Ever wonder what we’re talking about when we say 2019 was a “year for the ages” in golf? Here are 11 numbers that help to put the game’s historic trip around the sun in 2019 in the proper context.
$1.22 million: The cost, in U.S. dollars, of Jack Nicklaus’s famed gold Rolex, which was auctioned off in support of his charity in December.
37.2 million: Total audience tuned to CBS for the final round of Tiger Woods’ historic Masters victory, marking a 41-percent increase over 2018’s Masters coverage.
1,354: Consecutive weeks Phil Mickelson spent ranked in the world top-50 prior to falling to 51st in November. That’s more than 26 years!
128: The lowest 36-hole score posted in major championship history, belonging to Brooks Koepka’s record-smashing opening two rounds at the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black.
1: Golfers all-time who’ve simultaneously held back-to-back titles at two majors. The title belongs to Brooks Koepka, who claimed his second-straight PGA Championship in May.
-0.95: Average European Tour performance in strokes-gained against the PGA Tour in 2019.
6: Joaquin Niemann’s age in 2005, the last time the International team led following a Presidents Cup session prior to 2019 (Neimann is 21). The Internationals led following three straight days of action at Royal Melbourne before finally succumbing to the U.S. side in Sunday’s singles matches.
