The Top 10 GIR players on the PGA Tour
We take a look at the Top 10 players on the PGA Tour wih the highest Greens in Regulation percentage.
Golf is a simple game really. Get your ball on the green in regulation, take one or two putts and walk to the next tee, easy right? If only. But there are some players out there who have a knack for making GIR look very easy indeed.
So in this article, we take a look at the top 10 players on the PGA Tour with the highest Greens in Regulation percentage, starting with the 10th and working our way down to No.1.
T9 - Xander Schauffele
Greens in Regulation: 72.22%
Greens Hit: 390 / 540
T9 - Tyrrell Hatton
Greens in Regulation: 72.22%
Greens Hit: 208 / 288
8th - Emiliano Grillo
Greens in Regulation: 72.37%
Greens Hit: 482 / 666
7th - Webb Simpson
Greens in Regulation: 72.5%
Greens Hit: 261 / 360
6th - Gary Woodland
Greens in Regulation: 72.59%
Greens Hit: 392 / 540
5th - Harris English
Greens in Regulation: 73.02%
Greens Hit: 552 / 756
4th - Corey Conners
Greens in Regulation: 74.03%
Greens Hit: 533 / 720
T2 - Patrick Cantlay
Greens in Regulation: 75%
Greens Hit: 270 / 360
T2 - Boo Weekley
Greens in Regulation: 75%
Greens Hit: 189 / 251
1st - Jim Furyk
Greens in Regulation: 76.32%
Greens Hit: 261 / 342
PGA Tour veteran Jim Furyk currently sits in pole position for Greens in Regulation at 76.32%. At 49-years-old, Furyk is still going strong and still hopes to add to his 17 PGA Tour wins, with his last coming at the 2015 RBC Heritage, where he beat Kevin Kisner in a playoff.
With his unique swing, Furyk remains one of the most consitent iron strikers in the world, making hitting greens in regulation that little bit easier.