Driving

Fairways hit

Share of eligible par-4 and par-5 tee shots finishing on the fairway.

Unit

percentage

Direction

Higher is better

Minimum sample

5 eligible

Version

1.0.0

How Ringer calculates it

fairway outcomeseligible driving holes

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ExcludedDrafts, voided or superseded revisions, non-strokes, unusable locations, and attempts missing a measurement required by this formula.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 eligible opening strokes on par 4s and par 5s. A fairway hit requires the ending playing surface to be classified as fairway; first cut, rough, recovery, bunker, penalty area, and out of bounds are not hits.

Sources and context

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

Provenance

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