Advanced Resolve Metrics

A stack of PGA metrics that don't exist anywhere else. Strokes-gained tells you how many strokes a player picked up. We tell you how — does he do it in wind, on Sunday pins, when leading, in majors, on the cut bubble. Built on validated SG plus weather and pin-difficulty substrates.

Every metric was face-validity tested before it shipped. If a metric said the wrong player was the best clutch putter, we threw it out, fixed it, or renamed it.
Several metrics are signed — positive doesn't always mean "better." Some are role indicators (cut-fighter vs star-on-cruise-control).

All PGA players · every metric

Top 500 by projected starts. Click any column header to sort; click a metric name to open its ranking page. Empty cells (—) mean the player didn't qualify under that metric's minimum-sample threshold.

Resolve PGA advanced metrics grid — top 25 players by n_rounds, every Resolve metric column.
#	Player	Rounds	SG/round	WAQ wind	PDA-Putt hard	CP-SG bubble	MP-SG majors	LPI	Sun Δ	Sharpe	Wedge ft	LongIron z	Bomber	ADS mean	B/Bog	Arch Δ
1	Johnson, Zach	1384	0.68	-0.01	-0.25	0.87	0.20	1.00	-0.32	0.265	17.94	-0.13	-1.39	0.11	1.36	0.90
2	Glover, Lucas	1357	0.29	—	-0.25	0.72	0.55	-0.42	-0.10	0.105	17.92	0.19	0.95	0.88	1.24	0.86
3	Kuchar, Matt	1315	0.88	0.05	0.36	1.16	0.94	-0.62	-0.39	0.340	18.05	-1.06	-0.87	-0.26	1.47	0.75
4	Hoffman, Charley	1266	0.31	—	-0.56	0.73	-0.03	1.17	-0.55	0.108	18.27	0.65	0.51	0.92	1.27	1.23
5	Howell III, Charles	1215	0.56	—	—	0.90	-0.05	—	-0.16	0.219	—	-0.84	0.28	-0.93	1.27	1.19
6	Palmer, Ryan	1197	0.07	-0.15	-0.67	-0.27	0.34	-0.15	0.20	0.023	19.01	-0.26	-0.09	-0.05	1.18	0.64
7	Cink, Stewart	1179	0.44	—	0.27	0.79	0.40	0.00	-0.35	0.159	17.51	0.62	0.23	0.38	1.24	0.57
8	Streelman, Kevin	1170	0.28	—	-0.04	0.75	0.42	—	-0.25	0.102	17.59	0.15	-0.68	0.11	1.27	0.87
9	Harman, Brian	1152	0.38	-0.24	0.36	0.53	0.54	-1.25	-0.21	0.138	18.76	0.02	0.31	0.29	1.34	1.12
10	Snedeker, Brandt	1131	0.44	—	0.67	0.53	0.74	-1.44	-0.05	0.159	17.59	-1.27	-1.07	-0.66	1.32	0.31
11	Baddeley, Aaron	1125	0.06	—	0.31	0.16	—	1.46	-0.03	0.021	—	-1.42	-1.61	-0.93	1.20	1.10
12	Scott, Adam	1100	0.96	—	-0.07	1.74	0.97	0.10	-0.03	0.333	17.86	0.38	0.94	0.66	1.40	0.40
13	Moore, Ryan	1095	0.50	—	-0.57	0.30	0.39	1.49	-0.47	0.174	—	0.04	-1.40	1.00	1.34	0.97
14	Gay, Brian	1094	-0.02	—	—	0.05	—	0.89	-0.22	-0.006	17.58	-1.31	-1.20	-0.45	1.12	1.38
15	Simpson, Webb	1090	0.78	-0.34	0.17	0.82	0.97	-0.29	-0.02	0.288	17.44	0.50	-0.29	0.66	1.46	0.68
16	Haas, Bill	1074	0.33	—	—	0.49	0.44	-0.98	-0.73	0.127	—	-1.05	-0.57	-1.76	1.23	0.85
17	Rose, Justin	1070	0.96	—	0.21	0.78	1.71	-0.43	-0.14	0.330	18.11	0.46	-0.08	0.98	1.40	0.81
18	Bradley, Keegan	1067	0.66	0.85	-0.03	0.85	0.88	-0.01	-0.54	0.237	18.44	0.83	0.56	0.94	1.36	0.95
19	English, Harris	1052	0.53	—	0.84	0.71	0.84	-1.33	-0.17	0.197	20.90	-0.20	1.11	-1.01	1.37	0.66
20	Watney, Nick	1050	0.11	—	0.17	0.64	0.65	1.45	0.15	0.036	18.48	0.10	-0.82	0.10	1.20	1.07
21	Na, Kevin	1048	0.59	—	—	1.27	0.11	0.42	0.10	0.210	—	-0.45	-1.26	1.13	1.34	0.76
22	Sabbatini, Rory	1044	0.31	—	—	0.08	-0.44	-0.03	0.06	0.103	18.88	-1.05	-1.06	-0.47	1.25	1.06
23	Kirk, Chris	1043	0.49	—	-0.09	0.81	0.61	1.67	-0.30	0.185	17.15	-0.21	0.36	0.73	1.39	0.67
24	Woodland, Gary	1043	0.48	0.42	-0.18	0.84	0.66	0.65	-0.45	0.177	19.45	1.00	0.89	0.44	1.30	0.60
25	Fowler, Rickie	1039	0.80	-0.15	0.25	1.16	1.24	-1.47	-0.55	0.280	19.26	0.28	0.61	0.26	1.45	0.92

