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Welcome to Numbers to Know, where we’ll take a closer look at Michael Thompson’s victory in the 3M Open. It was Thompson’s second PGA TOUR victory, coming seven years after his win in The Honda Classic. Let’s dive into the numbers. 1. SMOOTH ROLLER: Thompson is one of the premiere putters on TOUR and it showed this week, as he led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting en route to his win. In the last four seasons, Thompson has the fourth-best Strokes Gained: Putting per round among players with at least 200 ShotLink-measured rounds. He is one of just four players to gain at least a half-stroke per round on the greens per round since 2017. 2. STRIKE WHILE THE PUTTER’S HOT: This was the third time in Thompson’s career that he led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting. He finished 20th in the previous two instances, the 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii and 2012 RBC Heritage, though. The difference? His iron play matched his impeccable putting. Thompson hit 60 of 72 greens this week, including all 18 in his first-round 64. He also hit 16 greens in the final round. This was just the third time in Thompson’s career that he finished in the top five in both Strokes Gained: Putting and Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green, and the first time in seven years. The other instances? His victory at The Honda Classic and a third-place finish at the 2011 RSM Classic. 2. PUTT FOR DOUGH: In his TOUR career, Thompson has an average ranking of 127.4 in Strokes Gained: Approach and 139.8 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee. Compare that to Strokes Gained: Putting, where his average annual ranking is 47.3. The difference is especially stark over the last four seasons.

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