Driving

Fairway target error

Mean radial finishing error from an explicitly confirmed fairway target.

Unit

yards

Direction

Lower is better

Minimum sample

5 eligible

Version

1.3.0

How Ringer calculates it

Σ(radial distance from confirmed target)measured explicit fairway targets

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ExcludedDrafts, voided or superseded revisions, non-strokes, unusable locations, and attempts missing a measurement required by this formula.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 only when the golfer explicitly confirmed a fairway target and both target and finish coordinates are usable. Inferred or unknown targets are excluded rather than silently treated as confirmed intent.

Sources and context

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

Provenance

Metric key: target_accuracy.fairway
Calculation version: 1.3.0
Effective: September 22, 2026