Driving Distance leaders — 2016-2017 season

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

Rank	Player	Yards	Meas. rds
1	Rory McIlroy	317.2	36
2	Dustin Johnson	315.0	59
3	Brandon Hagy	312.7	69
4	Luke List	311.5	86
4	Ryan Brehm	311.5	65
6	Andrew Loupe	311.3	47
7	Brooks Koepka	311.1	67
8	Justin Thomas	309.7	65
9	Trey Mullinax	309.6	70
10	Kevin Tway	309.2	74
10	Tony Finau	309.2	91
12	Grayson Murray	308.2	85
13	Gary Woodland	307.6	68
14	J.B. Holmes	307.5	61
15	Adam Scott	307.0	42
16	Xander Schauffele	306.8	74
17	Jason Kokrak	306.4	83
18	Patrick Rodgers	306.3	66
19	Jason Day	306.2	55
20	Bubba Watson	305.8	53
20	Jon Rahm	305.8	66
22	Hudson Swafford	305.1	76
23	Kevin Chappell	305.0	72
24	Jamie Lovemark	304.9	80
25	Smylie Kaufman	304.8	63
26	Hideki Matsuyama	303.3	59
27	Ryan Palmer	303.2	49
28	Matt Jones	302.6	51
29	Harold Varner III	302.4	86
30	Harris English	301.9	72
30	Sergio Garcia	301.9	46
32	Tag Ridings	301.6	50
33	Jhonattan Vegas	301.3	71
34	Graham DeLaet	301.1	71
35	Justin Rose	300.9	53
35	Nick Watney	300.9	64
37	Ollie Schniederjans	300.7	81
37	Robert Garrigus	300.7	60
39	Martin Flores	300.6	67
40	Brendan Steele	300.4	71
41	Byeong Hun An	300.3	57
41	Rickie Fowler	300.3	63
43	Billy Horschel	300.1	80
44	Keegan Bradley	299.8	91
45	Bryson DeChambeau	299.4	73
46	Andres Gonzales	299.2	57
47	Charl Schwartzel	299.1	48
48	Patrick Cantlay	298.9	46
49	Charley Hoffman	298.7	93
50	Lucas Glover	298.6	86
50	Marc Leishman	298.6	73
52	S.Y. Noh	298.5	75
53	Seamus Power	298.1	68
54	Rick Lamb	298.0	38
54	Russell Henley	298.0	86
56	Matt Every	297.7	61
57	Scott Stallings	297.6	68
58	Paul Casey	297.5	71
58	Sean O'Hair	297.5	70
60	Cody Gribble	297.2	70
61	Anirban Lahiri	297.0	59
62	Charles Howell III	296.9	68
62	Daniel Berger	296.9	69
62	Martin Laird	296.9	72
65	Stewart Cink	296.7	81
66	Kyle Stanley	296.5	94
67	Shane Lowry	296.4	38
67	Sung Kang	296.4	82
69	Louis Oosthuizen	296.3	51
70	Brian Campbell	296.0	41
70	Sebastián Muñoz	296.0	39
72	Bud Cauley	295.9	82
72	Scott Piercy	295.9	49
74	Jimmy Walker	295.7	50
75	Jordan Spieth	295.6	68
75	Patrick Reed	295.6	84
77	J.T. Poston	295.5	73
78	Jason Dufner	294.6	72
79	Hunter Mahan	294.5	59
80	Dominic Bozzelli	294.4	55
81	Mackenzie Hughes	294.3	96
81	Robert Streb	294.3	84
83	J.J. Henry	294.1	75
84	Kevin Streelman	294.0	78
84	Shawn Stefani	294.0	60
86	James Hahn	293.9	81
86	Morgan Hoffmann	293.9	82
88	Sam Saunders	293.6	61
89	Julián Etulain	293.5	51
89	Phil Mickelson	293.5	69
91	Emiliano Grillo	293.3	66
92	Bill Haas	293.0	72
92	Patton Kizzire	293.0	72
94	Aaron Baddeley	292.6	46
94	Cameron Smith	292.6	71
96	Cameron Percy	292.5	55
96	Jim Herman	292.5	66
98	Francesco Molinari	292.4	59
99	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño	292.1	44
100	Branden Grace	292.0	47
101	Kelly Kraft	291.9	65
102	Retief Goosen	291.8	41
103	Ben Martin	291.7	70
103	Rafa Cabrera Bello	291.7	46
105	Nick Taylor	291.6	83
105	Rory Sabbatini	291.6	53
107	J.J. Spaun	291.5	72
108	Adam Hadwin	291.3	79
109	Blayne Barber	291.2	67
