Thursday 22 December 2016 06:03, UK
We take a look back at the key numbers from the world of golf from over the past 12 months...
ONE
Tiger Woods played in only one tournament in the entire year. Let's hope he can stay healthy and play a full schedule in 2017.
TWO
The number of players who topped the world rankings throughout 2016. Jordan Spieth was world No 1 until March 27, Jason Day has been world No 1 since. But in the women's game, Lydia Ko has been on top of the world throughout 2016.
THREE
Rory McIlroy won three times worldwide in 2016 - the Irish Open, Deutsche Bank Championship and Tour Championship. The world No 2 was a four-time winner in each of his previous two years.
FOUR
There were four maiden major champions over the past 12 months, with Danny Willett, Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson and Jimmy Walker all winning titles.
Four was also the number of wins Alex Noren registered on the European Tour and the number of wins Thomas Pieters claimed on his Ryder Cup debut.
FIVE
Five Europeans played in all five sessions at the Ryder Cup - Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson and Thomas Pieters. Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth were the only Americans not to sit out.
SIX
The margin of victory for Team USA at the Ryder Cup. The 17-11 win eclipsed their five-point triumph at Valhalla in 2008.
SEVEN
The number of shots it took Jordan Spieth to negotiate the par-three 12th hole in the final round of the Masters. Spieth led by five shots at the turn, but went on to finish three behind Danny Willett.
EIGHT
Chris Wood and Paul Peterson both claimed European Tour titles in 2016 despite trailing by eight shots after 36 holes. Wood made up the deficit to claim a one-shot win at the BMW PGA Championship, the same margin Peterson won the Czech Masters crown.
NINE
If you were nine over par at the halfway stage of the Open de Espana, you still made the cut. Andrew "Beef" Johnston went on to win his first European Tour title at brutal Valderrama with a score of +1.
10
Andy Sullivan and Richie Ramsay posted the lowest round of the European Tour season, carding 10-under-par 61s in birdie-friendly conditions at the Portugal Masters.
11
JB Holmes earned a podium finish at The Open, although his score of six under was a distant 11 strokes behind runner-up Phil Mickelson.
12
Jim Furyk mixed 10 birdies with an eagle to post a 12-under 58 during the final round of the Travelers Championship - the lowest round in PGA Tour history.
13
The margin of victory for Team Europe at the EurAsiaCup, where Darren Clarke's side thrashed Team Asia 18.5-5.5 in Malaysia.
14
The number of first-time winners of European Tour-sanctioned events in the 2016 season. However, four of these - Marc Leishman, Jimmy Walker, Brandt Snedeker and Hideki Matsuyama - had previously won on the PGA Tour.
15
Dustin Johnson posted 15 worldwide top-10s in 2016, more than any player. The first of three wins came at the US Open, followed by the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the BMW Championship.
16
Anthony Wall claimed his first European Tour victory at the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Championship but had to wait 16 years and 204 days for his next title at the Paul Lawrie Match Play.
17
Out of the 156 starters, only 17 players finished under par at The Open. A stat which makes Henrik Stenson's winning score of 20 under even more remarkable.
18
Louis Oosthuizen became the 18th player to make a hole in one on the 16th at The Masters. His amazing shot, which saw his ball hit JB Holmes' ball before making its way to the cup, was the third of the final round at Augusta.
Oosthuizen went on to make another ace on the first day of The Open.
19
Excluding the majors and WGC events, there were 40 events on the regular European Tour in the 2016 season. However, only 19 were actually held within mainland Europe!
27
Henrik Stenson became the 27th player to fire a 63 in a major with his stunning final-round effort at Royal Troon. Phil Mickelson was the 26th three days earlier, although how his putt for a 62 stayed out remains a mystery!
30
The number of players who made it through the European Tour's grueling Qualifying School to secure their playing card for 2017. Eddie Pepperell and former major champion Y.E Yang were among those to secure their future.
