As promised, here is the first installment of what I intend to be a weekly review of the statistical leaders on the PGA Tour. In case you are unaware of the intent of this review, it is an attempt to survey the impact of the USGA’s Groove Rule on the performance of PGA Tour players. Remember, the intent of the rule is to place a greater premium on accuracy as opposed to distance. Making V grooves a Condition of Competition is the USGA’s attempt to preserve the integrity of the game, by mitigating the premium on pure distance relative to scoring. We will be reviewing this against the most important stat of them all…Money. I will attempt to have this review posted on Tuesday mornings from now on. This is obviously contingent on the up-to-the-minute stats being posted on the PGA Tour’s web site, as that is the source of the information. Stay tuned to this…it could prove to be an eye opener. One final note, this is very preliminary. My main focus is to get this information up for viewing. There may be some interesting refinements to this project as it progresses. As always, thanks for stopping by, and don’t forget to tell someone. If you think of a better method to measure this event, by all means shoot me a message.