To be an elite professional golfer, you must be able to hit all the shots. And while being able to blast the longest of drives is not absolutely necessary, it sure helps.
For example, the average driving distance this season among players ranked in the rank in the top 10 on the Official World Golf Ranking is 303.13 yards. That’s about 12 yards longer than the PGA Tour’s average of 291.8 yards. Those same players have an average strokes gained off the tee of 0.461, meaning that over 18 holes they have almost a half-shot edge over the field based solely on the quality of their driving.
The images below reveal the players who are ranked in the top 10 in the OWGR and the drivers they now have in their bags.
10. Rickie Fowler
DRIVER: Cobra King F9 Speedback (10.5 degrees set to 9 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 X shaft
9. Xander Schauffele
DRIVER: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero (9 degrees), with Graphite Design BB-7 X shaft
8. Bryson DeChambeau
DRIVER: Cobra King F9 Speedback (9 degrees), with TPT Model 14 MKP LT shaft
7. Francesco Molinari
DRIVER: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70 TX shaft
6. Tiger Woods
DRIVER: TaylorMade M5 (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft
5. Justin Thomas
DRIVER: Titleist TS3 (9.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana BF-Series 60 TX shaft
4. Rory McIlroy
DRIVER: TaylorMade M5 (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX shaft
3. Brooks Koepka
DRIVER: TaylorMade M5 (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70 TX shaft
2. Justin Rose
DRIVER: Honma T//World 747 460 (9.5 degrees), with Honma Vizard FD-7X shaft
1. Dustin Johnson
DRIVER: TaylorMade M6 (10.5 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus 6X prototype shaft
