We will dive into my Black Desert Championship breakdown soon, but here are the 1-129 standings (excluding J.B. Holmes, Michael Thorbjornsen, and Ryan Moore withdrawals) for each of the four main statistical categories through the opening two rounds of the event.
*** A red "MC' to the left of a name signifies that a player missed the cut. There are still players left on the course.
Strokes Gained: Off-The-Tee
Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Around-The-Green
Strokes Gained: Putting
Top 50 For Driving and Approach
Top 50 For All Four Categories
Baseline Putt + Around The Green Score
This category aims to merge actual ball-striking statistics with baseline short-game totals.
This is important because it can highlight the players who are playing the best with their predictable numbers and are due for positive regression with the more volatile portions of their game.
Biggest Underachievers On The Leaderboard
Note: I only ran for players who should be inside the top 65 of the field. The list will include any golfer who made or missed the cut. The list will condense further to only look into my head-to-head model's top 50 rated players.
Of the 15+ most substantial underachievers on the board, only Mark Hubbard and Chandler Phillips have missed the cut when considering head-to-head totals within my model at this moment. It seems like Austin Smotherman and Andrew Novak will be following suit.
I remain optimistic that Mac Meissner will continue his positive trajectory up the board, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Seamus Power be one of the larger movers on the weekend.
Biggest Overachievers On The Leaderboard
Note: I removed anyone who graded as a top 20 player in my head-to-head model or was projected inside the top 15 of the leaderboard.
All of those names would be on the shortlist for me if trying to find head-to-head targets for the weekend to oppose.