109	Richy Werenski	291.2	61
111	Danny Lee	291.1	76
112	Pat Perez	290.9	73
113	David Lingmerth	290.6	69
114	Troy Merritt	290.2	70
115	Whee Kim	290.0	62
116	Boo Weekley	289.9	61
116	Brian Harman	289.9	86
118	Si Woo Kim	289.8	60
119	Michael Kim	289.6	84
120	Kevin Kisner	289.5	77
121	Scott Brown	289.0	78
122	Jonas Blixt	288.8	59
122	Ryo Ishikawa	288.8	43
124	Brett Stegmaier	288.7	58
124	Camilo Villegas	288.7	62
126	Russell Knox	288.6	54
127	Brad Fritsch	288.3	42
128	Johnson Wagner	288.1	57
128	Miguel Angel Carballo	288.1	43
130	Ryan Moore	288.0	65
131	Rod Pampling	287.8	66
132	Jonathan Randolph	287.7	51
133	Steven Bowditch	287.3	45
134	C.T. Pan	287.2	76
134	Tyrone Van Aswegen	287.2	80
136	Daniel Summerhays	287.1	82
136	John Huh	287.1	76
136	Nicholas Lindheim	287.1	44
139	Chris Kirk	287.0	70
140	Zach Johnson	286.9	68
141	Chris Stroud	286.8	48
142	Derek Fathauer	286.5	64
142	Geoff Ogilvy	286.5	67
142	Webb Simpson	286.5	84
145	Brett Drewitt	286.4	43
146	Kyle Reifers	286.1	74
147	Chad Campbell	285.6	85
148	Matt Kuchar	285.4	77
149	Chez Reavie	285.2	83
149	William McGirt	285.2	72
151	Fabián Gómez	285.1	51
151	Tom Hoge	285.1	39
153	Ricky Barnes	284.9	77
154	Michael Thompson	284.8	44
155	Ernie Els	284.7	37
156	Ryan Blaum	284.1	82
157	Mark Anderson	283.8	42
158	Kevin Na	283.7	66
159	Ian Poulter	283.5	55
160	Mark Hubbard	282.7	61
161	Vaughn Taylor	282.4	76
162	Peter Malnati	282.3	73
163	K.J. Choi	282.2	54
164	Alex Cejka	282.1	62
165	Brandt Snedeker	281.6	42
166	Chad Collins	281.4	54
167	David Hearn	281.0	71
168	Cameron Tringale	280.9	65
169	Roberto Castro	280.5	54
169	Steve Wheatcroft	280.5	40
171	Carl Pettersson	280.2	52
172	Wesley Bryan	279.8	77
173	Graeme McDowell	279.5	50
173	Tim Wilkinson	279.5	46
175	Spencer Levin	279.0	67
176	Ryan Armour	278.8	49
177	Brian Gay	278.7	69
178	Ben Crane	278.5	69
178	Luke Donald	278.5	43
180	D.A. Points	278.1	58
181	Greg Chalmers	278.0	68
182	Bryce Molder	277.0	64
183	Billy Hurley III	276.9	69
183	Steven Alker	276.9	51
185	Jason Bohn	275.9	62
186	Ken Duke	274.2	60
187	Søren Kjeldsen	273.6	34
188	Zac Blair	272.7	81
189	Brian Stuard	272.6	69
190	Jim Furyk	271.4	44

Average drive length in yards on the two measured holes per round, longest first. Values and ranksare the Tour's published figures for the 2016-2017 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 2016-2017 PGA Tour season, highest first. Average drive length in yards on the two measured holes per round, longest first. The table lists 190 players — every player the Tour published a 2016-2017figure 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 2016-2017 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 2016-2017season 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 2016-2017?

Rory McIlroy leads the 2016-2017 Driving Distance board with 317.2 yards, per the Tour's published season figures and rank. The full list of 190 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 2016-2017 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.