John Dell reports that the Nationwide Tour's finest are on the verge of setting an eye-opening driving distance standard.
With just three more tournaments left there has been a resurgence of players consistently driving it more than 300 yards. Leading the charge is Kyle Stanley, a former standout at Clemson who heads into this week averaging a hefty 320 yards a poke. He's one of 52 players averaging 300 yards or better -- significantly more than on the PGA TOUR where only 12 players average 300 yards or better.
Stanley, who is in his first full season on the Nationwide Tour, has some experience on the TOUR after playing in 12 tournaments. He wasn't that surprised about the discrepancy between the two Tours.
"I think a lot of it has to do with course conditions and maybe there's a little more emphasis on getting it in the fairways on the PGA TOUR," Stanley said.
Here's a previous post on driving distance averagers over 300 yards on the Nationwide.