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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Swaths of data at a golfer’s fingertips isn’t a new thing in 2026. For the Masters Tournament, however, there’s an opportunity to dive into each and every swing on the driving range of the Tournament Practice Area. The feature, known as the Practice Range Tracker, debuted in 2025 and is available on the Masters official website and tracks players on the range throughout the week.
It gives onlookers and players a chance to dive into how many shots are being taken on the range, plus additional information like height and carry distance. Each shot from a player’s session is recorded and timestamped. If a player is currently on the range, those numbers are updated in real time.
Tracking shots during a tournament has been in play for years, but this gives a new angle to keeping track of your favorite players throughout the week.
From the players’ perspectives, the reception has mixed results. Tommy Fleetwood sees it as something beneficial to dive into after the fact, such as how a number of shots correlates to success in the tournament.
“I know last year, it was Bryson (DeChambeau) or Jose (Maria Olazabal) that hit the most balls, right? I actually love watching a good shot tracker and watching who hits the most,” he said during his pre-tournament interview Tuesday. “I guess at the end of the week, like as a player, I would want to look at the end of the week, who hit the most, who hit the least, who might have been searching for something, who felt good, what were people's routines or how they did it, and see like where they finished, like if there was a correlation between what was successful and what was not. Like I would definitely benefit from looking at that.”
It’s important to note DeChambeau tied for fifth in last year’s Masters, while two-time champion Olazabal missed the cut.
While some are interested in diving into the numbers, Corey Conners decided against it.
“Yeah, not really. It's kind of, there is no flat lies on the golf course. You're hitting from a flat lie on the range so you got to use your feel and instinct on the golf course,” he said. “I'm just looking at typically hit balls with the TrackMan, see how far it's flying. Carry distance is big in my practice and preparation. I think that's an important skill playing the golf course here at Augusta National. Not looking into that too much.”
At the end of the day, the Practice Range Tracker is another piece of information in an era where the value of information has never been higher. It’s there if the players want to look at it, but it's far from required reading.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: 2026 Masters Tournament Range Tracker gives insight into golf shots
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It gives onlookers and players a chance to dive into how many shots are being taken on the range, plus additional information like height and carry distance. Each shot from a player’s session is recorded and timestamped. If a player is currently on the range, those numbers are updated in real time.
Tracking shots during a tournament has been in play for years, but this gives a new angle to keeping track of your favorite players throughout the week.
From the players’ perspectives, the reception has mixed results. Tommy Fleetwood sees it as something beneficial to dive into after the fact, such as how a number of shots correlates to success in the tournament.
“I know last year, it was Bryson (DeChambeau) or Jose (Maria Olazabal) that hit the most balls, right? I actually love watching a good shot tracker and watching who hits the most,” he said during his pre-tournament interview Tuesday. “I guess at the end of the week, like as a player, I would want to look at the end of the week, who hit the most, who hit the least, who might have been searching for something, who felt good, what were people's routines or how they did it, and see like where they finished, like if there was a correlation between what was successful and what was not. Like I would definitely benefit from looking at that.”
It’s important to note DeChambeau tied for fifth in last year’s Masters, while two-time champion Olazabal missed the cut.
While some are interested in diving into the numbers, Corey Conners decided against it.
“Yeah, not really. It's kind of, there is no flat lies on the golf course. You're hitting from a flat lie on the range so you got to use your feel and instinct on the golf course,” he said. “I'm just looking at typically hit balls with the TrackMan, see how far it's flying. Carry distance is big in my practice and preparation. I think that's an important skill playing the golf course here at Augusta National. Not looking into that too much.”
At the end of the day, the Practice Range Tracker is another piece of information in an era where the value of information has never been higher. It’s there if the players want to look at it, but it's far from required reading.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: 2026 Masters Tournament Range Tracker gives insight into golf shots
Continue reading...
