySwede]

4 minutes ago, Patch said:

I will say that more men are better, but I would think a few of the gals could give some of the bottom feeder guys a run for their money. 

Maybe a mini tour guy, PGA Tour has far too much depth these days.

[Vinsk]

47 minutes ago, Patch said:

I will say that more men are better, but I would think a few of the gals could give some of the bottom feeder guys a run for their money. 

Nope. The women are hitting into easier pin placements and softer greens. Take the best short game girl against #200 on PGA hitting into MENS Oakmont or Chambers Bay......game over.

[natureboy]

On 1/2/2016 at 8:24 PM, pfnaas said:

I have no idea, just curious. It doesn't seem strength should have anything to do with that stat so I see no any reason for an advantage one way or the other.

Well, my distance stats are more in the LPGA ballpark than PGA and I hit full gap wedge and sand wedge inside 120 for one, while PGA are typically hitting partial shots. I think everyone tends to have slightly better club control with partial shots.

Plus more upper body muscle mass may translate to an 'on average' male advantage to generate spin on partial shots, which may or may not be an advantage in achieving proximity - though I've often heard it is. Ability to stick it close out of deep rough might also confer a muscle strength advantage for men.

Maybe inside 75 or 50 yards would be more of an even comparison, because it would be more technique oriented for both? 

Edited January 4, 2016 by natureboy

[rkim291968]

On 1/2/2016 at 5:26 PM, SavvySwede said:

The pro men are better, there really is no debate there. Why are they better? That is going to be a more complicated answer.

I think it is b/c of competition.   There are a lot more men playing (or trying to play) professional golf than women.

[Marty2019]

On 1/2/2016 at 8:24 PM, pfnaas said:

I have no idea, just curious. It doesn't seem strength should have anything to do with that stat so I see no any reason for an advantage one way or the other.

I would make a strong assumption that PGA men are better than LPGA women at every aspect of golf, for the simple reason that more men play golf than women.  It's a much greater pool of talent to draw from.   Now, if there were the same number of women playing as there are men playing, then I would think it would be more even in the parts of the game where strength is not involved, but with so many more men playing than women, logic tells me the PGA tour guys are better at everything.