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The data for male golfers was collected annually since 1996 at six different venues in the UK, usually between May and September. For female golfers, there were eight different venues visited annually since 2013, with one venue being visited annually since 2014. Time of year and competition constants were utilized where possible and the data collection was similar to the Shotlink system used by the PGA Tour.
In 2019, the average distance for male amateur golfers was just 216 yards. This data was collected across 1141 shots of players with varying handicaps. It’s unsurprising to see that lower handicap players have longer average driving distances when breaking it down by handicap. Players with handicaps less than 6 average 239 yards, compared to 177 yards for 21+ handicappers.
Female golfers had an average distance of 148 yards in 2019, and the discrepancy between high and low handicap players is even more drastic. Low-handicap players (<6) average 197 yards off the tee, while players with handicaps 29+ average just 120 yards. The full breakdown can be seen in the charts below.
https://www.golf.com/news/2020/02/04/how-far-amateur-golfers-driving-golf-ball-2019/
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you wish?
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2017 GDGA Div 5 Pennant Winners (Winchelsea)
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-2019 A Grade 27 hole Nett Winner Geelong GC Open
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I get it out there, baby.
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Hole-in-one Growling Frog 14/1/17 5th hole 137m TM RBZ 5 hybrid, Srixon AD333 ball
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Smoldy....when only the best will doLol. Perverts!
but when I get on here and do say how far I can hit the ball CB80 makes broad jokes about it and hurts my feelings.
alright I don’t have feelings, but if I did they’d be sore
alright I don’t think they’d be sore, but I do hit my hybrid further than 239 yards
/ignoring all the penis talk
The thing I find interesting about these stats is that the average for low handicap players is still pretty reasonable and achievable. My average is less than those figures for low handicap women but not by much, and my average has significantly been impacted by my driving woes over the last few years. I can certainly drive the ball as far as that average regularly.
So there is *something else* stopping me from becoming a less than 6 handicap.
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I get it out there, baby.
That is GPS validated folks
And it handed me one of life’s greatest moments – getting to see the Goldman run after his ball to try and hit it before we could measure it
Pricelesa
74m
I get it out there, baby.
That is GPS validated folks
And it handed me one of life’s greatest moments – getting to see the Goldman run after his ball to try and hit it before we could measure it
Pricelesa
That happened at a BHIC as well, but I got the laser measurement.
With my fading memory, I’ve forgotten who the unfortunate player was.People say that nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
No championships worth mentioning in recent years.
Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.74m
I get it out there, baby.
That is GPS validated folks
And it handed me one of life’s greatest moments – getting to see the Goldman run after his ball to try and hit it before we could measure it
Pricelesa
That happened at a BHIC as well, but I got the laser measurement.
With my fading memory, I’ve forgotten who the unfortunate player was.JRG?
•Inaugural Victorian OOM Putting Champion - Long Island 2011
•Inaugural ... National champ
•Hole In One - 7th Hole Portsea GC - 9/10/2012
Best ever score off the stick - 74 (Gardiners Run 10/12/2020)
Masters Champion 11/4/2022/ignoring all the penis talk
The thing I find interesting about these stats is that the average for low handicap players is still pretty reasonable and achievable. My average is less than those figures for low handicap women but not by much, and my average has significantly been impacted by my driving woes over the last few years. I can certainly drive the ball as far as that average regularly.
So there is *something else* stopping me from becoming a less than 6 handicap.
From 80m-100m on in is where we all could improve – and especially putting which is the easiest to practise…….and that has nothing to do with size of anything.:)
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