Hayden Springer, who came to Bermuda at No. 125 in the FedEx Cup, shot a 6-under 65 for a share of the lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
3 takeaways from the PGA Tour’s key stat leaders through the American Express
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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