A look at each player’s progression – or regression – in average driving distance from 2022-23 to this past season.
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GettinglongerhaslongbeenalltherageonthePGATour,thoughthisyearmoreplayerslostyardageofftheteethangained.
Ofthe136playerswhologgedenoughqualifyingroundsinboththe2022-23and2024seasons,86ofthemaveragedfeweryardsofftheteethisyearthaninthepreviousseason.ThatgroupwasledbyTaylorMontgomery,wholost14.1yardsoffthetee,thoughthatwaslikelyattributedmostlytoshoulderissuesthatplaguedMontgomerythisyear.Hemadejusttworegular-seasonstartsaftertheCJCupByronNelsoninearlyMaybeforereturningtologsixfallstarts(andfourMCs).
“I’vejustbeenstrugglingoffthetee,likecan’tevenreallycompete,”saidMontgomerythisfallinLasVegas.“…IfmostguyssawsomeoftheshotsthatI’vebeenhitting,theywould’vequitthegamealongtimeago.”
AdamSchenk,meanwhile,shotupthedistancerankings,adding11.2yardstobreakthe300-yardmark(302.1yards).The32-year-oldSchenkhadasolidyear,easilykeepinghiscardthankstosixtop
