https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/27/player-data-ryder-cup-golf-analytics-paul-mcginley

Today’s teams have war-gaming experts behind the scenes which makes former Europe vice-captain Paul McGinley laugh at the basic numbers he had to hand in 2012

“When I was Europe’s vice-captain in 2010 and 2012 they used to kid me that I was the statistician,” says Paul McGinley, chuckling at the memory. “I arrived at meetings with reams of paper showing how our players ranked in long hitting and greens in regulation. Basic stuff really. Analytics in golf has come on a fair bit since then.”