2 papers
math.OC2023
Should Sports Professionals Consider Their Adversary's Strategy? A Case Study of Match Play in Golf
Nishad Wajge, Gautier Stauffer
This study explores strategic considerations in professional golf's Match Play format, challenging the conventional focus on individual performance. Leveraging PGA Tour data, we in…
math.OC2023
Golf Strategy Optimization and the "Drive for show, putt for dough" adage
Gautier Stauffer, Matthieu Guillot
This study explores strategic decision-making in professional golf's Stroke Play format through a computational lens. We develop a Markov Decision Process (MDP) model-specifically,…