Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, averages 304 off the tee, which ranks him 70th for distance, but he hits a ton of fairways and is No. 2 in ‘Strokes Gained off the Tee’ and total driving. You know the old saying, “the woods are full of long drives.” DeChambeau seems to be the only guy that can hit it 50 yards offline into the rough and still earnings and probably twice that much in sponsorships and appearance fees. Not a bad gig if you can get it. He admitted that he did not have a realistic chance of winning on long golf courses and asked by media why he even bothered to show up, he answered, “Because they give away a lot of money for 20th.” Over past two years LIV has forced the PGA Tour to increase purses by over 30% and all the players, long and short hitters, benefit from the larger purses. You can be a guy who hits it under 300 yards and still make a ton of money in professional golf, but you probably won’t be wearing too many Green Jackets, or hoisting too many trophies. find a way to make enough birdies to offset his bogeys. To be the very best requires a measure of accuracy. Scheffler, is proof that you don’t need to be the longest guy. You do, however, need to be somewhat long, but overall accuracy is still the main ingredient to hoist the hardware and pocket the big check on Sunday. On the other side of the distance debate, you can still earn a bunch of money on the PGA Tour even if you don’t hit it 300 yards. Kevin Kisner is a case in point. The television golf analyst joined the tour in 2006 and averages under 280 yards in driving distance. He is now 40 years old and is on the back 9 of his career, but has banked over $29 million in total career
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