What is the average pro golf drive

Sarah Schmelzel. Anna Nordqvist. Moriya Jutanugarn. Jing Yan. Danielle Kang. Jennifer Chang. Eun-Hee Ji. Caroline Masson. Sarah Jane Smith. Megan Khang. Katherine Perry-Hamski. Mirim Lee. Tiffany Chan. Muni He. Annie Park. Mi Jung Hur. Ashleigh Buhai. Kristen Gillman. Jasmine Suwannapura. Azahara Munoz.

Mariah Stackhouse. Na Yeon Choi. Caroline Inglis. Lindsey Weaver. Stacy Lewis. Suzuka Yamaguchi. Haru Nomura. Mina Harigae. Jane Park. Christina Kim. Esther Lee. Emma Talley. Min Seo Kwak.

Lauren Kim. Wei-Ling Hsu. Haeji Kang. Sarah Kemp. Chella Choi. Pornanong Phatlum. Klara Spilkova. Brittany Altomare. Ssu-Chia Cheng. As if amateurs needed any more reminding, this data reflects just how large the gap is between them and professionals. This season, the PGA Tour average driving distance is , while the leader in that category is Cameron Champ at yards, over yards longer than the average male amateur.

But worry not, there is hope for short hitters. By Zephyr Melton. Amateur golfers average over 80 yards less off the tee than pros. Now to the nitty gritty. Collin Morikawa. Sahith Theegala. Matthew NeSmith. Mackenzie Hughes. Charles Howell III. Patrick Rodgers.

Curtis Thompson. Scott Gutschewski. Scott Stallings. Charl Schwartzel. Francesco Molinari. Henrik Norlander. Dawie van der Walt. Brandt Snedeker. Kiradech Aphibarnrat. Matthias Schwab. Grant Hirschman. Some argue that we need to take a look at the club and the ball. The shaft length, clubface angle, and COR all affect the carry of the ball. The coefficient of restitution COR measures how much energy is transferred from the club to the ball on impact.

The higher the COR the further the ball will travel, but this factor is already controlled and limited to 0. Lowering the limit might reduce the distance a player can achieve. More important than the club, the ball seems to be the main component in achieving greater distance. Balls used to be made by winding rubber bands around a solid or liquid core. With new techniques, the solid ball was developed with concentric layers of plastic and rubber, further enhanced by the specific design of the dimples.

This ball spins less off the face of the driver and with an increase in launch angle greater distance is achieved. To somehow dumb down or soften the ball would make a huge difference. Records are made to be broken, but as we approach the limits of human ability some of the growth or increase becomes smaller.

PGA stats show that over the last decade, although more players are hitting the yard carry distance, the average of the top players is stuck around yards. Maybe there is no need to panic, but some limitations might have to be considered.