Alexander, Donald L.; Kern, William - In: Journal of Sports Economics 6 (2005) 1, pp. 46-60
determine whether the returns to various golf skills have changed over time. In recent years, golf analysts have claimed that … driving distance has become the preeminent skill in professional golf, and thus they believe that the old adage “drive for … show and putt for dough†no longer holds true in professional golf. Our results lend some limited support for this view …