DUBAI: Golf fans can now access detailed shot-by-shot data from their favourite players on the DP World Tour with the launch of ShotTracker on the Tour’s website and app.
The feature, which is available by clicking on a player’s scorecard, provides a range of information including the precise location of a player’s ball, as well as driving, approach shot and putting distances for each shot and the distance to the pin down to the nearest inch on a green.
ShotTracker, which has been created in partnership with IMG’s sports data and technology hub IMG Arena, will also provide information about the type of lie for each shot (e.g., fairways, bunkers, rough, in the trees etc) as well as detailed hole maps.
On-course information is gathered by IMG Arena’s real time, shot-by-shot data collection system which utilises GPS technology, connectivity systems and greenside cameras at every DP World Tournament in Europe and the Middle East.
This data is then collated via the ShotTracker feature which is available via europeantour.com/dpworld and DP World Tour app, starting with this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and next week’s Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, the first Rolex Series events of 2022.
Fans will therefore be able to follow and learn more about each shot played by some of the world’s leading golfers.
The DP World Tour’s ShotTracker is an evolution of the IMG Arena Golf Event Centre, a product created in association with the world’s leading golf tours, which also enables interactive in-play betting.
Headquartered in London, IMG Arena works with more than 470 leading sportsbook brands worldwide to deliver live streaming video and data feeds for more than 45,000 sports events annually, as well as for on-demand virtual sports products including the UFC Event Centre. IMG Arena’s clients include the ATP, UFC, PGA Tour, EuroLeague, MLS and the FA.
