3 takeaways from the PGA Tour's key stat leaders through the Sony Open

3 takeaways from the PGA Tour's key stat leaders through the Sony Open
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Hideki Matsuyama is No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings after his win in Hawaii.

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As the PGA Tour heads back to the mainland for the first time in 2022, we have our first look at the PGA Tour stats leaders for the 2021-22 season. Thanks to his sublime week in Hawaii, Hideki Matsuyama has jumped to the top of the FedEx Cup standings while also racking up his third top 10 of the season in the process. Here are 3 other players among the stat leaders who caught our eye:

1. Chan Kim. In two starts in 2021-22, Kim has finished 15th (at the Zozo) and MC (at the Sony last weekend), but not for lack of pop in his driver. The USC graduate who plays mainly on the Japan Tour is leading the PGA Tour in driving distance (to be fair, yes, in only eight recorded rounds) with a mighty average of 329.3 yards per poke.

2. Russell Henley. Although Henley couldn’t seal the deal at the Sony Open, he’s still putting together a solid ’21-22 campaign. The 32-year-old’s second-place finish in Hawaii was his second top 10 in his last three starts, and thanks to four sub-68 rounds, he’s dropped his scoring average to 69.19, trailing only on Matthew Wolff on Tour this season.

3. Jon Rahm. Rahm’s schedule has been light thus far this season, but in his few appearances he’s shown no signs of rust. The top-ranked player in the world makes several appearances in the below top-10 lists, highlighted by him converting an absurd 80 percent of scrambling opportunities. No. 1 is doing No. 1 things.

Here is the rundown of the PGA Tour’s stats leaders in 10 key categories.

Stats courtesy of PGATour.com

FedEx Cup Standings

Rank Name Events Points Wins Top 10s
1 Hideki Matsuyama 6 1,153 2 3
2 Talor Gooch 8 930 1 3
3 Sam Burns 5 776 1 3
4 Cameron Smith 5 731 1 3
5 Sungjae Im 6 718 1 3
6 Viktor Hovland 4 581 1 1
7 Max Homa 5 573 1 1
8 Jason Kokrak 5 573 1 1
9 Lucas Herbert 5 519 1 1
10 Matthew Wolff 4 511 0 2

Full standings

Top 10s

Rank Name Top 10s
T1 Marc Leishman 3
T1 Hideki Matsuyama 3
T1 Sungjae Im 3
T1 Cameron Smith 3
T1 Talor Gooch 3
T1 Sam Burns 3
T1 Collin Morikawa 3
T8 18 players tied 2

Full standings

Scoring average

Rank Name Average
1 Matthew Wolff 68.847
2 Russell Henley 69.192
3 Cameron Smith 69.226
4 Mackenzie Hughes 69.287
5 Corey Conners 69.486
6 Talor Gooch 69.564
7 Maverick McNealy 69.607
8 Aaron Wise 69.641
9 Seamus Power 69.718
10 Luke List 69.742

Full standings

Driving distance

Rank Name Average
1 Chan Kim 329.3
2 Cameron Young 324.3
3 Matthew Wolff 321
4 Joseph Bramlett 318.9
5 Trey Mullinax 317.8
6 Luke List 316.7
T7 Wyndham Clark 316.1
T7 Harry Hall 316.1
9 Andy Ogletree 315.5
10 Jhonattan Vegas 314.9

Full standings

Driving accuracy

Rank Name %
1 Kevin Kisner 74.56
2 Louis Oosthuizen 73.81
3 Lucas Glover 73.08
4 Kyle Wilshire 72.62
5 Abraham Ancer 72.37
6 Brian Stuard 72.1
7 Viktor Hovland 71.93
8 Collin Morikawa 71.43
9 Brice Garnett 70.91
10 Kyle Stanley 70.8

Full standings

Greens in regulation

Rank Name %
1 Jon Rahm 81.48
2 Collin Morikawa 79.17
3 Louis Oosthuizen 79.01
4 Corey Conners 78.47
5 Phil Mickelson 77.78
6 Lucas Glover 77.53
T7 Kevin Kisner 77.43
T7 Viktor Hovland 77.43
9 Cameron Smith 77.16
10 Russell Knox 77.14

Full standings

SG: Total

Rank Name Average
1 Harry Hall 2.251
2 Jon Rahm 2.218
3 Matthew Wolff 2.186
4 Ben Crane 1.961
5 Collin Morikawa 1.95
6 Sam Burns 1.742
7 Aaron Wise 1.623
8 C.T. Pan 1.497
9 Will Zalatoris 1.31
10 Luke List 1.245

Full standings

SG: Tee-to-green

Rank Name Average
1 Luke List 1.995
2 Jon Rahm 1.76
3 Ben Crane 1.719
4 Justin Thomas 1.641
5 Sam Burns 1.592
6 Collin Morikawa 1.414
7 Aaron Wise 1.392
8 Rickie Fowler 1.349
9 Will Zalatoris 1.325
10 Eugenio Chacarra 1.263

Full standings

SG: Putting

Rank Name Average
1 Harry Hall 1.329
T2 Brendon Todd 1.079
T2 Adam Long 1.079
4 Wesley Bryan 1.021
5 Matthew Wolff 0.939
6 Joshua Creel 0.921
7 Kelly Kraft 0.904
8 Kyle Wilshire 0.893
9 Cameron Smith 0.886
10 Robert Streb 0.88

Full standings

Scrambling

Rank Name %
1 Jon Rahm 80
2 Matt Kuchar 77.68
3 Louis Oosthuizen 76.47
4 Justin Rose 76.12
5 Sungjae Im 76.09
6 Jordan Spieth 75.76
7 Troy Merritt 74.55
8 Mark Hubbard 74.39
9 Rory Sabbatini 74.07
10 Billy Horschel 73.21

Full standings

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Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com where he spends his days blogging, producing and editing. Prior to joining the team at GOLF.com, he attended the University of Texas followed by stops with Team USA, the Green Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all things instruction and covers amateur and women’s golf.

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