Longest Driver on the PGA Tour

So who had the best average drive for distance on the PGA Tour this year? Let's find out. It had to be John Daly right? No. Tiger? No. Maybe Brett Wetterich? Guess again. Yes, Bubba Watson, the man with the best name on the PGA Tour had the longest average drive on the PGA tour this year. He averaged 315.2 yards over 70 rounds according to pgatour.com. Tiger was tied for tenth on the list with a 302.4 yard average drive over 63 rounds.

It's been said that Watson uses a Ping G5 driver.

Would you like to emulate Bubba Watson's swing? Here is a slow-mo video of Bubba's swing, as found on YouTube:

Driving Distance in the Second Round

In the second round of the Tour Championship being played at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA, Brett Wetterich led the field in average driving distance with a 308.4 yard average drive. The rest of the field averaged 285.5 yards off the tee according to pgatour.com. Brett was considerably ahead of his next competitor in distance, by a 8.9 yard average over Robert Allenby.

So far in 2007, Brett has averaged 303.7 yards off the tee on the PGA Tour. That's good enough for seventh overall in 2007, and consistent with his 308.4 yards in this year's Tour Championship. Brett also ranks first on the tour for the longest drive of the year, with a 437 yarder.

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Tiger Woods Wins.....Again

With Phil Mickelson sitting this one out, Tiger Woods decided to take over the course at Cog Hill on the final day. Tiger shot an amazing 63 for the day (8 under par) to finish at 22 under par for the tournament and win the BMW Championship. Vintage Tiger, playing with his Nike SasQuatch Tour 460 driver!

According to pgatour.com, Tiger ranked third in average driving distance for today's round at Cog Hill, behind Brett Wetterich and Bubba Watson. Watson led the field in average distance with a 313.3 yards average, while Tiger averaged 311.8 yards from the tee box.

The Longest Drivers (Driver Ratings)

Which golf clubs provide the longest drives? Distance is key in today's golf game. Hit it long (and straight) and you set yourself up for an excellent score. Well, what drivers will provide you with that much needed distance? It's hard to say for sure. But.....there have been tests done, analyzing distance provided by drivers as compared to one another. Golf Test USA has done such a test and published the results. With 32 drivers listed, they had sixty golfers at different playing levels play between to five to seven drivers each, and then ranked the scores in each category from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest.)

The top-ranked drivers by distance (with score) are as follows:

T1. Nickent 4DX (8.5)
T1. Cleveland Hibore XL (8.5)
T1. Callaway FT-5 (8.5)
T1. Tour Edge Exotics (8.5)
T2. Nike SQ Sumo (8.4)
T2. Mizuno MX-500 (8.4)
T2. Callaway FT-i (8.4)

Of these top seven drivers for distance, you'll see that Callaway is the only maker with more than one driver listed. Granted, the caveat with these tests is that, as stated on the testers website, "We have yet to test the driver that hits a ball ten yards longer than any other driver." However, if you really need that extra distance, and assurance you are using the longest-driving clubs around, check out on of these top seven ranked drivers.

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Jonathan Byrd Leads the BMW Championship

Leading the BMW Championship at 7 under, Jonathan Byrd is set to drive his way to a tournament win in Illinois. What was Jonathan using last time he was checked at the 2007 John Deere Classic? It was a Callaway Big Bertha Fusion FT-3, 10.5 degree loft.

Golfballs.com is currently selling this driver for $299.95. If you'd like to pick up a used model, a quick search of completed listings on eBay shows that you can get one, similar to the one Jonathan Byrd is using, for between $115 and $175, including shipping.

Adjustable Club Rule

According to Golf World, the USGA and R and A will be adopting the proposed adjustability rule, which would take effect on Jan. 1, 2008. There will be no change to the current rule stating that club head changes cannot be made during a round of golf, and no further information was available on exactly what clubhead changes will be permitted.

Although the new rule isn't explicit, ideas and samples for clubhead adjustability will be permitted for submission prior to the Jan 1., 2008 effective date. Golf World states that, "...there is some confusion as to what might be acceptable. In their correspondences with manufacturers, both the R and A and USGA stress that advance notice is a crucial first step, and that manufacturers need not wait until Jan. 1 to begin submitting samples or ideas for adjustable clubheads."

This being stated, we should look to see more and more advancements in the already burgeoning adjustable driver market.