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Out of all of the sports out there, one could argue that golf is the one where players rely the most on statistics. Whether a player plays on the professional circuit or just every Sunday morning with a group of friends, by the end of the round they are sure to analyse their game and calculate all of the areas in which they dropped shots.

Of course, some stats are more important than others. Taking this into account, I'll now look at the three areas which I deem most important for golf. I'll analyse the biggest hitters, the guys who go round in the least amount of putts and also those that hit the most amount of fairways. I should note that this has been compiled through the PGA Tour statistics, meaning that some players may not be mentioned as they have not participated on this schedule.

Average Driving Distance

When I scoured through the average driving statistics, the first thing that sprang to mind was that I'd never heard of the player that was leading this table. With an average of 309.6 yards, Ryan Palmer was the top of the average drives. However, he has recently slipped outside the top 100, which gives the first indication that this statistic has little to do with end performance. In fact, out of the top ten big hitters on the PGA Tour, only one of them is placed in the top 100. That man is Robert Garrigus, with his 303.7 yard average helping establish himself in the top forty.

As you filter down the list you do start to see some bigger names, with the likes of Boo Weekley, Bubba Watson and Bradley Keegan in and around the top thirty. However, considering the emphasis some players place on ripping drives as far as they can, it's interesting to see that there is little correlation between this and end success.

Putts Per Round

It is always a bit difficult to analyse the putting statistics, as each provide different levels of clarity. For example, while one player might have a lower putts per round average, this might be because they narrowly miss the green on a lot of holes and subsequently chip and one putt. Nevertheless, there appears to be a little more correlation between this statistic and the world ranking.

According to the stats, Mike Weir is one of the best players on the green with an average of 26.94 putts per round. There was once a time when Weir was classed as one of the best players in the world but with the veteran now well outside the top 100, little can be taken from this information. Instead, we've got to look further down the list, with the likes of Charlie Wi, Aaron Baddeley and David Toms in and around the top ten. All of these players are regarded as solid professionals although again - none of them are anywhere near the top world ranking spots.

You've got to look a little further down to see the big guys, with Phil Mickelson in 25th position with an average of 28.25 putts per round. Brandt Snedeker isn't far behind him with 28.32 putts, while Robert Garrigus and Tim Clark find themselves in the top fifty of the list.

Suffice to say, it looks as though there is slightly more correlation with the putting stats - although the fact that very few of the top players on the Tour are mentioned on the list suggests that it is again not too important.

Average Driving Accuracy

Out of all three statistics mentioned in this article, this appears to be the most important. Jim Furyk leads the way with 75.68% of fairways hit, while the likes of David Toms, Tim Clark, Ian Poulter and Brandt Snedeker are all in the top ten. Considering the fact that all of these men are ranked very respectably in terms of world ranking, it can be assumed that the amount of fairways hit has a huge influence on score.

As you look further down the list, the likes of Lee Westwood, Boo Weekly and Zach Johnson all hit 66%+ of fairways and again, all of these men have decent world rankings.

This statistic can lead on to a conclusion for the entire article. While it is generally assumed that players "drive for show, putt for dough", the stats here indicate that driving accuracy is probably the most important stat out of the lot. Those men that hit the most fairways appear to have the best world rankings, with the putting average and driving distance having little impact. Of course, if these stats were to be analysed further, they would be combined with others to make them slightly more accurate. However, for the purposes of this article, it can be highlighted that accuracy is one of the most important attributes of the modern day golfer.

Author Biography

This article was contributed by Liam, who is a big fan of golf as well as other sports. He also owns his own sports based website, with bonusbetting.org.uk providing the latest betting offers which can be used in conjunction with the above stats to help you turn a healthy profit from sports betting.

For rugby enthusiasts the RBS Six Nations Championship has to be among the highlights of the rugby calender. With a history that stretches back to the last century this tournament remains as vital as ever. Furthermore, the 2013 championship is set to be one of the closest fought for years.

The 2013 Tournament

Indeed, this year there is not really going to be any clear favourite. In fact, every one of the nations, with the possible exception of Italy, have to fancy their chances of becoming the outright winners. The holders and previous Grand Slam winners (they won all their matches) Wales have hit a sticky patch of form losing many of their recent internationals quite convincingly.

Six Nations tickets for their opening match against Ireland, which is being held at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday February 2nd are therefore going quite fast as many are keen to discover whether they have any chance of repeating their success. Meanwhile the English have not been doing that much better, although their recent, impressive win against the mighty All Blacks has certainly got people talking.

Their opening match is against the Scots, which is set for Twickenham on 2nd February and promises to be one of the highlights of the championship. However, most popular among buyers of 2013 Six Nations tickets at the moment appear to be the matches that involve the English and the French, which is at Twickenham on Saturday February 23rd and the match between Wales and England set to played at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday March 16th; a match which many feel could be the championship decider.

Brief History

The Six Nations tournament hasn't always involved six teams. In fact, when it was first established back in 1882 and for many years after it was contested by the home nations of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland alone. In 1910 France joined to make it the Five Nations Championship and in 2000 Italy made it six.

The first ever match was between the English and the Welsh at Swansea; a match the English were to win fairly comfortably. Indeed, the English, along with the Scottish team, were to dominate the tournament throughout its early years. However, the original tournament was beset with disputes as the scoring system was not quite as advanced as the one we know today and several of the early championships ended without a clear result.

However, the Welsh began to grow in strength and having introduced the revolutionary 'four-three quarters' system we are now familiar with, began to dominate by the end of the nineteenth century. In fact by the turn of the century all four of the teams had enjoyed some degree of success and the tournament became widely popular throughout the whole of Britain.

France, however, struggled for many years after they were allowed to join the fray and as England renewed their dominance in the inter war years (apart from a brief spell of Scottish domination) the French were actually forced to withdraw from the competition (mainly due to administration problems). Having rejoined the competition after the Second World War, the French began to gain momentum and apart from the 1970s, which was completely dominated by the Welsh, the French and the English have perhaps enjoyed the most success in recent years. The Italians, having joined in 2000, have had a difficult start but are continuing to improve. Indeed, it no doubt won't be long before they are enjoying a championship win. 2013, however, is not likely to be their first.

AUTHOR BIO:
Idania Silvia writes on the subject of sports tours and tournaments for a wide range of related websites and blogs. Whilst her interests are varied, her focus remains that of rugby and she has resolved to keep an eye on sites such as http://www.gulliverstravel.co.uk/rugby/rbs-6-nations for her Six Nations tickets.