Driving Distance leaders — 2012 season

Average drive length in yards, measured on two holes per round chosen to face opposite wind directions.

Rank	Player	Yards	Meas. rds
1	Bubba Watson	315.5	51
2	Charlie Beljan	311.6	43
3	Robert Garrigus	310.3	74
4	Dustin Johnson	310.2	53
5	Rory McIlroy	310.1	40
6	J.B. Holmes	309.7	78
7	Jason Day	308.6	47
8	Kyle Stanley	306.9	70
9	John Daly	306.7	38
10	Adam Scott	304.6	41
10	Jhonattan Vegas	304.6	69
12	Scott Piercy	304.5	86
13	Graham DeLaet	304.3	71
14	Jason Kokrak	304.1	69
15	Ryan Palmer	303.1	71
16	Keegan Bradley	302.7	71
17	Scott Stallings	302.4	68
18	Gary Woodland	301.6	53
19	S.Y. Noh	300.4	85
20	Harris English	300.3	87
21	Bobby Gates	300.2	76
22	Ángel Cabrera	299.7	37
23	Louis Oosthuizen	299.5	49
23	Troy Kelly	299.5	51
25	Brandt Jobe	299.2	45
26	Troy Matteson	298.9	83
27	Josh Teater	298.6	83
28	Martin Laird	298.2	54
29	Lee Westwood	298.1	40
30	Harrison Frazar	297.7	48
31	Sean O'Hair	297.5	76
32	Tiger Woods	297.4	48
33	Erik Compton	297.2	64
33	Tommy Gainey	297.2	90
35	Carl Pettersson	297.1	80
36	Boo Weekley	296.8	58
36	Nick Watney	296.8	76
38	Jimmy Walker	296.5	91
39	Davis Love III	296.3	52
40	Bo Van Pelt	296.1	65
41	Greg Owen	295.9	77
42	Charl Schwartzel	295.8	40
43	Mark Anderson	295.7	61
44	Daniel Chopra	295.6	43
44	Edward Loar	295.6	43
46	Charley Hoffman	295.5	76
47	John Rollins	295.4	71
47	Vijay Singh	295.4	81
49	Martin Flores	295.0	82
50	Robert Karlsson	294.7	41
51	Charles Howell III	294.6	77
51	Ernie Els	294.6	65
53	Phil Mickelson	294.4	60
54	Chris Couch	293.8	54
55	Garth Mulroy	293.7	46
55	Matt Jones	293.7	44
57	Padraig Harrington	293.6	45
58	John Merrick	293.3	72
58	Kevin Chappell	293.3	72
60	Rickie Fowler	293.2	66
61	Hunter Mahan	293.1	64
62	Kevin Stadler	292.9	70
63	Kevin Streelman	292.8	77
64	Jason Dufner	292.4	64
64	Sergio Garcia	292.4	44
66	Bill Haas	292.2	61
66	D.J. Trahan	292.2	62
68	Aaron Baddeley	292.0	55
68	Andres Romero	292.0	54
68	Jeff Overton	292.0	92
68	Ricky Barnes	292.0	82
72	Danny Lee	291.9	59
73	Chris Kirk	291.8	85
74	Bud Cauley	291.6	91
75	Pat Perez	291.5	69
75	Stephen Gangluff	291.5	43
77	Scott Brown	291.2	51
78	James Driscoll	291.1	70
79	John Senden	291.0	62
80	Justin Rose	290.9	53
80	Trevor Immelman	290.9	57
82	Mathew Goggin	290.8	55
83	Roberto Castro	290.6	75
84	Bill Lunde	290.5	67
85	Cameron Tringale	290.4	77
85	Will Claxton	290.4	86
87	Brian Harman	290.3	88
87	Camilo Villegas	290.3	73
89	Billy Horschel	290.2	48
90	Chad Campbell	290.1	73
90	Geoff Ogilvy	290.1	55
92	Kyle Reifers	290.0	74
92	Ryo Ishikawa	290.0	37
94	J.J. Killeen	289.9	84
95	Sangmoon Bae	289.8	57
96	Henrik Stenson	289.5	42
96	Jonathan Byrd	289.5	56
96	Miguel Angel Carballo	289.5	57
99	Marc Leishman	289.4	76
99	Tim Herron	289.4	76
101	Daniel Summerhays	289.3	68
102	Derek Lamely	289.1	56
103	Tom Gillis	289.0	69
104	Roland Thatcher	288.9	44
105	Brendan Steele	288.8	64
105	Brendon de Jonge	288.8	102
105	George McNeill	288.8	71
105	Rod Pampling	288.8	69
105	Stewart Cink	288.8	54
110	Brandt Snedeker	288.7	65
111	Webb Simpson	288.6	66
112	Blake Adams	288.4	88
113	John Huh	288.3	85
114	Matt Bettencourt	288.2	60
115	J.J. Henry	288.1	71
116	Kevin Kisner	287.9	53
117	Hunter Haas	287.6	52
117	Ryan Moore	287.6	81
119	Freddie Jacobson	287.4	44
119	Rory Sabbatini	287.4	72
121	Steve Wheatcroft	286.9	42
122	Ben Crane	286.8	62
122	Billy Mayfair	286.8	78
124	David Hearn	286.7	88
124	Robert Allenby	286.7	66
126	Chris Stroud	286.6	75
127	Jonas Blixt	286.3	64
128	Matt Kuchar	286.2	66
129	Vaughn Taylor	286.0	64
130	Dicky Pride	285.9	49
130	Marco Dawson	285.9	46
132	Russell Knox	285.8	56
133	Sung Kang	285.7	62
134	Charlie Wi	285.6	73
134	Richard Lee	285.6	57
136	Graeme McDowell	285.5	38
136	Matt Every	285.5	64
138	Steve Stricker	285.4	54
138	Tommy Biershenk	285.4	58
138	William McGirt	285.4	79
141	Jeff Maggert	285.3	78
142	Bob Estes	285.2	65
142	Cameron Beckman	285.2	69
144	Arjun Atwal	285.1	66
145	Ian Poulter	285.0	38
146	Y.E. Yang	284.9	48
147	Alexandre Rocha	284.6	50
148	Kris Blanks	284.5	60
148	Michael Bradley	284.5	55
148	Ted Potter, Jr.	284.5	61
151	Kyle Thompson	284.2	37
152	D.A. Points	284.0	80
152	Johnson Wagner	284.0	76
154	Nathan Green	283.8	57
155	Spencer Levin	283.7	66
155	Stephen Ames	283.7	39
157	Brendon Todd	283.6	63
158	Michael Thompson	283.4	65
159	Stuart Appleby	283.3	65
160	Ken Duke	282.6	90
161	Chez Reavie	282.5	66
162	K.J. Choi	282.3	56
163	Greg Chalmers	282.0	75
164	Gary Christian	281.9	75
165	Kevin Na	281.5	65
166	John Mallinger	281.4	63
166	Scott Dunlap	281.4	46
168	Zach Johnson	281.1	74
169	Rocco Mediate	280.7	58
170	Luke Donald	280.1	48
171	Jim Furyk	280.0	65
172	Justin Leonard	279.4	68
173	Patrick Sheehan	279.3	44
174	Jason Bohn	279.2	66
175	Heath Slocum	278.9	75
176	David Mathis	278.1	69
177	Brian Gay	277.7	78
178	Bryce Molder	277.5	71
179	Brian Davis	277.1	79
180	Tim Clark	276.7	50
181	Ryuji Imada	276.4	69
182	Jerry Kelly	276.1	73
183	Mark Wilson	276.0	68
184	David Toms	275.5	44
185	Billy Hurley III	275.3	57
186	Ben Curtis	274.8	48
187	Tom Pernice Jr.	273.9	52
188	Chris DiMarco	273.0	72
189	Colt Knost	272.5	67
190	Gavin Coles	271.2	57
191	Nick O'Hern	268.9	68

