DP World Tour Stock Watch: Risers and Fallers by the Numbers Heading Into 2023

As the DP World Tour gradually gains more popularity among golf fans and bettors alike, learning the skillsets of the players who make up the membership on that Tour should become one of the first priorities. Not only is it essential for “course fit” purposes, but if you are a “data person”, one of the best ways to measure who is carrying momentum into the new year is to look back at a player’s metrics going back two seasons ago and then compare that to their performance last year. Here at Betsperts Golf, be on the lookout for increasing coverage of the DP World Tour as the 2023 year progresses.

While strokes gained (SG) data has its flaws, it does present a quality “big picture” outlook. When comparing this past DP World Tour season with the 2021 DP World Tour season we can gain a glimpse into which players are on the rise and can present value on both their betting odds and fantasy salaries. Likewise, players who have sharply declined, especially with their ball-striking splits, are golfers to avoid as the 2023 season begins.

The process was to simply compare the past two seasons to analyze who had made either the biggest improvements or the steepest declines in each of the strokes gained metrics. Cumulative SG data is not easily accessible as of yet for the DP World Tour, but the past two years’ worth of individual raw strokes gained data is included here. For sample size purposes, a minimum of 20 measured rounds per season was required. Data includes every DP World Tour round for SG: Total and every measured round for the other SG categories.