| Name |
Club Head Speed |
Average Distance |
| Amateur Men |
90 mph |
225 yards |
| Amateur Women |
65 mph |
155 yards |
How fast are Tour Pro swing speeds?
However, I do have some more specific data sample to show you from the Pro levels. Since 2007, the PGA Tour has been tracking swing speeds of all of it's players using Trackman. Here are some of the numbers from players whom you may be curious about. The Tour average runs about 112-113mph (Pro Women are about 95 mph).
| Swing Speed Rank - Name
| Average Swing Speed
| High Speed
| Low Speed
| Distance
|
| #1 Bubba Watson |
123 mph |
128 mph |
112 mph |
310 yards |
| #3 Dustin Johnson |
121 mph |
128 mph |
112 mph |
309 yards |
| #10 Tiger Woods (2009) |
119 mph |
124 mph |
113 mph |
298 yards |
| #11 Sergio Garcia |
119 mph |
124 mph |
114 mph |
293 yards |
| #17 Phil Mickelson |
118 mph |
124 mph |
109 mph |
299 yards |
| #23 John Daly |
117 mph |
121 mph |
108 mph |
306 yards |
| #45 Rickie Fowler |
115 mph |
122 mph |
111 mph |
293 yards |
| #69 Camilo Villegas |
114 mph |
119 mph |
102 mph |
290 yards |
| #78 Ernie Els |
114 mph |
119 mph |
107 mph |
288 yards |
| #119 Steve Stricker |
111 mph |
116 mph |
108 mph |
283 yards |
| #136 Luke Donald |
110 mph |
116 mph |
98 mph |
277 yards |
| #185 Brad Faxon |
106 mph |
110 mph |
102 mph |
271 yards |
| #192 (last) Craig Bowden |
103 mph |
112 mph |
98 mph |
270 yards |
PGA Tour Average Swing Speed 113 mph
PGA Tour Average Driving Distance 288 yards
At the moment, the European Tour doesn't post average club head speeds for the season. However, I did come across a document from a single event in 2008 containing the swing speeds of each player in the field. I'm not sure which hole or event these were measured with using Flightscope, but the numbers were interesting. Here are several notable players. The event average was 111 mph.
| Name |
Club Head Speed |
Average Distance |
| Alvaro Quiros |
125 mph |
310 yards |
| Rory McIlroy |
118 mph |
295 yards |
| Martin Kaymer |
116 mph |
289 yards |
| Louis Oosthuizen |
116 mph |
292 yards |
| Lee Westwood |
115 mph |
287 yards |
| Darren Clarke |
111 mph |
286 yards |
| Raphael Jacquelin |
108 mpy |
283 yards |
| Colin Montgomerie |
107 mph |
267 yards |
| Thongchai Jaidee |
105 mph |
281 yards |
How fast are the Long Drive guys swing speeds?
At the Pro Long Driver level, Trackman shows us the following peak club head speed numbers from the 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships:

| Name |
Division |
Place |
Swing Speed |
Ball Speed |
Finals Distance |
| Jamie Sadlowski |
Open |
1st |
146 mph |
217 mph |
418 yards |
Jerimie Montgomery |
Open |
2nd |
140 mph |
209 mph |
351 yards |
Bobby Wilson |
Senior (>45) |
1st |
140 mph |
209 mph |
374 yards |
John Tumba |
Senior (>45) |
2nd |
132 mph |
196 mph |
No Data |
Bobby Wilson |
Super Senior (>53) |
1st |
135 mph |
201 mph |
362 yards |
Pete DeBoer |
Super Senior (>53) |
2nd |
122 mph |
181 mph |
No Data |
Ryan Hixon |
Military |
1st |
134 mph |
199 mph |
343 yards |
Nate Chadwick |
Military |
2nd |
135 mph |
196 mph |
335 yards |
Note: Throughout the Military competition, 20-23 mile per hour winds steadily blew into the competitors' faces and pushed balls right to left on the grid, where the wind-chill factor hovered around 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
As you can see, the more swing speed you have, in general the farther you will drive the ball.
Can you Increase Your Swing Speed?
Aside from improving your technique and getting fit for your equipment, despite what many golfers (even Pros like Tiger) believe, yes, you can actually train to increase your swing speed...at any age! Just take a look at Bobby Wilson. He is over the age of 53 and yet he swings over 12 mph faster than the PGA Tour's "long hitting" Bubba Watson.
Also note that just because you are fit does not mean you are fast. Camilo Villegas is arguably more "fit" than John Daly, but John swings about 4 mph faster. Granted, some of this could be due to John's technique, equipment, etc...but the point is that although fitness certainly has its place in golf and life, for distance it's more about being fast than fit.
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