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In the podcast discussing women's issues, I asked the women about the option to adjust their ratings upward 70 points so their ranges would more closely match the men's ranges. They flatly killed that concept feeling the ratings were fair and they preferred to be measured on the same scale even if it showed them lower.
I did a study using the 2001 Pro Worlds stats from our Oakwood course which is about 50/50 mostly open versus mostly wooded holes. I compared stats for the same size pools of 950 average Open players with 950 average women, master & GM men. Both groups had the same overall scoring average on the course. However, the Open men shot about 2 throws better on the open holes and the women/M/GM group shot about 2 throws better on the wooded holes.
The results aren't really surprising since ratings measure aggregate skill levels whereas individuals within that skill level exhibit different mixes of strengths and weaknesses. But the study did at least indicate group differences.
I did a study using the 2001 Pro Worlds stats from our Oakwood course which is about 50/50 mostly open versus mostly wooded holes. I compared stats for the same size pools of 950 average Open players with 950 average women, master & GM men. Both groups had the same overall scoring average on the course. However, the Open men shot about 2 throws better on the open holes and the women/M/GM group shot about 2 throws better on the wooded holes.
The results aren't really surprising since ratings measure aggregate skill levels whereas individuals within that skill level exhibit different mixes of strengths and weaknesses. But the study did at least indicate group differences.