Birdies per Round leaders — 2012 season

Average number of birdies made per round.

Rank	Player	Birdies / round	Meas. rds
1	Rory McIlroy	4.20	40
2	Webb Simpson	4.11	66
3	Brandt Snedeker	4.01	65
4	Robert Garrigus	3.97	74
4	Tiger Woods	3.97	48
6	Jason Dufner	3.96	64
7	Phil Mickelson	3.95	60
8	Bo Van Pelt	3.94	65
8	Ryan Palmer	3.94	71
10	Keegan Bradley	3.91	71
11	Ryan Moore	3.90	81
12	Ben Crane	3.89	62
13	Lee Westwood	3.85	40
13	Matt Every	3.85	64
13	Scott Piercy	3.85	86
16	Jeff Overton	3.84	92
17	Bubba Watson	3.80	51
17	Steve Stricker	3.80	54
19	Tom Gillis	3.79	69
19	Zach Johnson	3.79	74
21	Adam Scott	3.78	41
21	Graeme McDowell	3.78	38
21	Jonas Blixt	3.78	64
21	Louis Oosthuizen	3.78	49
25	Pat Perez	3.77	69
26	Dustin Johnson	3.75	53
26	Josh Teater	3.75	83
28	Chris Kirk	3.73	85
28	John Senden	3.73	62
28	Robert Karlsson	3.73	41
31	Greg Owen	3.71	77
31	Jimmy Walker	3.71	91
33	Brendon de Jonge	3.70	102
33	Carl Pettersson	3.70	80
33	Martin Laird	3.70	54
33	Sean O'Hair	3.70	76
37	Camilo Villegas	3.69	73
37	Justin Rose	3.69	53
37	Richard Lee	3.69	57
40	Blake Adams	3.67	88
40	Charlie Beljan	3.67	43
40	Ken Duke	3.67	90
43	J.B. Holmes	3.66	78
44	Charley Hoffman	3.65	76
44	John Huh	3.65	85
46	Jason Day	3.64	47
46	Mark Anderson	3.64	61
46	Sangmoon Bae	3.64	57
46	Sergio Garcia	3.64	44
50	Davis Love III	3.63	52
50	Henrik Stenson	3.63	42
50	John Daly	3.63	38
53	Harris English	3.62	87
53	Matt Kuchar	3.62	66
53	Nathan Green	3.62	57
56	Charl Schwartzel	3.61	40
56	Garth Mulroy	3.61	46
56	John Rollins	3.61	71
59	D.A. Points	3.60	80
59	Danny Lee	3.60	59
59	Nick Watney	3.60	76
59	Vijay Singh	3.60	81
59	Will Claxton	3.60	86
64	Vaughn Taylor	3.59	64
65	Ben Curtis	3.58	48
66	Bud Cauley	3.56	91
67	Chris Couch	3.54	54
67	John Merrick	3.54	72
69	Kevin Na	3.53	65
69	Kevin Stadler	3.53	70
69	S.Y. Noh	3.53	85
72	Kyle Stanley	3.52	70
72	Luke Donald	3.52	48
72	Rickie Fowler	3.52	66
72	Rory Sabbatini	3.52	72
72	Tommy Gainey	3.52	90
77	Aaron Baddeley	3.51	55
77	Billy Horschel	3.51	48
77	Cameron Tringale	3.51	77
77	Jhonattan Vegas	3.51	69
77	Martin Flores	3.51	82
77	Padraig Harrington	3.51	45
83	Geoff Ogilvy	3.49	55
83	Ricky Barnes	3.49	82
83	Roland Thatcher	3.49	44
83	Scott Brown	3.49	51
87	Brian Davis	3.48	79
87	Michael Thompson	3.48	65
89	Roberto Castro	3.46	75
90	Bill Haas	3.44	61
90	Daniel Summerhays	3.44	68
90	Hunter Mahan	3.44	64
93	Cameron Beckman	3.43	69
93	Charlie Wi	3.43	73
93	David Hearn	3.43	88
93	Dicky Pride	3.43	49
93	Gary Christian	3.43	75
93	James Driscoll	3.43	70
99	Bill Lunde	3.42	67
99	Brian Harman	3.42	88
99	Graham DeLaet	3.42	71
99	Tommy Biershenk	3.42	58
103	Ian Poulter	3.41	38
103	Johnson Wagner	3.41	76
105	Erik Compton	3.40	64
105	Jonathan Byrd	3.40	56
105	Kevin Streelman	3.40	77
108	Jerry Kelly	3.39	73
109	David Toms	3.38	44
109	Scott Stallings	3.38	68
109	William McGirt	3.38	79
112	Andres Romero	3.36	54
112	Brian Gay	3.36	78
112	Greg Chalmers	3.36	75
112	John Mallinger	3.36	63
116	Chad Campbell	3.35	73
116	Mathew Goggin	3.35	55
116	Miguel Angel Carballo	3.35	57
119	Daniel Chopra	3.34	43
119	Gavin Coles	3.34	57
119	Matt Bettencourt	3.34	60
119	Spencer Levin	3.34	66
123	Kevin Chappell	3.33	72
123	Marc Leishman	3.33	76
125	George McNeill	3.32	71
126	Jason Kokrak	3.31	69
126	Jeff Maggert	3.31	78
126	Marco Dawson	3.31	46
126	Russell Knox	3.31	56
130	Bryce Molder	3.30	71
130	Charles Howell III	3.30	77
130	K.J. Choi	3.30	56
130	Troy Matteson	3.30	83
134	D.J. Trahan	3.29	62
135	Brandt Jobe	3.28	45
135	Chris Stroud	3.28	75
137	Chris DiMarco	3.27	72
137	Y.E. Yang	3.27	48
139	Harrison Frazar	3.26	48
139	Hunter Haas	3.26	52
139	Jason Bohn	3.26	66
142	Gary Woodland	3.25	53
142	Jim Furyk	3.25	65
144	Bob Estes	3.24	65
144	Bobby Gates	3.24	76
144	Boo Weekley	3.24	58
144	Ryuji Imada	3.24	69
148	Kevin Kisner	3.23	53
148	Stuart Appleby	3.23	65
148	Ted Potter, Jr.	3.23	61
151	Ernie Els	3.22	65
151	Kris Blanks	3.22	60
151	Robert Allenby	3.22	66
154	Edward Loar	3.21	43
154	Rocco Mediate	3.21	58
154	Rod Pampling	3.21	69
157	Derek Lamely	3.20	56
157	Tim Herron	3.20	76
159	Matt Jones	3.19	44
160	Freddie Jacobson	3.18	44
161	Heath Slocum	3.17	75
161	Michael Bradley	3.17	55
163	Billy Mayfair	3.16	78
164	Brendon Todd	3.15	63
165	David Mathis	3.14	69
166	Ángel Cabrera	3.13	37
166	Chez Reavie	3.13	66
166	Trevor Immelman	3.13	57
169	Colt Knost	3.12	67
169	J.J. Henry	3.12	71
169	Kyle Reifers	3.12	74
172	Justin Leonard	3.11	68
172	Scott Dunlap	3.11	46
174	Kyle Thompson	3.08	37
174	Troy Kelly	3.08	51
176	Stewart Cink	3.07	54
177	Steve Wheatcroft	3.06	42
178	J.J. Killeen	3.05	84
178	Nick O'Hern	3.05	68
180	Mark Wilson	3.04	68
181	Brendan Steele	3.03	64
181	Tim Clark	3.03	50
183	Patrick Sheehan	3.02	44
183	Tom Pernice Jr.	3.02	52
185	Arjun Atwal	3.01	66
186	Alexandre Rocha	3.00	50
187	Stephen Ames	2.98	39
188	Ryo Ishikawa	2.96	37
188	Stephen Gangluff	2.96	43
190	Billy Hurley III	2.85	57
191	Sung Kang	2.84	62

