18 incredible (and surprising) stats from the 2022/23 PGA Tour season

Viktor Hovland is now $18 million richer after winning the FedEx Cup.

Some of the numbers from the PGA Tour season are simply mind-boggling. Eight players never missed a putt from inside three feet, 54 drives were hit over 400 yards, and a record 124 players earned in excess of a million dollars (not including bonuses).

Here, we’ve picked out some of the most eye-opening facts and figures from the 2022/23 season which are guaranteed to surprise and make you draw comparisons with your own game…

No.1
Scottie Scheffler only won twice, but he ranked first in strokes gained driving, approach, tee to green and total. He also had the best aggregate score in Majors, most top 10s (17 from 23 starts), and hit the most greens in regulation (74.43%). Imagine if he could putt…

4.25
Percentage of three putts recorded by Justin Thomas. Only one player fared worse all season.

10
Consecutive top-10 finishes by Rory McIlroy to end the season. This ranks as his longest streak ever on the PGA Tour.

67.74
Percentage of up and downs by Brian Harman after missing the green. No one scrambled better all season.

68.629
Scottie Scheffler adjusted scoring average for the 2022-23 season, the seventh-best of all time. Predictably, Tiger holds the top six spots on that list!

71.74
Tour-leading percentage of fairways hit by Russell Henley. Rory hit just 53.25% by comparison, almost 5% below the Tour average.

96.88
Percentage of putts made from inside five feet across all players. Matt Fitzpatrick led the way and only missed 13 from 875 attempts.

326.3 yards
Rory McIlroy’s driving distance average using the TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Driver. That’s a new PGA Tour record!

455
Number of holes South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout went without a three-putt.

$3,790,000
Average earnings of the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list for 2023. Seven players hit eight figures, with Scottie Scheffler setting a new single-season record of $21 million, plus change.

$4,968,000
Lucas Glover’s combined pay cheques for winning the Wyndham Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship in consecutive weeks. The amount eclipsed his total earnings for the previous two seasons on the PGA Tour.

$6,000,000
Xander Schauffele’s consolation prize for finishing runner-up to Viktor Hovland at the Tour Championship. Sometimes it does pay to finish second.

$20,000,000
Bonus pool allocated to the top-10 players at the end of the FedEx Cup regular season. Jon Rahm took home the $4 million top prize after winning four times.

$21,600,000
The amount earned by Viktor Hovland in eight days after winning the BMW Championship and the $18 million FedEx Cup jackpot. His total season earnings of $33,512,235 works out as 19,678 per hole or $5,142 per shot!

80,095,557
Rory’s career earnings on the PGA Tour places him third on the all-time list, behind Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

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About the author

Michael Catling
Today’s Golfer Features Editor

Michael Catling is Today’s Golfer‘s Features Editor and an award-winning journalist who specializes in golf’s Majors and Tours, including DP World, PGA, LPGA, and LIV.

Michael joined Today’s Golfer in 2016 and has traveled the world to attend the game’s biggest events and secure exclusive interviews with dozens of Major champions, including Jack Nicklaus, Jordan Spieth, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Gary Player, and Justin Thomas.

A former member of Ufford Park and Burghley Park, Michael has been playing golf since he was 11 and currently plays off a handicap of 10.

Away from golf he’s a keen amateur chef and has his own healthy recipes website. He also loves playing squash, going to the gym, and following Chelsea FC.

Michael uses a Ping G driver, Ping G 3-wood, Ping G Crossover 3-iron, Ping G Series irons (4-PW), Ping Glide wedges (52º, 56º, 60º), TaylorMade MySpider Tour Putter, and Srixon AD333 golf ball.

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