PGA Tour 2017 season leaders

PGA Tour 2017 season leaderboards from StatsNext’s records: Jason Day led strokes gained: total (+2.12 per round); Dustin Johnson had the lowest scoring average (69.480); Justin Thomas won the most events (5). Strokes gained, scoring, driving, greens and putting leaders as the tour published them, plus wins, top-10 finishes and cuts made.

Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · PGA Tour published season statistics and StatsNext tournament records

Strokes gained

SG: Total, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by SG: Total. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

SG: Total: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferSG: TotalRounds
1Jason Day+2.1254
2Dustin Johnson+1.9363
3Adam Scott+1.8956
4Rory McIlroy+1.6848
5Jordan Spieth+1.5758
6Rickie Fowler+1.3864
7Paul Casey+1.3757
8Phil Mickelson+1.3659
9Matt Kuchar+1.3177
10Hideki Matsuyama+1.2958

SG: Total as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

SG: Off the tee, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by SG: Off the tee. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

SG: Off the tee: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferSG: Off the teeRounds
1Rory McIlroy+1.2348
2Dustin Johnson+1.1263
3Bubba Watson+0.9851
4Sergio Garcia+0.7431
5Gary Woodland+0.6978
6Justin Rose+0.6849
7J.B. Holmes+0.6661
8Ryan Palmer+0.6378
9Jamie Lovemark+0.6183
10Scott Piercy+0.6165

SG: Off-the-Tee as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

SG: Approach, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by SG: Approach. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

SG: Approach: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferSG: ApproachRounds
1Adam Scott+1.4956
2Kevin Na+0.7969
3Hideki Matsuyama+0.7758
4Robert Garrigus+0.7355
5Webb Simpson+0.7358
6Phil Mickelson+0.7359
7Jimmy Walker+0.6971
8Graham DeLaet+0.6659
9Charl Schwartzel+0.6556
10D.A. Points+0.6439

SG: Approach the Green as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

SG: Around the green, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by SG: Around the green. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

SG: Around the green: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferSG: Around the greenRounds
1Steve Stricker+0.5445
2Bryce Molder+0.5067
3Retief Goosen+0.4648
4Luke Donald+0.4359
5Brendon Todd+0.4154
6Chad Collins+0.4164
6Padraig Harrington+0.4144
8Patrick Reed+0.4178
9Si Woo Kim+0.4099
10Aaron Baddeley+0.4075

SG: Around-the-Green as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

SG: Putting, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by SG: Putting. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

SG: Putting: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferSG: PuttingRounds
1Jason Day+1.1354
2Jordan Spieth+0.7658
3Kevin Kisner+0.6773
4Andrew Landry+0.6533
5Steve Stricker+0.6245
6Harris English+0.5973
7Daniel Summerhays+0.5979
8Aaron Baddeley+0.5975
9Phil Mickelson+0.5659
10Bryce Molder+0.5567

SG: Putting as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

SG: Tee to green, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by SG: Tee to green. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

SG: Tee to green: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferSG: Tee to greenRounds
1Adam Scott+2.0656
2Rory McIlroy+1.8948
3Dustin Johnson+1.6563
4Bubba Watson+1.3651
5Justin Rose+1.3249
6Hideki Matsuyama+1.3158
7Paul Casey+1.2657
8Rickie Fowler+1.2264
9Sergio Garcia+1.1931
10Charl Schwartzel+1.1856

SG: Tee-to-Green as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Scoring

Scoring average (actual), 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Scoring average (actual). Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Scoring average (actual): PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferScoring average (actual)Rounds
1Dustin Johnson69.48082
2Jason Day69.71069
3Jordan Spieth69.72076
4Adam Scott69.80076
5Rory McIlroy69.97062
5Phil Mickelson69.97072
7Steve Stricker69.98053
8Alex Cejka70.04067
8Matt Kuchar70.04096
10Charles Howell III70.07091

Scoring Average (Actual) as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Scoring average (adjusted), 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Scoring average (adjusted). Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Scoring average (adjusted): PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferScoring average (adjusted)Rounds
1Dustin Johnson69.17282
2Jason Day69.31369
3Adam Scott69.47076
4Jordan Spieth69.52076
5Phil Mickelson69.58272
6Rory McIlroy69.64662
7Matt Kuchar69.84496
8Paul Casey69.95074
9Brooks Koepka69.95670
10Steve Stricker69.99653

Scoring Average (Adjusted) as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Strokes better than the field average, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Strokes better than the field average. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Strokes better than the field average: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferStrokes better than the field average
1Dustin Johnson2.13
2Jason Day2.12
3Rory McIlroy1.77
4Jordan Spieth1.65
5Phil Mickelson1.60
6Adam Scott1.59
7Sergio Garcia1.26
7Justin Rose1.26
9Paul Casey1.24
10Hideki Matsuyama1.23

