TECH: Arccos Golf Hires Renowned Golf Data Analyst Lou Stagner

As shot tracking systems become more and more-readily available (and affordable) for amateur golfers across the world, the new X-Factor is becoming the different data analyses that each system can offer to help users identify how they can most easily shave a few strokes off their handicap and play in a more tactful manner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So to help provides its users with the most valuable data possible, Arccos Golf announced that it’s hired Lou Stagner as Data Insights Lead.

Stagner will coordinate with Arccos’ team of scientists, engineers and architects who are all devoted to harnessing the power of golf’s largest and richest on-course dataset which now includes more than 475 million shots taken by Arccos members worldwide.

A self-described “golf nut and data nerd,” Stagner has become a powerful thought leader in the golf data space by combining a lifelong passion for the game with his background as a business intelligence and analytics executive.

Through his popular Twitter feed, @LouStagner, and co-hosting the Hack It Out Golf podcast, Stagner has become a highly respected voice among Tour players, coaches, elite amateurs, golf equipment manufacturers, media members and recreational players in North America and around the world.

Tiger Woods missed the green 20% of the time from 100 to 110-yards in the fairway.

Tiger is the GOAT and he missed the green one out of five times, yet some amateurs think they should never miss from that distance.#ManageYourExpectations

— Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) (@LouStagner) October 2, 2021

“Arccos has and will continue to make heavy investments in the capture and analysis of on-course data at scale to benefit our growing base of members worldwide,” said Steve Obsitnik, Arccos President & COO. “Given our rapid growth curve and expanding partnerships with PING, TaylorMade and Cobra, Lou complements our drive to understand the golfer and the pursuit of improvement. His experience working with large complex data sets and delivering highly tailored insights to golfers is next level.”

In his new role, Stagner will focus on refinement and expansion of Arccos’ existing data offerings, like the award winning personalized Arccos Strokes Gained Analytics platform. He will also play a key role in the conception and development of new projects.

“It is quite literally a dream come true to be able to dig into a golf data set of this size and scope,” said Stagner. “I’m going from a scenario where analysis and insights were typically derived from hundreds or thousands of data points, to an environment where the scale is in the billions. There is massive potential to expand the already-impressive Arccos products with offerings that take a customized approach to helping players of all skill levels play smarter and shoot lower scores.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Arccos members have recorded an astonishing 8 million rounds with the system while playing courses in 194 countries. This feeds the world’s largest on-course dataset, which now includes 31 billion separate data points that are analyzed to help golfers perform their best. In 2020, the average new Arccos member improved their handicap by 5.02 strokes.

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