<\/p>\n After a quick check on the driving stats, there\u2019s another ‘old boy’ currently leading the driving distance average: 41-year-old Gary Woodland<\/a>.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n In fact, the former US Open champion\u2019s numbers are obscene; he\u2019s the only player (through the Genesis Invitational) averaging over 330 yards (330.2 to be precise).<\/p>\n Adam Scott<\/a>, meanwhile, who turns 46 in July, is 33rd on the list – although at 313.1 yards he\u2019s not quite in the same league as young Gary.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, on the PGA Tour Champions, 52-year-old Stewart Cink leads the way at 312.2 yards, which would put him inside the top 40 on the PGA Tour. Isn’t modern technology great?<\/p>\n So, if you’re worried about losing distance as you creep into your 40s and 50s, this will hopefully give you some encouragement.<\/p>\n The Big Hitters And Their Weapons Of Choice<\/p>\n On the subject of distance – and because we\u2019ve seen such a flurry of new driver launches already this year – we were interested to see how driver model usage was shaping up at this early stage of the season.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what the top 10 longest drivers* on the PGA Tour are currently using.<\/p>\n Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n Gary Woodland<\/p>\n 330.2 yards<\/p>\n Cobra Optm X<\/p>\n Michael Brennan<\/p>\n 329.5 yards<\/p>\n Titleist GT3<\/p>\n Aldrich Potgieter<\/p>\n 325.8 yards<\/p>\n Titleist GT2<\/p>\n Rasmus Hojgaard<\/p>\n 324.7 yards<\/p>\n Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond<\/p>\n Chris Gotterup<\/p>\n 322.0 yards<\/p>\n Ping G440 LST, TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper <\/p>\n Isaiah Salinda<\/p>\n 321.8 yards<\/p>\n Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond <\/p>\n Nicolai Hojgaard,<\/p>\n 321.3 yards,<\/p>\n Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max <\/p>\n Jesper Svensson<\/p>\n 321.3 yards<\/p>\n Titleist GT3 <\/p>\n Min Woo Lee<\/p>\n 319.9 yards<\/p>\n Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond<\/p>\n Sudarshan Yellamaraju<\/p>\n 319.6 yards<\/p>\n Titleist GT2 driver<\/p>\n * Through Genesis Invitational<\/p>\n What to read next<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Cobra released its new Optum lineup (watch the video above), doubling down on stability by a introducing a new metric to the lexicon of club design: POI (Product of Inertia).<\/p>\n Woodland is playing with the Cobra Optm X driver, which is the mid-spin, high-forgiveness option.<\/p>\n By using AI and supercomputing to optimize mass placement, the manufacturer claims to have reduced ‘POI’ by over 50% compared to previous designs.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Cobra Golf)<\/p>\n As a result, the gear effect on mishits has drastically reduced, with a tightening of dispersion of up to 23%.<\/p>\n The Optm X is specifically is designed to balance accuracy and forgiveness in a footprint slightly larger than the LS (lower-spinning) model.<\/p>\n In our review of the Optm X<\/a>, Joe Ferguson said it produced “solid ball speed numbers and a clean look will please prospective purchasers.”<\/p>\n For Woodland, it’s safe to say it’s doing more than a decent enough job.<\/p>\n Winning Records <\/p>\n Staying with news from the tour, gear junkies may have noticed that TaylorMade extended it’s winning run on the PGA Tour at the weekend.<\/p>\n Genesis invitational winner Jacob Bridgeman got the job done at Riviera using a combo iron set and three different fairway wood models<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old opted for a TaylorMade Qi4D HL (High Launch) 3-wood in Los Angeles, which got the nod over his TaylorMade Qi35 7-wood and TaylorMade Stealth, a club he also has in a 7-wood configuration.<\/p>\n TaylorMade, of course, has built a strong reputation for producing some of the best fairway woods<\/a> over the last 30-plus years – and every winner on the PGA Tour so far this year has had a TaylorMade fairway in their bag.<\/p>\n For Chris Gotterup, at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January, it was the TaylorMade Qi35<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n A week later, World No.1 Scottie Scheffler<\/a> won The American Express with a TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood.<\/p>\n Then, at the Farmers Insurance Open, equipment free agent Rose had two TaylorMade Qi4D fairways<\/a> (3- and 7-wood) in the bag.<\/p>\n![\"Cobra](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KZTmPqGm9uJXAqfZWrfaGS.jpg\")
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