Balancing Performance and Prediction in Modern Golf Rankings

Balancing Performance and Prediction in Modern Golf Rankings

From Wharton Moneyball by The Wharton School

May 6, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

Mark Broadie discusses the impact of strokes gained on golf analytics while the hosts analyze various sports strategies.

Mark Broadie, Carson Family Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, joins Wharton Moneyball to discuss how strokes gained transformed golf analytics and ranking systems, while Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Weiner analyze MLB challenge strategies, team overperformance, and new methods for evaluating roster depth in hockey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Guest: Mark Broadie

Topics covered

  • golf analytics
  • MLB challenge strategies
  • team overperformance
  • hockey roster evaluation
  • strokes gained

Keywords

  • golf rankings
  • strokes gained
  • MLB
  • hockey
  • analytics

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Organizations: Columbia Business School

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