These PGA Tour Stars Are Having A Rough 2025 (The Numbers Don’t Lie)

I’ve been watching professional golf long enough to know that even the best players have off years. Even Tiger had them.

But 2025 has been brutal for some big names and the stats tell a pretty damning story.

Thanks to Strokes Gained data, we can see exactly where these guys are bleeding shots. And, trust me, some of these numbers will make you wince.

These 10 guys are struggling big time

Max Homa is having a nightmare season. We’re talking about a guy who was gaining 0.3 strokes per round in 2024. Now he’s “losing” 1.186 strokes per round. That’s nearly 1.5 strokes worse! His putting has completely abandoned him—he’s dropped about 100 spots in the rankings. When your bread and butter becomes your kryptonite, you’re in trouble.

Justin Rose went from breaking even to losing a third of a stroke every round. His iron play fell off a cliff—140 spots down to 157th in approach shots. That’s devastating for a guy who built his career on precision.

Rickie Fowler looked like he was back during his 2023 season but reality hit hard this year. He’s dropped from gaining half a stroke per round to losing strokes (-0.117). His approach play? Fell over 100 spots. Ouch.

Keegan Bradley might be the most frustrating case here. Everything from tee to green is still elite—top 20 in approaches and short game. But his putter? Completely MIA. Went from top 20 in putting to 125th. He’s losing 0.7 strokes per round on the greens, basically career suicide on Tour.

Hideki Matsuyama was crushing it last year (+1.07 strokes gained); now he’s barely above water at +0.16. The crazy part? His ball-striking is still world-class. But that putter keeps haunting him—losing 0.3 strokes per round on greens after showing real improvement last season.

Sungjae Im has completely lost his driving mojo. This guy used to be solid off the tee but now he’s 182nd and losing 0.6 strokes per round. His irons and short game are keeping him alive but you can’t succeed long-term when every tee shot puts you behind.

Matt Fitzpatrick is having a “death by a thousand cuts” type of season. No single thing stands out but everything has gotten a little worse since 2024. He went from gaining 0.9 strokes to just breaking even. When you’re the U.S. Open champ and suddenly playing like Joe Average, that’s concerning.

Xander Schauffele getting betrayed by his driver is probably the weirdest story here. This dude never finished worse than 30th in driving stats but now he’s 157th and losing 0.32 strokes off the tee. For Xander? That’s like Steph Curry suddenly shooting 20 percent from the three-point line.

Cameron Young built his rep on bombing drives and solid irons. Both have vanished. He’s actually *losing* strokes on approach shots for the first time ever and his driving advantage is gone. The tools that made him special just disappeared.

Brian Harman rounds out the list with classic post-major hangover syndrome. The 2023 Open champ was 33rd in Strokes Gained last year and now he’s 72nd. His putting went from 16th on Tour to barely break even. When your superpower becomes ordinary, staying elite gets really hard.

The thing about Strokes Gained is it doesn’t sugarcoat anything. These numbers show exactly where each guy is hemorrhaging shots. Some of these declines are fixable—putting slumps happen, swings get out of whack. Others might signal deeper issues.

But here’s what’s wild: even at their “worst,” these guys would destroy 99.99 percent of golfers on the planet. That’s what makes Tour golf so ruthless. The margin between elite and average is razor-thin and when you slip even slightly, the numbers expose everything.

The season’s still young, though. Golf’s funny like that—sometimes all it takes is one good week to turn everything around.

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