Stroke Differential Field Average as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Birdies per round, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Birdies per round. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Birdies per round: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferBirdies per roundRounds
1Dustin Johnson4.4582
2Rory McIlroy4.4262
3Jordan Spieth4.2676
4Hideki Matsuyama4.1973
5Jason Day4.1669
6Brooks Koepka4.1170
7Phil Mickelson4.0672
8J.B. Holmes4.0574
9Robert Garrigus4.0065
9Ryan Palmer4.0086

Birdie Average as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Bogey avoidance (% of holes with a bogey or worse), 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Bogey avoidance (% of holes with a bogey or worse). Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Bogey avoidance (% of holes with a bogey or worse): PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferBogey avoidance (% of holes with a bogey or worse)
1Alex Cejka13.10%
2Rickie Fowler13.20%
3Steve Stricker13.94%
4Phil Mickelson13.97%
5Paul Casey14.04%
6Jerry Kelly14.11%
7Lucas Glover14.15%
7David Hearn14.15%
9Chad Campbell14.26%
10Gary Woodland14.29%

Bogey Avoidance as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Driving, greens and putting

Driving distance (yards), 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Driving distance (yards). Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Driving distance (yards): PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferDriving distance (yards)
1J.B. Holmes314.5 yards
2Dustin Johnson313.6 yards
3Tony Finau312.2 yards
4Bubba Watson310.6 yards
5Andrew Loupe309.3 yards
6Jason Kokrak307.4 yards
7Luke List306.9 yards
7Hudson Swafford306.9 yards
9Rory McIlroy306.8 yards
10Gary Woodland306.1 yards

Driving Distance as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Driving accuracy, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Driving accuracy. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Driving accuracy: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferDriving accuracy
1Colt Knost73.36%
2Thomas Aiken72.36%
3Jerry Kelly71.20%
4Brian Stuard71.07%
5Zac Blair69.86%
6Roberto Castro69.37%
7Jim Furyk69.09%
8Russell Knox68.51%
9John Huh68.30%
10Chez Reavie68.22%

Driving Accuracy Percentage as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Greens in regulation, 2017

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Greens in regulation: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferGreens in regulation
1Lucas Glover71.63%
2Paul Casey70.80%
3Adam Scott70.76%
4Stewart Cink70.40%
5Thomas Aiken70.20%
6Jason Dufner70.15%
6Sergio Garcia70.15%
8Greg Owen69.75%
9Russell Knox69.73%
10Jhonattan Vegas69.71%

Greens in Regulation Percentage as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Scrambling, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Scrambling. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Scrambling: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferScrambling
1Steve Stricker66.01%
2Bryce Molder65.38%
3Alex Cejka65.03%
4Phil Mickelson64.32%
5Aaron Baddeley64.30%
6Luke Donald64.15%
7Jerry Kelly64.04%
8Patrick Reed63.97%
9Jordan Spieth63.93%
10Tim Wilkinson63.66%

Scrambling as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Putts per round, 2017

Top 10 of 20 by Putts per round. Sorting a column reorders these 10 rows only.

Putts per round: PGA Tour 2017 leaders
RankGolferPutts per roundRounds
1Jordan Spieth27.8276
2Brendon Todd27.8663
3Steve Stricker27.9653
4Jonas Blixt27.9976
5Bryce Molder28.0178
6Aaron Baddeley28.0689
6Jason Day28.0669
8Stuart Appleby28.1469
9Phil Mickelson28.2172
10Jon Curran28.2899

Putts Per Round as the PGA Tour published it; 185 golfers ranked that season.

Wins, top-10 finishes and cuts made, 2017

Top 25 of 564 by wins. Sorting a column reorders these 25 rows only.

PGA Tour 2017: most wins, then top-10 finishes
GolferStartsWinsTop 10Cuts madeAvg per round
Justin Thomas215111669.13
Dustin Johnson18491564.60
Hideki Matsuyama19471769.73
Jordan Spieth203111768.73
Marc Leishman21241867.78
Xander Schauffele23241570.26
Jon Rahm20191865.58
Kevin Kisner22182069.46
Rickie Fowler15181469.67
Brian Harman26171870.15
Daniel Berger21161669.54
Brooks Koepka19161568.44
Kyle Stanley25151970.01
Pat Perez22151869.32
Kevin Chappell20151670.49
Wesley Bryan24151570.86
Adam Hadwin24141870.83
Russell Henley21141869.94
Brendan Steele19141670.26
Billy Horschel24141470.63
Jhonattan Vegas22141470.68
Hudson Swafford21131370.74
Chris Stroud1713865.75
Henrik Stenson1213870.20
Jason Dufner21121869.64

From the 49 tournaments of the 2017 season with a stored leaderboard. Cuts made count every finish that was not a missed cut, withdrawal or disqualification; team events count for each partner. Average per round is strokes over all rounds played, across different courses and pars.

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