Best-Ball Events in Golf: An Application of the Multinomial Distribution

Authors
Heiny, Robert L. Crosswhite, Carl E.
Citation
L. Heiny, Robert et E. Crosswhite, Carl, Best-Ball Events in Golf: An Application of the Multinomial Distribution, American statistician , 40(4), 1986, pp. 316-317
Journal title
American statistician → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031305
Volume
40
Issue
4
Year of publication
1986
Pages
316 - 317
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
Probability models are developed for two-man teams in best-ball events in golf.The multinomial distribution is used to develop the theoretical probabilities for possible team scores.Here each individual player is assigned a set of probabilities for making a certain score on each hole of an 18-hole round of golf.The two-man team results are compared with the 1980-1982 Bing Crosby Pro-Ams held in Monterey, California.