Tadd Fujikawa...

[TN94z]

I was watching some of the Cox Classic this morning and they said that Tadd was averaging 314 yards off the tee....he is only 5'1" tall!! That sure gives me a lot of hope!

[deronsizemore]

I was watching some of the Cox Classic this morning and they said that Tadd was averaging 314 yards off the tee....he is only 5'1" tall!! That sure gives me a lot of hope!

How much roll is he getting? I'm guessing a lot. Tad can probably carry it out there 275-280 (maybe) but he's getting a lot of roll to get it out there to 314.

[LongballGer]

no chance in hell.

Under normal conditions he'll carry it maybe 230 in the air.

280 carry is about the amount of carry tiger gets.

[dansensel]

Tadd is averaging 286.5 in PGA events and 317 in Nationwide events. I think that 314 sounds resonable.

[TN94z]

How much roll is he getting? I'm guessing a lot. Tad can probably carry it out there 275-280 (maybe) but he's getting a lot of roll to get it out there to 314.

Even so, that is some serious distance for his height.

no chance in hell.

No chance? Why no chance? This isn't something that me and some buddies were talking about. This is a legit statistic reported by the Golf channel.

This stat refers to the Cox classic only guys....not his over all average. I think it is very believable

[Sowbug2000]

WOW!!! 314 yds! That's a "tadd" far!!!

[youngskip40]

no chance in hell.

There are a lot of guys that carry it over 300 with some regularity. I really don't think you can be a professional golfer and be any kind of successful if you only carry the ball 230. Aside from that, it's obviously not true. Unless he averages 56.5 yards of roll per drive.

[Leftygolfer]

He hasn't proven to be a successful pro by any means. But I am sure he is carrying it at least 260. I am sure it was playing fast. A 260 carry is a big carry for 99% of people and he is probably flying it farther than that. And only 5.1. He must have some really fast hands/hips.

[youngskip40]

He hasn't proven to be a successful pro by any means. But I am sure he is carrying it at least 260. I am sure it was playing fast. A 260 carry is a big carry for 99% of people and he is probably flying it farther than that. And only 5.1. He must have some really fast hands/hips.

Well, relatively successful. What is he, 18 years old? And playing in PGA Tour/Nationwide Tour events? He definitely hasn't had too many good finishes yet though, that's for sure.

At that height, hitting it that far, he is clearly a very efficient swinger of the golf club. Hitting it dead center on the clubface helps too.

[deronsizemore]

There are a lot of guys that carry it over 300 with some regularity.

There are some guys that hit it 300 or over (total distance) but very few that actually carry it 300 yards. The driving stats on the PGA Tour have 13 players averaging 300 yards or over, but that's not carry.

Carrying a ball 300 yards is huge.

[youngskip40]

There are some guys that hit it 300 or over (total distance) but very few that actually carry it 300 yards. The driving stats on the PGA Tour have 13 players averaging 300 yards or over, but that's not carry.

I don't think many people (if any) actually average a carry of 300 yards, I'm just saying a lot of those guys do it on a daily basis. I don't think there's anyone who does it every time.

I don't think it's as rare as you think. If I can do it, surely the guys on tour can too. ^The operative word there is CAN. I CAN also hit it 260 into the trees.

[allin]

I was out there a couple of times this week. These are bent grass fairways, so even though we have had a cool July with adequate rain, roll was good, winds were mild and they could go pretty much full bore. This is as close as you are going to get to a links course away from the coast, except maybe our sandhills area. Without wind this course is defenselless. I watched him a bit. He swings very agressively, even for a pro, and he does have fast hands. My guess is that he carries the ball 265-270, maybe 275 max.

[Leftygolfer]

There are only a few who can actually do it everytime. JB holmes can do it any time he wants. But besides him, I don't know of any other tour players.

[youngskip40]

There are only a few who can actually do it everytime. JB holmes can do it any time he wants. But besides him, I don't know of any other tour players.

Yeah, he might actually be a robot.

[TN94z]

There are a lot of guys that carry it over 300 with some regularity.

So what you are saying is that the Golf Channel just straight up lied on national t.v. in front of all the fans? Give me break. The guy was ranked 5th in driving distance at the Cox Classic this week with 317.1 yards...get over it...he did it.

Here are his numbers for all four rounds...unless of course you think that PGATOUR.com is lying too. The last number being his average.

DRIVING DISTANCE 327.0 301.0 316.5 324.0 317.1 5

[youngskip40]

So what you are saying is that the Golf Channel just straight up lied on national t.v. in front of all the fans? Give me break. The guy was ranked 5th in driving distance at the Cox Classic this week with 317.1 yards...get over it...he did it.

Psst... dude. Check which quote I was responding to before you jump all over me.

I was responding to this suggestion below that he ONLY carries the ball 230. Therefore, the sarcasm about him averaging 50 yards of roll (which he would have to be getting to arrive at the 286.5 yards that he is averaging in driving this season). I was actually agreeing with you.

Under normal conditions he'll carry it maybe 230 in the air.

[TN94z]

Psst... dude. Check which quote I was responding to before you jump all over me.

I apologize then. Sorry for the confusion.

[youngskip40]

I apologize then. Sorry for the confusion.

No worries. Everything about someone who is 5'1" hitting the ball that far is confusing.