Driving

SG: Driving

Strokes gained on eligible par-4 and par-5 opening shots.

Unit

strokes

Direction

Higher is better

Minimum sample

5 eligible

Version

1.0.0

How Ringer calculates it

Σ(shot SG where category = driving)

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ExcludedDrafts, voided or superseded revisions, non-strokes, unusable locations, and attempts missing a measurement required by this formula.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

Benchmarked metric. Only the opening stroke on a par 4 or par 5 is classified as Driving; par-3 tee shots are Approach. The shot needs supported start and end states in the active expected-strokes model.

Sources and context

Mark Broadie — Assessing Golfer Performance on the PGA TOUR (2011)benchmark and methodology USGA — The Importance of Strokes Gainedmethodology context

Provenance

Metric key: scoring.strokes_gained_driving
Calculation version: 1.0.0
Effective: September 4, 2026