Driving

Average driving distance

Mean measured distance of eligible drives.

Unit

yards

Direction

Higher is better

Minimum sample

5 eligible

Version

1.0.0

How Ringer calculates it

Σ(distance)measured drives

Evidence rules

IncludedOnly current, confirmed shots assigned to this category with usable start and finish evidence.

ExcludedDrafts, voided or superseded revisions, non-strokes, unusable locations, and attempts missing a measurement required by this formula.

DenominatorThe number of eligible attempts after the stated exclusions—not every hole or every round by default.

Missing dataIf no eligible denominator remains, Ringer returns unavailable and displays “—”, never 0% or NaN.

Classification

Derived from measured opening strokes on eligible par 4s and par 5s. Shot distance is the straight-line distance from the confirmed start position to the confirmed finish position; unmeasured drives are excluded.

Sources and context

The R&A — Rules of Golf Definitionsrules terminology PGA TOUR — Official Statisticsindustry comparison

Provenance

Metric key: driving.average_distance
Calculation version: 1.0.0
Effective: September 4, 2026