PGA Tour Driving Distance Watch, Vol. 4
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The PGA Tour average drive dropped another yard to 287.1 after the Buick Invitational. And for further proof the guys need to hit the gym before Scottsdale, there were only 3 drives of 350 yards (or more), bringing the tally to 459 through four events.
There were 2059 drives over 350 in all of 2005.
That's two weeks in a row without a 400 yarder! Now that's progress.
And if you are wondering why these growing numbers are followed, a full explanation is available here.
Update on 2006-01-30 23:19 by Geoff
Reader Josh points out the silliness of using two holes for driving distance average when stats are available for all drives. Looking at the percentage of drives over 300 hit by players, I can see why.
Oh and big deal on Bubba Watson. How about J.B. Holmes hitting 72% of his drives over 300 yards!
The current Tour average is 28% (of drives over 300).
