Posts tagged Golf
Cory Jez - Founder, Tour IQ Golf Analytics

Cory Jez is the Founder of Tour IQ, a golf analytics platform dedicated to providing PGA Tour players an the resources they need for the first time in golf history. He also has a unique resume, having worked for FanDuel, the Utah Jazz, Austin FC, and an an on-air analyst for the Portland Trailblazers. In this conversation, Cory talks about…

  • His time as an Analytics Manager with FanDuel.

  • His role as Director of Basketball Analytics with the Utah Jazz.

  • His time with Austin FC as the Director of Sport Science and Analytics.

  • The differences of coming into a job vs building a department from scratch.

  • His role as an On-Air Analytics Insider with the Portland TrailBlazers.

  • What Tour IQ is and how it can help golfers improve their game.

  • Transactional vs Transformational in the analytics process.

  • Building trust with “non-data” types.

  • Keys to communicating analytics concepts to athletes, front-office personnel, and a TV audience.

Then, TruMedia’s Sergio De La Espriella joins the show to discuss Paul’s conversation with Cory.

Show Links

  • Follow Cory on Twitter: @JezData

  • Follow TourIQ on Twitter: @tour_IQ

  • To check out Cory on LinkedIn, click here.

  • To check out Cory’s website, click here.

  • To check out TourIQ’s website, click here.

  • To read Sports Illustrated’s feature on TourIQ, click here.

  • To read UpRoxx’s feature on the Blazers’ analytics integration on their broadcasts, click here.

  • For more on the Tobacco Road golf course, click here.

  • Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter.

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Justin Ray - 15th Club

Justin Ray is the Head of Content for 15th Club, and he was previously a Senior Researcher at The Golf Channel and ESPN. Among the topics covered…

- How 15th Club works with golfers and media
- How golf data has evolved over the past 20 years
- What Strokes Gained is and how it can be used
- How players use data on and off the course
- Bryson DeChambeau’s unique approach to the game
- What’s next in golf analytics and how they trickle down to recreational golfers
- How to get started in golf analytics
- How he researches a tournament
- What makes The Masters unique from an analysis standpiont
- His top players to watch at The Masters
- How Barbaro got Justin a job at ESPN

Show links
- Follow @JustinRayGolf on Twitter
- 15th Club
- Justin’s golf writing on 15th Club
- Shotlink
- Strokes Gained explained
- The Increasing Presence of Data Analytics in Golf
- How Bryson DeChambeau is Breaking Golf
- PGA Tour stats page
- Datagolf.com
- Salt Lick BBQ - Driftwood, TX
- Franklin Barbecue - Austin, TX
- Picture of “Bill Self Killed Barbaro” sign
- Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter

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