Metric definitions (13 PGA metrics)

Every Resolve PGA advanced metric, with what it measures and how to read it. Each metric had to pass a face-validity gate before shipping — if a metric ranked someone obviously wrong, it got cut. Grouped by side (offense / defense / two-way / team).

Offense

Wind-Adjusted Approach Quality (WAQ)(WAQ v2)

Who delivers the iron game when the wind blows.

What it measures: A player's approach-shot SG in high-wind rounds (≥15 mph) and the difference vs. calm rounds (<10 mph). Isolates wind-tested iron play from calm-day approach inflation.

How to read it: Collin Morikawa is the only true elite in both wind AND calm (+1.245 sg_app in wind, +0.785 in calm) — confirms his "best iron player on tour" reputation. Keegan Bradley, Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Nick Taylor all rise meaningfully in wind. Bottom is calm-day beneficiaries who wilt: Daniel Berger drops from +0.586 calm to −0.425 in wind — the biggest gap in the suite.

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Pin-Difficulty Adjusted Putting (PDA-Putt)(PDA-Putt v2)

Sunday-pin putting vs Thursday-pin putting.

What it measures: A player's SG putting on tough-pin rounds (Sunday-style) vs easy-pin rounds (Thursday-style). Sunday pins are systematically harder — fans interpret Sunday putting failures as choking but it's mostly the pins.

How to read it: Brandt Snedeker, Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy lead on tough pins — confirmed elite putters with reputations for clutch holes. Top risers: Harris English (+0.684), Max Homa (+0.650), Justin Suh (+0.626). Worst Sunday-pin droppers: Kevin Chappell (−1.485), Wesley Bryan (−1.225), Luke List (−1.046) — vindicates or dismisses Sunday-putting accusations honestly.

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Cut-Pressure Strokes Gained (CP-SG)(CP-SG)

Who delivers Round 2 when they're at the cut bubble.

What it measures: A player's Round 2 SG split by whether they entered R2 within 2 strokes of the projected cut line, vs. safely in or safely out. Mental-game indicator with a clean storyline.

How to read it: Top by raw bubble SG is an unbelievably clean elite list: Scheffler (+1.921), Justin Thomas (+1.855), Fitzpatrick (+1.852), Rory (+1.826), Hovland (+1.786), Rahm (+1.759), Adam Scott (+1.742), Cantlay (+1.727), Hatton (+1.720), Spieth (+1.608), Tiger (+1.558), Aberg (+1.517), Schauffele (+1.331). Kevin Na is the textbook cut-fighter — 49% bubble exposure, +1.269 SG when on the bubble. Rahm rarely sees the bubble (29.9%) and dominates when he does — the star archetype.

