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An exploration of tour skill factors influential to game results of LPGA players

LPGA 선수들의 시즌성적에 영향을 미치는 경기 기술요인 탐색

  • 손승범 (건국대학교 골프지도전공) ;
  • 이창진 (건국대학교 골프지도전공)
  • Received : 2013.02.28
  • Accepted : 2013.03.24
  • Published : 2013.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore which factors mostly influenced players' tour results employing tour skill factors provided by LPGA. For this study, Top 10 LPGA players' stats during 9 years (2004 2012) were used. As matter of fact, 10 variables were used like average score, top 10 finish, average putt, average birdies, average eagles, driving distance, driving accuracy, greens in regulation, sand saves, putts per GIR. and prize money earning. Stepwise multiple regression was conducted using SPSS win 20.0. Results indicated that the most influential tour skill factor to 9 seasons' results was average score, second influential factor was average putt, and the third factor was driving distance, and then top 10 finish was the fourth. Also on a year on year basis, 2004 was average score, 2005 was GIR., 2006 was average eagles, 2007 was top 10 finish, 2008 was average score, 2009 was average putt, 2010 were average score, GIR. and putt per GIR, 2011 was average birdies and 2012 was putt per GIR.

이 연구는 미국여자프로골프협회 (LPGA)가 제공하는 경기 기술요인을 통해 어떠한 요인이 선수들의 성적에 가장 큰 영향을 미쳤는지 검증하였다. 이를 위해 2004년부터 2012년까지 총 9년 간의 성적자료를 분석에 사용하였으며, 분석대상선수들은 Top 10에 진입한 선수들의 경기 기술요인 사용하였다. LPGA가 제공하는 경기 기술요인 즉, 평균타수, Top10 진입횟수, 평균 퍼팅, 평균 버디, 평균 이글, 드라이버 비거리 및 드라이버 정확도, 그린 적중률, 샌드 세이브율, 그린적중률 당 퍼팅 수를 변인으로 설정하고 이들 변인이 시즌랭킹을 결정짓는 획득상금에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 자료처리는 SPSS 20.0을 이용하여 단계적 다중회귀분석을 실시하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 최근 9년 간 LPGA Top 10 선수들의 성적에 가장 큰 영향을 미친 경기 기술요인은 평균타수, 평균퍼팅, 드라이버 비거리, Top 10 진입 횟수 순으로 나타났다. 또한 연도별로 살펴본 결과, 2004년 평균타수, 2005년 그린적중률, 2006년 평균 이글, 2007년 Top 10진입횟수, 2008년 평균타수, 2009년 평균퍼팅이 가장 큰 영향을 미친 경기 기술요인으로 나타났으며, 2010년은 평균타수, 그린적중률, 그린적중률당 퍼팅 수 순으로 나타났다. 2011년은 평균버디, 2012년은 그린적중률 당 퍼팅 수가 선수들의 시즌성적에 가장 큰 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났다.

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