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Golf club distance chart
How far do golfers really hit each club? Below are on-course averages for men and women at every handicap, the tour averages for comparison, and a version of the chart you can print.
In short: on the course, a 15-handicap man averages 236 yards with a driver and 154 with a 7-iron; a 15-handicap woman averages 185 and 119. PGA Tour players carry the driver 282 yards and a 7-iron 176.
Men: average yards by club and handicap
These are Shot Scope's averages from rounds tracked on the course, so they include every kind of shot hit with each club. Shot Scope doesn't say whether they are carry or total distance.
| Club | Scratch | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 285 | 261 | 259 | 236 | 225 | 204 |
| 3-wood | 261 | 234 | 227 | 215 | 195 | 178 |
| 4-iron | 223 | 201 | 199 | 186 | 169 | 151 |
| 5-iron | 200 | 183 | 187 | 169 | 162 | 143 |
| 6-iron | 185 | 172 | 171 | 162 | 151 | 137 |
| 7-iron | 178 | 164 | 161 | 154 | 146 | 132 |
| 8-iron | 166 | 153 | 150 | 146 | 138 | 122 |
| 9-iron | 155 | 139 | 140 | 136 | 129 | 108 |
| Pitching wedge | 141 | 126 | 127 | 121 | 108 | 90 |
| Gap wedge | 126 | 109 | 110 | 104 | 94 | 79 |
| Sand wedge | 105 | 86 | 98 | 84 | 85 | 80 |
| Lob wedge | 86 | 71 | 79 | 75 | 78 | 49 |
Source: Shot Scope on-course data for men, published by MyGolfSpy (7 Jan 2025, updated 6 Jul 2026).
Women: average yards by club and handicap
The same kind of on-course data for women, from scratch to a 30 handicap, with fairway woods and hybrids broken out because more women carry them.
| Club | Scratch | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 237 | 222 | 204 | 185 | 174 | 167 | 152 |
| 3-wood | 210 | 195 | 173 | 157 | 147 | 138 | 131 |
| 5-wood | 206 | 181 | 164 | 146 | 143 | 133 | 124 |
| 7-wood | 181 | 170 | 151 | 139 | 137 | 128 | 118 |
| 4-hybrid | 199 | 168 | 152 | 142 | 131 | 129 | 118 |
| 5-hybrid | 175 | 158 | 148 | 133 | 127 | 124 | 116 |
| 5-iron | 176 | 153 | 144 | 140 | 124 | 120 | 114 |
| 6-iron | 167 | 145 | 138 | 129 | 118 | 114 | 109 |
| 7-iron | 156 | 138 | 126 | 119 | 107 | 103 | 98 |
| 8-iron | 149 | 126 | 118 | 110 | 98 | 94 | 88 |
| 9-iron | 138 | 117 | 108 | 95 | 85 | 86 | 79 |
| Pitching wedge | 129 | 99 | 87 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 63 |
| Gap wedge | 103 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 55 |
| Sand wedge | 94 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 42 |
| Lob wedge | 71 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Source: Shot Scope on-course data for women, published by MyGolfSpy (8 Apr 2026).
Tour players: carry by club
TrackMan measures tour players' shots in competition and on the range. Its figures are carry: how far the ball flies before it lands.
| Club | PGA speed | PGA carry | LPGA speed | LPGA carry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 115 | 282 | 96 | 223 |
| 3-wood | 110 | 249 | 92 | 200 |
| 5-wood | 106 | 236 | 90 | 189 |
| Hybrid (15-18°) | 102 | 231 | 87 | 178 |
| 3-iron | 100 | 218 | – | – |
| 4-iron | 98 | 209 | 82 | 175 |
| 5-iron | 96 | 199 | 81 | 166 |
| 6-iron | 94 | 188 | 80 | 155 |
| 7-iron | 92 | 176 | 78 | 143 |
| 8-iron | 89 | 164 | 76 | 133 |
| 9-iron | 87 | 152 | 74 | 123 |
| Pitching wedge | 84 | 142 | 72 | 111 |
Club speed in mph, carry in yards.
Source: TrackMan tour averages, 2023 season, published 2 May 2024.
Print the chart
Both amateur tables on one page, in A4 or US Letter.
Reading a distance chart
- Carry or total? Carry is the flight; total adds the bounce and roll. Over water or a bunker, only carry counts. The tour numbers here are carry. Arccos's numbers on the driver page are totals.
- Averages include bad shots. On-course averages mix in thin, fat and part shots, which is why the wedge numbers look short. The wedge chart explains more.
- Handicap only predicts so much. Two golfers on the same handicap can be 30 yards apart with a driver; one is long and wild, the other short and straight.
Make your own chart
The averages are a starting point. The numbers that matter are yours: how to measure them, then write them on the printable club distance card. If you know your swing speed, the club distance calculator estimates a carry for each club. Enter the numbers in AI Caddy and when you ask “how far?”, it names the club that fits.
More: average driver distance, 7-iron distance, wedge distances.