Average birdies made per round, most first; it measures opportunity as much as quality. Values and ranksare the Tour's published figures for the 2012 season; OTIS applies no minimum of its own, because a season figure exists only for players the Tour qualified for one. Sourcing is described in the methodology; the stat is defined in the glossary.

What this leaderboard ranks

Birdies per Round for the 2012 PGA Tour season, highest first. Average birdies made per round, most first; it measures opportunity as much as quality. The table lists 191 players — every player the Tour published a 2012figure for — with each name linking to that player's full profile, where the same figure sits in their season table beside every other season they played. Values and ranksare the Tour's published season statistics, restated: nothing on this page is computed, estimated or projected by OTIS. The 2012 season is complete, so these are its published figures rather than a snapshot in motion.

How the Tour's ranks and ties work

The number in the first column is the Tour's published rank for the season, not a list position. Players the Tour ranks level share the same number, so the column can repeat itself, and the list is ordered by that rank first and by the value second. This is the reverse of the career and green-type boards, where the site declines to invent a tie-break and numbers straight down the list: here a competition rank exists and is published, so it is shown as published. When two players share a rank, the value column separates them only if their figures differ at the precision the Tour prints, and where they do not, the order between them is alphabetical and means nothing.

Coverage and eligibility

A player appears here when the Tour published a 2012season figure for them, and not otherwise. OTIS applies no minimum of its own, because a season figure exists only for players the Tour qualified for one: a player without the qualifying rounds has no published figure, so there is nothing to rank. The measured-rounds column shows how many shot-tracked rounds sit behind each row, and it is worth reading before the value — the same figure means more over a full season than over a few weeks. Where the figure is published but the rounds count is not, that column shows a dash rather than a guess. Players who played the season without meeting the Tour's threshold are absent, not shown at zero.

Common questions

Who leads the PGA Tour in Birdies per Round in 2012?

Rory McIlroy leads the 2012 Birdies per Round board with 4.20 birdies per round, per the Tour's published season figures and rank. The full list of 191 players is on this page, each linked to their profile.

Is the first column the Tour's rank or a list position?

The Tour's published rank. Players the Tour ranks level share a number, and the list is ordered by that rank first and the value second.

Why is a player missing from this leaderboard?

Because the Tour published no 2012 Birdies per Round figure for them. OTIS applies no minimum of its own; a player who did not meet the Tour's threshold for a season statistic has nothing to rank and is left out rather than shown at zero.

Where do these figures come from?

They are the PGA Tour's published season statistics, restated without adjustment or recalculation. The same value appears in the player's season table on their profile, and the methodology page describes the sourcing.

Sourcing is set out on the methodology page; every stat name is defined in the glossary.