| There is a massive disconnect between the professional game and the golf that we’re playing—not just in the quality of the shots, but in the course yardage relative to driving distance.
Last year on the PGA Tour, the average course was a shade under 7,300 yards. Rory McIlroy led in driving distance, averaging 326 yards per drive, and the tour average was about 300 yards. We measured Rory’s driving distance as a percentage of total yardage and compared it to the stats of average golfers.
The average male golfer averages around 220 yards off the tee. For those players to play a course the way Rory does, they would need to play from around 5,000 yards. For those players to feel “tour average,” they would need to play from about 5,300 yards.
Check out the surprising results to reveal the best course yardage for your game, based on tour data. |
