Who are the longest drivers on the PGA tour? List of power hitters

The PGA Tour began keeping records of long drives back in 1980, and that has been one of the marquee criteria by which we judge golfing champions.

For the past two decades, the high-water mark was a tour average of 321.4 yards, set in 2003 by Hank Kuehne. Then, as the world settled into pandemic mode, Bryson DeChambeau broke it with a 322.1 yard average, before trumping that mark the following year with an average of 323.7 yards. Rory McIlroy has the highest yearly average so far at 326.3 yards in 2023.

Driving distance leaders, 1980-2024

Here is the complete list of the top drivers each year based on PGA Tour’s average yards per drive.

2025 PGA longest hitters:

So far this season, the longest hitters on the PGA tour are:

Bryson Dechambeau

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Rory McIlroy

While monster drives are no guarantee of success, it does help to hit it long as long as you can keep it in play as Rory McIlroy usually does, who came in first place in 2023 and a close second in 2024.