Drivers used by golfers ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee on the PGA Tour in 2022
The PGA Tour’s final wrap-around season recently concluded and the fall schedule has just two more full-field events remaining before the Tour takes a break for the holidays.
Last season, the PGA Tour’s driving distance average was 299.8 yards per measured tee shot, a season-ending record and up 3.6 yards from 2021’s average of 296.2. Cameron Champ led the PGA Tour in driving distance average at 321.4 yards, edging out Rory McIlroy by 0.1 yards. In all, 99 golfers finished the season with a driving distance average of over 300 yards.
Distance is a major component of effectiveness off the tee, but accuracy and how far you leave yourself from the flag also play a role. For that reason, Strokes Gained: Off the Tee, which factors all those things and reveals how much of an advantage (measured in strokes) a player has over the field, is the best measure of effectiveness. The players listed below ended the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 season ranked as the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee, along with the drivers they were using at the end of the season.
10. Matt Fitzpatrick, 0.636
Matt Fitzpatrick plays his shot from the 17th tee during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. (Photo: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports)
DRIVER: Titleist TSi3 (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei AV Orange 65 TX shaft
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9. Cameron Champ, 0.637
Ping G430 driver. (Ping)
DRIVER: Ping G430 (9 degrees), with Project X GEN4 HZRDUS Black 60 TX shaft
8. Sungjae Im, 0.651
The Titleist TSi2 driver. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Titleist TSi2 (8 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7 X shaft
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7. Luke List, 0.677
TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ driver (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX shaft
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6. Brendan Steele, 0.694
Ping G425 LST driver. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Ping G425 LST (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana DF 70 TX shaft
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5. Corey Conners, 0.700
Corey Conners hits a tee shot during the 150th Open Championship. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
DRIVER: Ping G400 LST (8.5 degrees), with UST Mamiya Elements Gold 6 X shaft
4. Keith Mitchell, 0.761
Mizuno STZ 220 driver (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Mizuno STZ 220 driver (9.5 degrees), with Project X HZRDUS T1100 Green shaft
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3. Rory McIlroy, 0.771
Rory McIlroy plays from the fourth tee during the final round of THE CJ CUP in South Carolina golf tournament. (Photo: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports)
DRIVER: TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft
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2. Cameron Young, 0.914
Titleist TSR3 (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro White 70 TX shaft
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1. Jon Rahm, 1.025
Jon Rahm’s Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond driver. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS (10.5 degrees), with Aldila Tour Green 75 TX shaft
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