3 takeaways from the PGA Tour’s key stat leaders through the American Express

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These are the stat leaders in 10 key categories after the American Express.

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The first tournament of 2022 on the American mainland is in the books and with it, we take another look at the PGA Tour’s stat leaders. Hudson Swafford took the title in Palm Springs with a superb Sunday charge, and the victory vaulted him into the top 10 of the FedEx Cup standings. Here are three other players among the stat leaders who caught our eye:

1. Collin Morikawa. Of the 10 key stat categories listed below, Morikawa appears in the top 10 in six times. That includes his greens-in-regulation percentage of 79.17, tied for tops on Tour.

2. Aaron Wise. Wise quietly put together an excellent start to his 2021-22 campaign with no finishes outside the top 30 during his five starts last fall. His quality play is further highlighted by his scoring average of 69.641, good for sixth on Tour this season.

3. Jon Rahm. Although Rahm was a bit irked by the course setup in Palm Springs, he still registered a top-15 finish in the desert. With the schedule ramping up in the new year, the world No. 1 continues to lead the Tour in scrambling (78.05) and is in the top 10 in three other categories.

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 9 930 1 3
3 Sungjae Im 7 785 1 3
4 Sam Burns 5 776 1 3
5 Cameron Smith 5 731 1 3
6 Viktor Hovland 4 581 1 1
7 Hudson Swafford 9 573 1 1
8 Max Homa 5 573 1 1
9 Jason Kokrak 5 573 1 1
10 Tom Hoge 10 565 0 2

Full standings

Top 10s

Rank Name Top 10s
T1 Marc Leishman 3
T1 Hideki Matsuyama 3
T1 Lanto Griffin 3
T1 Cameron Smith 3
T1 Sungjae Im 3
T1 Talor Gooch 3
T1 Sam Burns 3
T1 Collin Morikawa 3
T9 21 tied 2

Full standings

Scoring average

Rank Name Average
1 Cameron Smith 69.226
2 Mackenzie Hughes 69.287
3 Russell Henley 69.345
4 Matthew Wolff 69.535
5 Maverick McNealy 69.607
6 Aaron Wise 69.641
7 Talor Gooch 69.704
8 Seamus Power 69.786
9 Collin Morikawa 69.789
T10 Denny McCarthy 69.798
T10 Satoshi Kodaira 69.798

Full standings

Driving distance

Rank Name Average
1 Cameron Young 320.7
2 Matthew Wolff 320
3 Joseph Bramlett 318.3
4 Chan Kim 317.9
5 Luke List 317.1
6 Trey Mullinax 316.3
7 Jhonattan Vegas 316.2
8 Harry Hall 316.1
9 Wyndham Clark 315.6
10 Andy Ogletree 315.5

Full standings

Driving accuracy

Rank Name %
1 Kevin Kisner 74.56
2 Louis Oosthuizen 73.81
3 Brian Stuard 72.64
4 Kyle Wilshire 72.62
5 Lucas Glover 72.55
6 Abraham Ancer 72.54
7 Viktor Hovland 71.93
8 Collin Morikawa 71.43
9 Kyle Stanley 70.8
10 Russell Henley 70.62

Full standings

Greens in regulation

Rank Name %
T1 Patrick Cantlay 79.17
T1 Collin Morikawa 79.17
3 Louis Oosthuizen 79.01
4 Corey Conners 77.49
T5 Viktor Hovland 77.43
T5 Kevin Kisner 77.43
7 Jon Rahm 77.22
8 Cameron Smith 77.16
9 Lucas Glover 77.14
10 Jordan Spieth 77.08

Full standings

SG: Total

Rank Name Average
1 Harry Hall 2.251
2 Jon Rahm 2.064
3 Cameron Smith 2.015
4 Ben Crane 1.961
5 Collin Morikawa 1.95
6 Russell Henley 1.766
7 Sam Burns 1.742
8 Sungjae Im 1.737
9 Satoshi Kodaira 1.671
10 Aaron Wise 1.623

Full standings

SG: Tee-to-green

Rank Name Average
1 Luke List 1.926
2 Ben Crane 1.719
3 Sungjae Im 1.683
4 Justin Thomas 1.641
5 Russell Henley 1.637
6 Jon Rahm 1.601
7 Sam Burns 1.592
8 Will Zalatoris 1.58
9 Collin Morikawa 1.414
10 Aaron Wise 1.392

Full standings

SG: Putting

Rank Name Average
1 Wesley Bryan 1.349
2 Harry Hall 1.329
3 Adam Long 0.994
T4 Kelly Kraft 0.893
T4 Kyle Wilshire 0.893
6 Cameron Smith 0.886
7 Brendon Todd 0.872
8 Beau Hossler 0.825
9 Joshua Creel 0.794
10 Robert Streb 0.789

Full standings

Scrambling

Rank Name %
1 Jon Rahm 78.05
2 Matt Kuchar 77.68
3 Louis Oosthuizen 76.47
4 Sungjae Im 76.36
5 Jordan Spieth 75.76
6 Justin Rose 74.71
7 Troy Merritt 74.44
8 Mark Hubbard 74.39
9 Denny McCarthy 74.23
10 Patrick Cantlay 73.33

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.