Golf metrics

What does a "good" strokes gained look like at your handicap? These benchmarks show you where average golfers at every level gain and lose strokes across all four categories.

Approach shots separate scratch golfers from 15-handicaps more than any other part of the game. Strokes gained approach is the category that exposes why.

Your tee shot on par 4s and par 5s sets the tone for everything. Strokes gained off the tee is the only metric that captures both distance and accuracy in a single number.

Strokes gained breaks your game into four categories. Understanding what each one measures—and what it tells you—is the key to knowing where to improve.

Your strokes gained numbers tell a story about your game. Learn what those positive and negative values actually mean and how to use them.

Traditional golf stats have been around for decades, but strokes gained is changing how golfers understand their performance. Here is why the two approaches tell very different stories.