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The PGA Tour regular season is officially in the books and the 2025 playoffs are here. While Scottie Scheffler dominated headlines with wins at the PGA Championship and The Open, there are a few other players who also had a really strong season.

We looked through the full 2025 PGA Tour stat sheets to highlight the top performers in each major statistical category. From ball striking to putting, here’s who’s entering the playoffs with strong momentum.

2025 PGA Tour stat leaders (Regular season)

Category	Leader	Stat
Scoring Average	Scottie Scheffler	68.314
Birdie Average	Harry Hall	4.52
Driving Distance	Aldrich Potgieter	327.6
Greens in Regulation %	Rico Hoey	72.15%
Scrambling	Matteo Manassero	69.71%
SG: Total	Scottie Scheffler	2.640
SG: Off-the-Tee	Scottie Scheffler	0.708
SG: Approach	Scottie Scheffler	1.297
SG: Around-the-Green	Matteo Manassero	0.618
SG: Putting	Harry Hall	0.874
Par 3 Scoring	Russell Henley	2.96
Par 4 Scoring	Scottie Scheffler	3.91
Par 5 Scoring	Nicolai Højgaard	4.45
FedExCup Points	Scottie Scheffler	4,806

Scoring: Scheffler dominates

When it comes to scoring, there is one guy everyone has to beat.

Scottie Scheffler’s adjusted scoring average of 68.314 leads the PGA Tour in 2025. He also topped the charts in bogey avoidance (10.76%), par-4 scoring (3.91) and birdie or better percentage (25.78%). He made fewer mistakes, took advantage of scoring holes, and did it across every course and condition.

Other golfers with some strong scoring stats include:

Recently, I watched a student walk onto the lesson tee with his phone in hand, eager to show me the latest swing tip he’d discovered on Instagram. After watching him butcher shot after shot trying to implement this “revolutionary” technique, I realized we had a serious problem.

Here’s my honest take: While there is indeed a lot of great content and advice online and on social media, much of what is posted and shared is doing more harm than good. After two-plus decades of teaching, I’ve identified the most damaging swing tips that keep circulating online.

These aren’t just ineffective—they’re harmful concepts that can set your game back months.

The “keep your head down” disaster

This persistent myth has gained new life through dramatic slow-motion videos. The problem? Keeping your head rigidly down destroys natural rotation and makes solid contact nearly impossible.

I see students with restricted hip turns, reverse pivots and zero weight shift. When you artificially lock your head in position, you’re fighting natural biomechanics. Your body creates compensations that interrupt the sequence needed for proper ball compression.

This new FJ x Oofos collaboration is the treat your feet didn’t know they needed. 

If you’re a walking golfer, you know your feet work overtime: anywhere from five to seven miles and 10,000 to 13,000 steps. Once you’re done, your feet could use some sweet, sweet luvin’,

Seeing as how you’re not likely to get a foot massage from a vintage 1983 Rachel Ward (Hey, you have your post-round fantasies, I have mine), a nice pair of the aptly named Oofos Ooahh Sport Slide sandals isn’t a bad alternative.

Put on a pair and you’ll know why they named it “Ooahh.”

FJ x Oofos Ooahh Sport Slides

If nothing else, the name Oofos is memorable. Maybe not well known, but once you hear it, you’ll remember it. The FJ in this collab is, of course, FootJoy. That’s a brand that is quite well known. Not for recovery footwear, mind you, but it is well known.

You’ve conquered the triple-digit barrier and consistently broken 100. Nice work. Now it’s time to set your sights on the next milestone: shooting in the 80s.

Breaking 90 isn’t just about getting there once—it’s about making it a habit. The good news? The path from the mid-90s to the high 80s is clearer than you might think.

Our friends at Shot Scope have identified six key performance metrics that matter for golfers at every skill level. When we look at these stats specifically for golfers trying to break 90, clear patterns emerge that show exactly where you need to focus your improvement efforts. These aren’t obscure metrics that require a PhD in statistics to understand. They’re simple, trackable numbers that directly impact your scorecard.

The Shot Scope Six

Number of tee shots in troubleGreens in regulationMultiple shots inside 70 yards to hit the greenNumber of three puttsMissed putts inside 5 feetDriving distance

Before we dive into how to improve these numbers, let’s look at what a typical round in the 90s actually looks like.

What a 90s golfer looks like

The story these numbers tell is pretty clear: golfers who break 90 keep the ball in play off the tee, hit more greens and avoid big numbers on the scorecard.

I know most of us think we know Perry Ellis, but I don’t think we know nearly as much as we think we know. At least I know that that’s what I think I know.

You know?

