What John Daly achieved 11 times that Tiger Woods never managed on the PGA Tour
John Daly is a golfing juggernaut in his own way and when it comes to Tiger Woods, he has one up on the 15-time major winner.
As we all know, Woods’ career far outweighs that of Daly in terms of success and achievements.
However, both Daly and Woods are regarded as two of golf’s great personalities and over the decades they’ve been on TOUR, they’ve provided their own unique moments.
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Woods, of course, has a record 82 PGA Tour wins to his name and countless other records.
But when it comes to one particular metric on TOUR, it is John Daly who has the upper-hand on Tiger.
John Daly’s longest drive achievement that Tiger Woods never matched
Given the power and speed with which Tiger Woods used to hit the golf ball, it is quite the surprise to see he never actually led the season average for driving distance.
Woods is one of the biggest names in the sport never to achieve it but when it comes to Daly, it was no issue.
In terms of long drive average, Daly was the king. He was the longest hitter on TOUR a whopping 11 times and became the first player to average over the 300 yard mark.
In his last ever year as the longest, Daly averaged north of 306 yards before Hank Kuehne came along in 2003 and 2004 and obliterated that mark.
As for Woods, he never quite managed to be the top dog. Indeed, per Statmuse, Woods peaked in 2005, when he hit it an average of 316.6 yards off the tee.
The longest driver on the PGA Tour in 2025
Many will see this headline and think that Rory McIlroy is the main man for distance in 2025.
However, that is not the case. Instead, it is young up and comer Aldrich Potgieter who takes the crown for the last 12 months.
The young South African averaged 325 yards off the tee, eclipsing Cameron Champ’s 2024 record of 320.7 yards.
However, where McIlroy does reign supreme is he still holds the record for longest average distance.
In 2023, the grand slam champion averaged 326.3 yards, which remains a PGA Tour high and will take some topping.