PGA Tour approach and driving statistics, 2026

The best approach players and drivers on the PGA Tour in 2026: proximity to the hole by yardage, greens in regulation by distance, driving distance and accuracy, and strokes gained approach and off the tee. Closest from 150-175 yards: Si Woo Kim (22' 7"); Closest on all approaches: Lucas Glover (32' 11"); Longest driver: Aldrich Potgieter (330.7); Most accurate driver: Ben Kohles (79.67%).

Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · PGA Tour published season stats

SG: Approach, 2026

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SG: Approach the Green as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity to the hole, all approaches, 2026

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Proximity to the hole, all approaches: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity to the hole, all approachesShotsIn StatsNext
1Lucas Glover32' 11"1,194Research
2Ben Kohles33' 0"789Research
3Joel Dahmen33' 1"1,128Research
3Jackson Suber33' 1"1,076Research
5Kevin Streelman33' 5"786Research
6Tom Hoge33' 7"1,441Research
6Sam Ryder34' 9"590Research
7Doug Ghim33' 9"1,072Research
8Zac Blair33' 10"826Research
9Kristoffer Ventura34' 4"857Research
10Cameron Young34' 5"1,268Research
11Michael Brennan34' 6"1,319Research
11Tom Kim34' 6"1,409Research
13Dan Brown34' 10"643Research
13J.J. Spaun34' 9"1,197Research
13Davis Thompson34' 9"1,142Research
15Johnny Keefer34' 10"1,333Research
15Michael Thorbjornsen34' 10"1,172Research
15Sam Burns34' 10"1,138Research
15Ludvig Åberg34' 10"1,126Research

Proximity to Hole as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity from the fairway, 2026

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Proximity from the fairway: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity from the fairwayShotsIn StatsNext
1Hideki Matsuyama29' 3"1,090Research
2Adam Scott29' 4"791Research
2Tom Hoge29' 4"1,070Research
2Lucas Glover29' 4"961Research
5Johnny Keefer29' 5"982Research
5Jackson Suber29' 5"814Research
7Doug Ghim29' 6"842Research
7Michael Thorbjornsen29' 6"871Research
7Cameron Young29' 6"913Research
8Sam Ryder30' 5"430Research
10Dan Brown29' 11"464Research
10Michael Brennan29' 7"949Research
11Kevin Streelman29' 8"621Research
11Ben Kohles29' 8"688Research
13Sam Burns29' 9"836Research

Fairway Proximity as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity from the rough, 2026

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Proximity from the rough: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity from the roughShotsIn StatsNext
1Joel Dahmen38' 0"145Research
2Kristoffer Ventura39' 9"127Research
2Paul Waring36' 3"53Research
3Jhonattan Vegas40' 4"174Research
4Jackson Suber40' 11"178Research
5Brooks Koepka41' 2"160Research
6Christo Lamprecht41' 4"174Research
7Nick Dunlap41' 8"192Research
8Mac Meissner42' 2"236Research
9Marco Penge42' 6"183Research
10Shane Lowry42' 8"159Research
11Hank Lebioda42' 10"202Research
12Tom Hoge43' 1"268Research
13Matt McCarty43' 2"244Research
14Alex Fitzpatrick43' 4"128Research

Rough Proximity as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 50-75 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 50-75 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 50-75 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1S.H. Kim5' 0"4Research
1Dan Brown7' 1"12Research
1Denny McCarthy9' 2"8Research
2Davis Chatfield9' 5"6Research
3Bud Cauley10' 0"21Research
4Harry Hall10' 3"21Research
5Christiaan Bezuidenhout10' 8"18Research
6Rory McIlroy10' 10"14Research
7Rafael Campos10' 11"6Research
7Matt Kuchar10' 5"12Research

Approaches from 50-75 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 187 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 75-100 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 75-100 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 75-100 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1Adam Scott12' 5"43Research
2Ryan Gerard12' 11"59Research
3Lucas Glover13' 0"68Research
4Matt McCarty13' 3"65Research
5Matt Fitzpatrick13' 5"44Research
6Sungjae Im13' 8"47Research
7Jordan Spieth14' 0"69Research
7Zach Bauchou14' 0"53Research
7Dylan Wu14' 0"44Research
7Sam Ryder13' 8"28Research

Approaches from 75-100 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 193 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 100-125 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 100-125 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 100-125 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1Jacob Bridgeman15' 3"122Research
2Zac Blair15' 6"69Research
3Danny Walker16' 2"67Research
4Seamus Power16' 3"104Research
5Davis Thompson16' 4"102Research
6Zach Bauchou16' 6"93Research
6Erik van Rooyen16' 6"73Research
6Nicolai Højgaard16' 6"89Research
9Tom Hoge16' 7"115Research
9Chris Kirk16' 7"105Research