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Major-Pressure Strokes Gained (MP-SG)(MP-SG)

Who shows up for the four biggest events of the year.

What it measures: A player's average SG total in the four majors vs. their average SG total in regular tour events. Some players elevate in majors; others wilt.

How to read it: Top by raw major SG: Matsuyama (+1.444), Fitzpatrick (+1.436), Patrick Reed (+1.332), Cantlay (+1.322), Oosthuizen (+1.304), Spieth (+1.222), Stenson (+1.173) — almost entirely major champions or repeated near-misses. Top risers: Will Zalatoris (+1.191) — the textbook major specialist — Scheffler (+1.018, large sample), Schauffele (+0.969), Justin Rose (+0.819). Read raw majors SG (not the premium delta) for current players.

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Lead-Protect Index (LPI)(LPI)

Closer vs. choker when leading after Round 3.

What it measures: A player's R4 SG when they enter the final round in the top 3, compared to their typical R4 SG when not leading.

How to read it: Top closers: Vijay Singh (+1.841 LPI), Tiger Woods (+1.588), Ernie Els (+1.517), Phil Mickelson (+1.352) — multi-major champions whose reputations as closers are quantitatively confirmed. Wyndham Clark, Max Homa confirm clutch reputations. The bottom is the textbook "can't close" list: Sam Burns (−1.929), Rickie Fowler (−1.475), Paul Casey (−1.450), Brandt Snedeker (−1.440). Fowler's "can't win the big one" reputation: confirmed.

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Sunday Premium(Sunday Premium)

Elevate, hold, or fade on the final round.

What it measures: A player's R4 SG vs their R1-R3 SG. The simplest test of how a player handles Sunday.

How to read it: Top raw R4 scorers are mostly the stars: Adam Scott, Niemann, Stenson, Morikawa, Cantlay all around +0.9 SG. Top risers (much better R4 than R1-R3) are mostly small-sample journeymen with one elite Sunday on their resume. Top faders: career-decline players whose final-round games dropped before their first-round games.

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Volatility Index (Sharpe)(Volatility)

The "consistency wins" thesis, quantified.

What it measures: A player's average SG per round divided by their round-to-round standard deviation. Grinder vs. boom-or-bust.

How to read it: Scottie Scheffler #1 at 0.710 — by a wide margin, confirming his 2024-25 dominance (high mean PLUS low volatility). Rahm 0.630, Rory 0.579, Schauffele 0.516, Tiger 0.505 round out the top 5. The boom-or-bust list is also face-valid: John Daly leads with SD 3.572 — the textbook erratic talent. Matt Kuchar at 0.340 over 1,315 rounds is the platonic grinder.

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Wedge Wizardry — 50-125 yd proximity(Wedge Wizardry)

Who gets it closest from a touch wedge.

What it measures: Average proximity-to-hole on every approach from 50-125 yards across a multi-year window, weighted by attempts. Shorter proximity = better wedge game.

How to read it: Justin Thomas leads at 16.14 feet over 1,306 attempts — the best touch-wedge player in the game. Russell Henley, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler, Tom Hoge, Chris Kirk, Brendan Todd, Rory, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker all top 20 — every name a known elite iron-and-wedge guy. Bottom is the bomber-no-touch list: Cameron Champ worst at 21.37 feet, Alex Noren, Harris English, Jhonny Vegas, Patrick Rodgers, Sahith Theegala.

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Long-Iron Skill — 175+ yd composite(Long-Iron Skill)

Who hits the long ones close and on the green.

What it measures: A composite of approach proximity from 175-200 yards and 200+ yards combined with greens-in-regulation rates from those same ranges. Long irons are the most-cited "major separator" in golf.

