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Analysis of the advantage arising from the swing laterality on the PGA Tour
Šuráň, František ; Červinka, Michal (advisor) ; Chadimová, Kateřina (referee)
Focusing on golf stances, the study examines if left-handed players possess advantages due to factors like golf course architecture. Examining a dataset from a prestigious male professional golf tour, we assess laterality's impact on earnings. A dummy variable is established to evaluate the influence of left- handedness, equaling one if a golf player is left-handed and 0 otherwise. The results confirm the underrepresentation of left-handed golf players, which con- trasts with the overrepresentation of left-handers in other sports. The analysis also reveals that strokes gained and driving distance are significant factors in golf player earnings, while the percentage of greens in regulation and our new variable is not. Interestingly, a randomly selected left-handed player tends to earn more and outperform a right-handed player in driving distance but not in the average number of fairways hit in regulation. The findings suggest that left-handers' advantages may be more significant at lower performance levels, where errors and bad shots are more common, leading to greater variations in outcomes between right and left-handed players. JEL Classification C10, C12, C23, L83, Z20 Keywords golf, PGA Tour, laterality, regression analysis, performance analysis, earnings determination Title Analysis of the...
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