In the modern era of the game, many tour golfers are finding ways to increase their driving distance in a bid to challenge for titles and keep pace with the pack.
By boosting clubhead speed, hitting the gym hard with the best golf exercises and working tirelessly on the range, players are inevitably getting longer and we are now seeing the driving distance average creep up year-on-year.
PGA vs DP World vs LIV: Which Tour Has The Longest Hitters?
Let’s start with the parameters for my little research project.
I am going to take the top-5 on the driving distance average leaderboard for 2025, from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf, then compare the data to see which camp wins.
PGA Tour
Kicking off with the PGA Tour, you might be surprised to hear that Rory McIlroy had to settle for second place in the 2025 driving distance tables.
South African Aldrich Potgieter outranked the Career Grand Slam winner, with a whopping 325 yard driving distance average. McIlroy, as previously stated, came in runner up with an (almost) equally impressive 323 yard average.
The final three spots were filled by Nicolai Hojgaard (318.8), Jesper Svensson (318.6) and Kurt Kitayama (318).
Interestingly, two of the top-5 have played a lot of their career starts on the DP World Tour before earning their PGA Tour cards, and McIlroy also tends to play across both tours throughout the year – so expect some crossover in the lists.
Aldrich Potgieter used his power off the tee to propel himself to a maiden PGA Tour win in 2025
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DP World Tour
We head over to the DP World Tour now, where perhaps less surprisingly Rory McIlroy managed to grasp top spot.
At 323.18 yards, the Northern Irishman was the biggest hitter in 2025, but he was very closely followed by another who produced some huge driver performances on the PGA Tour last season – Nicolai Hojgaard (323.14)
South African Wilco Nienaber ranked third with 321.17 yards, while Mikael Lindberg (319.41) and Marco Penge (319.26) battled it out for fourth and fifth…
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