Driving Distance Leaders on the PGA Tour From 2000-201

The golfing world is currently in the off-season and is all set to begin on January 6 with the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua. However, the social media accounts of the PGA Tour are posting some unique posts which are keeping fans engaged. 

PGA Tour has seen some incredible performances over the years. Currently, the most intriguing thing going on in the golfing world is the driving distances. We see these days most of the players bombing a 300 yards drive with ease. So, let us have a look at the driving distance leaders over the years since 2000. 

Driving distance leaders on the PGA Tour

Gaining distance off the tee with a driver is a skill in golf. However, with modern equipment and power training, we see more and more players smashing the ball off the tee. Currently, Bryson DeChambeau is the longest hitter of the golf ball and this comes with no surprise to the fans. However, the previous leaders aren’t far behind. 

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Hence, PGA Tour recently made a tweet that had the driving distance leaders over the years since 2000. The list includes John Daly, Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, and others. So let us have a look at it. 

Catch them if you can. pic.twitter.com/QU50mZSwHu

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 29, 2021

Interestingly, we see Bubba Watson in this list around five times. He has been the leader of driving distance in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2014. Another surprising name is, in 2003, Hank Kuehne had a driving average of 321.4 yards, which is just two yards shorter than Bryson DeChambeau. 

Year
Leader            
Driving distance

2000
 John Daly
 301.4

2001
 John Daly
 306.7

2002
 John Daly
 306.8

2003
 Hank Kuehne
 321.4

2004
 Hank Kuehne
 314.4

2005
 Scott Hend
 318.9

2006
 Bubba Watson
 319.6

2007
 Bubba Watson
 315.2

2008
 Bubba Watson
 315.1

2009
 Robert Garrigus
 312

2010
 Robert Garrigus
 315.5

2011
 J.B. Holmes
 318.4

2012
 Bubba Watson
 315.5

2013
 Luke List
 306.3

2014
 Bubba Watson
 314.3

2015
 Dustin Johnson
 317.7

2016
 J.B. Holmes
 314.5

2017
 Rory McIlroy
 317.2

2018
 Rory McIlroy
 319.7

2019
 Cameron Champ
 317.9

2020
 Bryson DeChambeau
 322.1

2021
 Bryson DeChambeau
 323.7

So these are the driving distance leaders over the years on the PGA Tour. Meanwhile, which name do you find the most surprising in the above list? Do let us know in the comments section below.

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