Low scores, top 10 finishes, and big money: An analysis of professional golf association tour statistics and how these relate to overall performance

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 575-585

  Dorsel, Thomas N ^a   Rotunda, Rob J ^b  

^a FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCOME; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; REWARD; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; GOLF; HUMANS; INCOME; MOTOR SKILLS; REWARD;

EID: 0035319076     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2001.92.2.575     Document Type: Article

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