05-19-2017, 05:55 PM
(05-19-2017, 05:19 PM)Spiny_Norman link Wrote:FM, the conditions for Kent State and Northwestern (the top 2 teams) are the same as for Stanford. They are just playing much better than any other teams today.At least statistically that is certainly possible but unlikely. Two teams are 10+ strokes ahead of the field of 24, and both teams are in the same group of three (out of 8). The odds of two leaders being in the same group are only 1 in 8, but the odds of two runaway leaders being in the same group are less than that. Best explanation is that they had more favorable playing conditions for the holes they are playing than the other groups. (weather is the same all over the course, but affects the holes differently)