Abstract

The study sought to address the belief that professional male golfers suffer a decline in performance as they age. Thus, the purpose of this research was to understand if age affects male golfers’ performance on their entire performance for the PGA Tour for five seasons starting with 2013 and ending with 2017. The researcher sampled the top one hundred professional male golfers from the stated five seasons. The continuous variable was the average score of the golfers, while the categorical variable was the age range (20-29 years old, 30-39 years old, 40+ years old). Based on the amount of variables and the question to answer, the researcher decided to run an ANOVA test. After running this analytical test, the author concluded that there is no impact on the male golfers’ performance based on their age range (20-29 years old, 30-39 years old, 40+ years old). These results are not on par with what was suggested from past findings.

Highlights

  • According to various media outlets and websites, such as the Golf Channel and NBC Sports, there is a very common stereotype in the world of golf, which is that, in terms of performance, one gets worse with age

  • The p-value for the ANOVA test was 0.1015, which indicates that age does affect how well a golfer performs when looking at average scores

  • This project tested whether age plays a role in the average score of professional golfers on the PGA Tour

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Summary

Introduction

According to various media outlets and websites, such as the Golf Channel and NBC Sports, there is a very common stereotype in the world of golf, which is that, in terms of performance, one gets worse with age. By analyzing performance data from five seasons (2013-2017), the researcher can determine the impact that age has on professional male golfers. By looking at the PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association)’s list, “Official World Ranking”, this research analyzed the top 100 players for five seasons (2013-2017). By narrowing the sample to the top performing professional golfers from five seasons on the PGA tour, it allows the author to evaluate how each player handles the pressure while competing in the tournaments with the biggest purse, most eyes watching, and most difficult courses. The scope of this research was to come to a consensus on how age impacts a professional male golfer. Each male golfer will range between a variety of ages such as people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s

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