How to read it: Henrik Stenson, Jon Rahm, Ludvig Åberg, Kurt Kitayama, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka top the list — major champions or major-caliber long-iron players. Scheffler, Hovland, Morikawa, Matsuyama, Rory, Conners, Schauffele, Berger, Dustin Johnson, Gary Woodland all top 30. Bottom is the short-hitter list whose long-iron approaches predictably miss. Stenson at #1 confirms his "best ball-striker of his generation" rep.

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Bomber Index(Bomber Index)

Who can move it out there.

What it measures: A multi-year composite of average driving distance and peak single-drive distance. Pure power; accuracy is intentionally excluded so this is the "moves it" reading, not the "plays a smart driver" reading.

How to read it: Cameron Young #1, Luke List #2, Bubba Watson #3, Ryan Brehm, Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Kurt Kitayama, Rory, Scheffler, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg lead. Bryson #19 (limited PGA Tour sample, mostly LIV), Rahm, Cam Champ, DJ top 25. Bottom is the iconic short-hitter list led by Jim Furyk at 271 yards average — the platonic finesse player — David Hearn, Brian Stuard, Aaron Baddeley, Vaughn Taylor. Furyk leading the short list IS the face-validity test, and it passes.

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Approach-Distance Profile (Generalist vs Specialist)(Approach Specialist)

Even across every yardage band, or peaks and troughs.

What it measures: A player's z-score in each of five approach-distance bands (50-125, 125-150, 150-175, 175-200, >200 yards) and the standard deviation across those z-scores. Low std means even across every band; high std means peaks in some, troughs in others.

How to read it: Tommy Fleetwood is the most generalist iron player on tour (smallest spread) — even across every yardage band. Tom Hoge is the elite generalist — z above +1.4 on every band. Lucas Glover, Cameron Young, Mac Meissner also elite generalists. On the specialist side: Bryson peaks at 200+ but drops at 50-125 (bomber-no-touch), Brandt Snedeker peaks at wedge but drops at long iron (wedge wizard, no long iron), Cameron Champ + Matthew Wolff same bomber pattern. A skill-shape fingerprint.

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Course-Architect Affinity(Architect Affinity)

Which designer's style fits this player.

What it measures: A player's average SG total at each course architect's designs, expressed as a delta from that player's overall career average. Identifies the design styles that fit and don't fit each player.

How to read it: Some of the cleanest face-validity hits in the suite. Rory at George Cobb / Tom Fazio (Quail Hollow) +1.06 — Rory has four Quail Hollow wins. Phil Mickelson at George C. Thomas Jr. (Riviera) +0.98 — Phil's three Riviera wins. Spieth at Bredemus / Maxwell (Colonial) +0.90 — Spieth's three Colonial wins. Matsuyama at Weiskopf / Morrish (TPC Scottsdale) +0.99 — his two Waste Management wins. The pickiest players (largest swing between best and worst architects) include Corey Conners (loves Pete Dye, hates Ron Prichard), DJ, Bubba, JT. Most agnostic: Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia.

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Birdie-or-Bust Style(Birdie-or-Bust)

Aggressive scoring vs. steady grinding.

What it measures: A player's birdies-plus-eagles per round, their bogies-plus-doubles per round, and the ratio between them. Captures style as much as quality — some elite players are aggressive, some are steady.

How to read it: Scheffler leads the birdie-to-bogey ratio at 2.07 (4.69 birdies/r, 2.26 bogies/r) — the cleanest gap in the suite. Rahm, Schauffele, Åberg, Rory, Cantlay, Morikawa, Matsuyama, JT, Sungjae Im, Hovland, Spieth, Tiger, Cam Young, Sam Burns, Fitzpatrick all elite top 30. Boom-or-bust archetype (high birdie AND high bogey): Matthew Wolff, Aldrich Potgieter, JB Holmes, Cam Davis, Brandon Hagy — known volatile players. Grinder list (low both): Brian Gay, Russell Knox, Justin Leonard, William McGirt, Steve Elkington — textbook plodders.

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