Approaches from 100-125 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 196 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 125-150 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 125-150 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 125-150 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1Ben Kohles18' 10"106Research
2Tom Kim18' 11"155Research
3Si Woo Kim19' 3"168Research
3Davis Chatfield19' 3"124Research
5Austin Eckroat19' 4"128Research
6Alex Fitzpatrick19' 9"87Research
7Eric Cole20' 0"156Research
7Davis Thompson20' 0"149Research
9Jacob Bridgeman20' 1"199Research
9Tom Hoge20' 1"167Research

Approaches from 125-150 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 196 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 150-175 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 150-175 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 150-175 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1Si Woo Kim22' 7"237Research
2Kevin Streelman23' 3"117Research
3Austin Eckroat24' 6"168Research
4Rafael Campos24' 9"111Research
4Lucas Glover24' 9"182Research
6Matt McCarty25' 0"224Research
7Austin Smotherman25' 1"195Research
8Russell Henley25' 2"206Research
9Wyndham Clark25' 3"180Research
10Hideki Matsuyama25' 5"234Research

Approaches from 150-175 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 175-200 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 175-200 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 175-200 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1Viktor Hovland28' 10"155Research
2Si Woo Kim29' 3"212Research
3Brooks Koepka29' 7"105Research
4Akshay Bhatia29' 10"162Research
5Jake Knapp30' 0"133Research
6Eric Cole30' 2"211Research
6J.J. Spaun30' 2"179Research
8Collin Morikawa30' 6"149Research
8Lee Hodges30' 6"170Research
8Davis Thompson30' 6"176Research

Approaches from 175-200 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 200-225 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 200-225 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 200-225 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1Dan Brown34' 4"60Research
1Lanto Griffin34' 6"68Research
2Rico Hoey34' 9"129Research
2Jackson Suber34' 9"99Research
4Zac Blair34' 11"88Research
4Sam Ryder35' 3"47Research
5Hideki Matsuyama35' 3"144Research
5Michael Brennan35' 3"100Research
7Sudarshan Yellamaraju35' 10"114Research
7Davis Chatfield35' 10"112Research

Approaches from 200-225 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Proximity 225-250 yds (fairway), 2026

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Proximity 225-250 yds (fairway): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferProximity 225-250 yds (fairway)ShotsIn StatsNext
1Keita Nakajima35' 7"31Research
2Alex Fitzpatrick36' 11"37Research
3Karl Vilips38' 3"49Research
4Ben Kohles40' 8"54Research
5Rasmus Højgaard41' 3"36Research
6Justin Thomas41' 10"53Research
7Dan Brown42' 9"30Research
7Jackson Suber42' 10"53Research
8Kristoffer Ventura43' 1"46Research
9Brooks Koepka43' 5"29Research

Approaches from 225-250 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 189 golfers ranked this season.

GIR % from 75-100 yds, 2026

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GIR % from 75-100 yds: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGIR % from 75-100 ydsAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Lucas Glover93.94%66Research
2Matt Fitzpatrick93.02%43Research
3Stephan Jaeger91.30%69Research
3Justin Thomas91.30%46Research
4Matt Kuchar92.00%50Research
5Gordon Sargent89.80%49Research
6Adrien Saddier89.47%38Research
7Hideki Matsuyama89.39%66Research
7Charley Hoffman93.75%16Research
8Dylan Wu89.36%47Research

GIR Percentage - 75-100 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 194 golfers ranked this season.

GIR % from 100-125 yds, 2026

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GIR % from 100-125 yds: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGIR % from 100-125 ydsAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Austin Smotherman88.79%116Research
2Seamus Power86.40%125Research
3Ben Kohles86.32%95Research
4Hank Lebioda84.75%118Research
5Zac Blair84.71%85Research
6John Parry84.62%130Research
7Adrien Saddier83.72%86Research
7Camilo Villegas83.54%79Research
8Jhonattan Vegas83.54%79Research
9Doug Ghim83.04%112Research

GIR Percentage - 100-125 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 196 golfers ranked this season.

GIR % from 125-150 yds, 2026

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GIR % from 125-150 yds: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGIR % from 125-150 ydsAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Ben Kohles80.74%135Research
2Alex Smalley79.84%243Research
3Daniel Berger79.39%131Research
4Sam Ryder80.22%91Research
4Joel Dahmen79.31%174Research
5Aaron Rai78.98%176Research
6Zac Blair78.81%118Research
7Tom Kim78.73%221Research
8Davis Chatfield77.78%144Research
9Karl Vilips77.58%165Research

GIR Percentage - 125-150 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

GIR % from 150-175 yds, 2026

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GIR % from 150-175 yds: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGIR % from 150-175 ydsAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Adam Svensson73.82%191Research
2Si Woo Kim73.08%312Research
3Ben Kohles72.73%143Research
4Russell Henley71.89%249Research
5Kristoffer Reitan71.49%249Research
6John Parry71.31%244Research
6Zach Bauchou71.31%251Research
8Corey Conners71.22%278Research
9A.J. Ewart70.76%236Research
10Keita Nakajima70.63%143Research