Average drive length in yards on the two measured holes per round, longest first. Values and ranksare the Tour's published figures for the 2012 season; OTIS applies no minimum of its own, because a season figure exists only for players the Tour qualified for one. Sourcing is described in the methodology; the stat is defined in the glossary.

What this leaderboard ranks

Driving Distance for the 2012 PGA Tour season, highest first. Average drive length in yards on the two measured holes per round, longest first. The table lists 191 players — every player the Tour published a 2012figure for — with each name linking to that player's full profile, where the same figure sits in their season table beside every other season they played. Values and ranksare the Tour's published season statistics, restated: nothing on this page is computed, estimated or projected by OTIS. The 2012 season is complete, so these are its published figures rather than a snapshot in motion.

How the Tour's ranks and ties work

The number in the first column is the Tour's published rank for the season, not a list position. Players the Tour ranks level share the same number, so the column can repeat itself, and the list is ordered by that rank first and by the value second. This is the reverse of the career and green-type boards, where the site declines to invent a tie-break and numbers straight down the list: here a competition rank exists and is published, so it is shown as published. When two players share a rank, the value column separates them only if their figures differ at the precision the Tour prints, and where they do not, the order between them is alphabetical and means nothing.

Coverage and eligibility

A player appears here when the Tour published a 2012season figure for them, and not otherwise. OTIS applies no minimum of its own, because a season figure exists only for players the Tour qualified for one: a player without the qualifying rounds has no published figure, so there is nothing to rank. The measured-rounds column shows how many shot-tracked rounds sit behind each row, and it is worth reading before the value — the same figure means more over a full season than over a few weeks. Where the figure is published but the rounds count is not, that column shows a dash rather than a guess. Players who played the season without meeting the Tour's threshold are absent, not shown at zero.

Common questions

Who leads the PGA Tour in Driving Distance in 2012?

Bubba Watson leads the 2012 Driving Distance board with 315.5 yards, per the Tour's published season figures and rank. The full list of 191 players is on this page, each linked to their profile.

Is the first column the Tour's rank or a list position?

The Tour's published rank. Players the Tour ranks level share a number, and the list is ordered by that rank first and the value second.

Why is a player missing from this leaderboard?

Because the Tour published no 2012 Driving Distance figure for them. OTIS applies no minimum of its own; a player who did not meet the Tour's threshold for a season statistic has nothing to rank and is left out rather than shown at zero.

Where do these figures come from?

They are the PGA Tour's published season statistics, restated without adjustment or recalculation. The same value appears in the player's season table on their profile, and the methodology page describes the sourcing.

Sourcing is set out on the methodology page; every stat name is defined in the glossary.