The eponymous brand was founded in 1978 when designer Perry Ellis launched his own fashion house on 7th Avenue in New York. He wanted fashion to be fun, accessible and wearable, as opposed to high art.

Ellis died in 1986. His brand has undergone several ownership changes and now operates as Perry Ellis International. The company owns several brands, including Ben Hogan. It makes eminently affordable apparel under the Hogan brand, while also licensing the name to Simon Millington, allowing him to continue the Ben Hogan Golf Company.

But we’re not here to talk about that today. Instead, I want to share with you the Summer/Fall 2025 line from another brand in the Perry Ellis stable, and what has become my go-to golf apparel brand: Original Penguin® by Munsingwear®.

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley told Sports Illustrated on Wednesday that many of the players who make the American team plan to tee up at a Fall Series event in preparation for the late-September showdown against Team Europe at Bethpage Black.

Fans can relive Scheffler's chicken finger scene from "Happy Gilmore 2" at TPC Southwind.

GOLF Top 100 Teacher Kellie Stenzel breaks down the key swing moves that help amateur sensation Kiara Romero generate so much power.

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A top putting coach breaks down the “magic” move in Tiger’s release, and teaches you how to copy it to boost your performance on the green.

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This study reveals how long you should be standing over the ball and how counting can improve your performance off the tee.

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The playoffs start Thursday in Memphis with spots in the Tour Championship on the line. But that's not all that's at stake, with players jockeying for spots on the Ryder Cup teams.

Cameron Young's breakthrough win wasn't just a lucky spin at the roulette wheel — it was the end result of some big, intriguing changes.

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Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the FedEx Cup Playoffs opener has caused a stir, but talk of a 'Rory Rule' misses the bigger picture.

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In this edition of Play Smart, we look at how Parker McLachlin, aka the Short Game Chef, fixed Zephyr Melton's chipping in five minutes.

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Golf is filled with all kinds of different feelings, but Joaquin Niemann laid out which feels best to him on Wednesday.

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"Happy Gilmore 2" is filled with cameos from golf stars but one notable golf name had his time on set cut short.

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Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs has left a PGA Tour Policy Board player director "very concerned" and could lead to changes.

You know all about the top courses in the United States. Those are the places revered for their history and design.

The thing is that most of us don’t play those courses. We’re out here grinding on average munis and dog tracks, making do with mediocre conditions.

That’s not to say there aren’t some amazing budget courses out there. Muni golf can be awesome if the course is maintained well. Those facilities represent the heartbeat of our golf population.

But for every decent course, there is another one with dirt for greens. For every beautifully manicured tee box, there is another that is sharply crowned and infested with weeds. For every great pro shop employee, there is another who will laugh in your face while telling you the course is closed.

And some courses are so dilapidated that they are virtually unplayable.

There are lots of differences between professional and amateur golfers. They include things like swing speed, consistency and course management, but one of the biggest is knowledge. Pros live and breathe the game. They study, test, question, and constantly refine.

That’s why many long-standing golf myths still linger among amateur golfers, even though pros have left them behind.

Here are some of the most common myths that pros don’t believe but amateurs still do.

Real golfers use the overlap grip

Somewhere along the line, golfers were told that the overlap grip (also called the Vardon grip) is what “real golfers” use. The 10-finger (or “baseball”) grip in particular gets mocked, especially among adult beginners.

Professional golfers don’t care how your grip looks or what it’s called. They care how it works.

Last Saturday, I watched a student pull out his rangefinder on the 14th tee, zap the pin at 147 yards, then proceed to fly his approach shot over the green into thick rough. He had the exact distance but made the worst possible decision with that information.

Here’s the thing: knowing yardages doesn’t automatically make you a better golfer. In fact, I see players get worse when they first start using rangefinders because they become obsessed with precision while ignoring strategy. They’re so focused on hitting it exactly 147 yards that they forget about the water hazard lurking behind the pin or the bunker guarding the front.

After two-plus decades of teaching, I’ve learned that rangefinders are only as good as the decisions you make with them. The magic isn’t in the technology itself but in how you use that information to eliminate big numbers from your scorecard.

The layup that saves strokes

Most golfers use rangefinders to attack pins. Smart golfers use them to find safe landing zones. When you’re 180 yards out on a par-4 with water short of the green, don’t just zap the flag. Range the front edge of the hazard, the back edge, and identify your perfect layup distance.

I teach students to find their “money yardage” for each wedge. If you’re deadly with a 60-yard sand wedge, use your rangefinder to identify spots that leave you exactly that distance. Suddenly, that intimidating approach becomes a routine pitch shot to a fat part of the green.