Driving Distance at the 2025 PGA Championship: Who Hit It Longest

The 2025 PGA Championship didn’t come down to a dramatic finish. Scottie Scheffler was in control. But even without a Sunday shootout, there was plenty to learn from how the tournament played out, especially off the tee. While Distance in golf is always helpful, you’ll notice one key player doesn’t crack the top 20 in Distance off the tee. Here’s a look at who was the longest and what we learned from the driving stats at this year’s PGA.

Driving distance leaders – PGA Championship 2025

Scottie Scheffler ranked 31st for driving distance at the PGA Championship but pulled off the win. Bryson was the leader at the Masters and took the first spot again at the PGA Championship.

Rank	Player	Avg Yards
1	Bryson DeChambeau	337.3
2	Xander Schauffele	330.0
3	Marco Penge	324.9
4	Rory McIlroy	324.5
5	Jon Rahm	324.0
6	Wyndham Clark	321.1
7	Garrick Higgo	320.6
8	Michael Thorbjornsen	320.5
9	Tony Finau	320.3
10	Alex Smalley	319.1
11	Joaquin Niemann	318.1
12	Jhonattan Vegas	317.6
13	David Puig	317.3
14	Ben Griffin	315.8
15	Sam Burns	314.9
16	Cam Davis	314.5
17	Davis Riley	313.5
18	Adam Scott	313.3
19	Keegan Bradley	313.1
20	Byeong Hun An	311.6
21	Rasmus Højgaard	311.0
22	Ryan Fox	310.9
23	Taylor Moore	310.0
23	Taylor Pendrith	310.0
25	Maverick McNealy	309.9
26	Nicolai Højgaard	309.5
27	Elvis Smylie	309.1
28	J.J. Spaun	309.0
29	Max Greyserman	308.9
30	Cameron Young	308.8
31	Scottie Scheffler	308.4
32	Rafael Campos	308.1
33	Harris English	308.0
33	Viktor Hovland	308.0
35	Tom McKibbin	307.5
36	Ryan Gerard	306.9
37	Austin Eckroat	306.0
38	Tyrrell Hatton	305.0
39	Matt Wallace	304.8
40	Stephan Jaeger	304.6
41	Ryo Hisatsune	304.4
42	Beau Hossler	304.3
43	Matthieu Pavon	303.8
44	Sergio Garcia	303.4
45	Sam Stevens	303.3
46	Matt Fitzpatrick	302.8
47	Denny McCarthy	302.6
48	Joe Highsmith	302.1
49	Thorbjørn Olesen	300.4
50	Kevin Yu	300.3
51	Robert MacIntyre	300.0
52	Michael Kim	299.9
53	J.T. Poston	299.8
54	Bud Cauley	299.4
55	Corey Conners	298.9
56	Brian Harman	298.8
57	Nico Echavarria	298.5
58	Max Homa	298.0
58	Collin Morikawa	298.0
60	Daniel Berger	297.9
60	Tommy Fleetwood	297.9
62	Eric Cole	297.0
63	Si Woo Kim	296.0
64	Justin Lower	294.5
65	Lucas Glover	293.5
66	Harry Hall	293.1
67	Tom Kim	292.6
68	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	291.4
69	Alex Noren	290.6
70	Luke Donald	289.4
71	Aaron Rai	287.8
72	Chris Kirk	282.4
73	Richard Bland	280.9
74	Brian Campbell	269.9

Tour Average: 303.1 yards

Notable PGA Championship stat lines . . .

In addition to the total driving distance stats, here are some other interesting PGA Championship stats

Scottie Scheffler ranked first in strokes gained total and in the top 10 in both approach and off the tee, a balanced performance that helped him separate from the field. Bryson DeChambeau led the field in driving distance and was 1st in strokes gained off the tee. His all-out power game translated to a T2 finish. Marco Penge made the most of his distance advantage, 3rd in driving distance, and 3rd in SG Total. A breakout performance for a player who didn’t have much attention going into the week. Harris English finished T2 and ranked 2nd in strokes gained approach. His iron play carried him up the leaderboard. Sam Burns ranked 15th in distance but led the field in strokes gained putting (+1.778). Short game made up for any lost yards off the tee.

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