Driving

Longest drive

Longest measured eligible drive.

Unit

yards

Direction

Higher is better

Minimum sample

1 eligible

Version

1.0.0

How Ringer calculates it

max(distance)

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ExcludedDrafts, voided or superseded revisions, non-strokes, unusable locations, and attempts missing a measurement required by this formula.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. The longest drive is the single greatest confirmed start-to-finish distance in the selected sample, including drives that miss the fairway.

Sources and context

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

Provenance

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