GIR Percentage - 150-175 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

GIR % from 175-200 yds, 2026

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GIR % from 175-200 yds: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGIR % from 175-200 ydsAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Patrick Fishburn71.05%190Research
2Zecheng Dou69.59%217Research
3Ben Kohles67.95%156Research
4Keith Mitchell67.71%192Research
5Johnny Keefer66.81%238Research
6Luke Clanton66.67%177Research
7Haotong Li65.64%163Research
8Lanto Griffin65.28%144Research
9John VanDerLaan65.24%187Research
10Marco Penge65.19%135Research

GIR Percentage - 175-200 yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

GIR % from 200+ yds, 2026

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GIR % from 200+ yds: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGIR % from 200+ ydsAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Keita Nakajima63.22%87Research
2Jackson Suber62.69%134Research
3Brooks Koepka60.47%86Research
4Kristoffer Ventura58.18%110Research
5Taylor Pendrith57.83%166Research
6Michael Brennan57.04%135Research
7William Mouw56.96%158Research
8Doug Ghim56.82%132Research
9Sam Burns56.16%146Research
10Daniel Berger56.15%130Research

GIR Percentage - 200+ yards as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Greens in regulation, 2026

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Greens in Regulation Percentage as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Going for the green (share of chances), 2026

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Going for the green (share of chances): PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGoing for the green (share of chances)AttemptsIn StatsNext
1Aldrich Potgieter78.16%161Research
2Scottie Scheffler77.92%187Research
3Marco Penge77.90%141Research
4Xander Schauffele77.54%183Research
5Jordan Smith76.33%187Research
6Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen75.97%117Research
7Keith Mitchell75.86%198Research
8Rory McIlroy75.47%120Research
9Min Woo Lee75.42%181Research
10Alex Fitzpatrick74.82%104Research
11Pierceson Coody74.39%215Research
12Collin Morikawa73.71%129Research
13Neal Shipley73.33%143Research
14Si Woo Kim73.27%222Research
15Rico Hoey73.03%222Research

Going for the Green as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Going for the green: green hit, 2026

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Going for the green: green hit: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGoing for the green: green hitAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Jackson Suber41.04%134Research
2Ben Kohles37.04%81Research
3Kristoffer Ventura36.79%106Research
4Zac Blair36.36%77Research
5Jake Knapp35.77%123Research
6David Ford32.14%56Research
6Lee Hodges35.59%118Research
7Rasmus Højgaard35.34%116Research
8Joe Highsmith33.56%149Research
9Zecheng Dou32.88%146Research
10Michael Brennan32.77%177Research
11Alex Fitzpatrick32.69%104Research
12Rory McIlroy32.26%124Research
13Pontus Nyholm31.58%133Research
14Keegan Bradley31.08%148Research

Going for the Green - Hit Green Pct. as the PGA Tour publishes it; 196 golfers ranked this season.

Going for the green: birdie or better, 2026

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Going for the green: birdie or better: PGA Tour 2026 leaders
RankGolferGoing for the green: birdie or betterAttemptsIn StatsNext
1Ben Kohles74.07%81Research
2Zac Blair72.73%77Research
3Maverick McNealy72.41%174Research
4Collin Morikawa72.09%129Research
5Brandt Snedeker71.01%69Research
6Adrien Dumont de Chassart69.83%116Research
7Kevin Roy69.70%165Research
8Nick Taylor69.41%170Research
9Ludvig Åberg69.28%153Research
10Seamus Power69.03%113Research
11Lee Hodges68.64%118Research
12Scottie Scheffler68.62%188Research
13Chad Ramey68.38%136Research
14Matt Fitzpatrick68.15%157Research
15Jackson Suber67.91%134Research

Going for the Green - Birdie or Better as the PGA Tour publishes it; 196 golfers ranked this season.

SG: Off the tee, 2026

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SG: Off-the-Tee as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Driving distance (yards), 2026

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Driving Distance as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

Driving accuracy, 2026

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Driving Accuracy Percentage as the PGA Tour publishes it; 197 golfers ranked this season.

About these statistics

  • Proximity is the average distance to the hole after an approach from the fairway in each yardage band, in feet, as the PGA Tour publishes it; lower is better.
  • Going for the green is the share of chances (par 5s and reachable par 4s) where the golfer went for the green in two or one, then how often the green was hit and how often it led to a birdie or better.
  • Every figure is a season value for the 2026 season as the PGA Tour publishes it, over that season's measured shots; golfers with a small sample on a list are left out.
  • Strokes gained by approach distance is not published to StatsNext and is not shown.

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