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Launch Angle

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Season
Time Period
Tournament
, Jan 22, 2023

TOUR Average 10.50

RANK THIS WEEK RANK LAST WEEK PLAYER NAME ROUNDS AVG. TOTAL VERT. LAUNCH ANGLE TOTAL ATTEMPTS LOWEST LAUNCH ANGLE STEEPEST LAUNCH ANGLE
1 1 Vaughn Taylor 6 13.70 548.10 40 11.42 15.44
2 2 Zach Johnson 14 13.57 1,248.84 92 10.69 17.13
3 3 Jimmy Walker 15 13.51 1,553.58 115 6.47 19.04
4 4 Greyson Sigg 31 13.46 2,691.24 200 7.44 16.89
5 5 James Hahn 15 13.43 1,329.61 99 7.94 16.77
6 6 Michael Thompson 19 13.31 1,770.36 133 9.84 19.51
7 Bill Haas 7 13.14 170.83 13 8.86 15.79
8 7 Chez Reavie 26 13.08 2,562.95 196 9.23 17.15
9 8 Kyle Stanley 6 13.03 664.55 51 8.17 18.10
10 9 Andrew Landry 20 13.00 1,910.79 147 3.64 17.53
11 10 Keegan Bradley 18 12.90 2,102.88 163 9.55 16.42
12 11 Cam Davis 21 12.87 1,389.83 108 8.37 18.77
13 12 Harrison Endycott 24 12.86 1,838.32 143 5.53 16.95
14 13 Justin Rose 14 12.77 1,046.75 82 7.36 16.29
15 14 Philip Knowles 23 12.64 1,516.56 120 6.05 17.39
16 15 Troy Merritt 27 12.58 1,899.14 151 7.90 16.30
17 16 Brian Gay 6 12.47 162.07 13 10.14 15.35
18 17 Paul Haley II 26 12.46 2,393.09 192 7.08 18.27
19 18 Doug Ghim 15 12.43 733.56 59 6.48 16.31
20 19 Adam Long 27 12.40 1,488.33 120 8.67 15.75
21 20 Cameron Percy 10 12.37 631.01 51 8.26 16.20
22 21 Byeong Hun An 34 12.35 3,174.11 257 5.57 16.50
23 22 Chris Stroud 16 12.34 1,628.67 132 9.24 15.88
24 23 Ryan Palmer 14 12.32 1,577.12 128 4.37 19.64
25 24 Sepp Straka 22 12.28 2,174.37 177 7.31 16.24
26 25 Rickie Fowler 18 12.24 1,052.82 86 8.16 18.02
27 26 Tom Kim 22 12.22 2,052.59 168 9.22 15.76
T28 T27 Scott Piercy 26 12.21 2,112.93 173 5.91 18.27
T28 T27 Webb Simpson 10 12.21 1,038.17 85 8.66 16.24
30 29 Kevin Chappell 9 12.18 365.26 30 9.60 15.27
31 30 Cole Hammer 16 12.15 1,907.03 157 6.60 16.32
32 31 Erik van Rooyen 11 12.04 144.46 12 9.03 16.27
33 32 Chad Ramey 28 12.00 2,495.08 208 7.32 16.22
T34 T33 Tyler Duncan 22 11.99 1,690.41 141 8.35 16.26
T34 T33 Austin Eckroat 27 11.99 2,157.30 180 7.83 16.73
T36 T35 David Lipsky 28 11.97 2,082.88 174 6.43 16.28
T36 T35 Sean O'Hair 6 11.97 131.67 11 10.19 14.76
38 37 Kevin Kisner 8 11.96 1,040.69 87 8.57 15.07
39 38 John Huh 24 11.95 2,066.64 173 8.01 18.46
40 39 Jonathan Byrd 11 11.93 310.26 26 8.91 15.06
41 40 Brice Garnett 21 11.90 1,630.34 137 7.83 16.17
T42 T41 Emiliano Grillo 29 11.82 1,855.99 157 7.20 18.30
T42 T41 Brendon Todd 27 11.82 2,163.51 183 7.88 15.81
44 43 Stephan Jaeger 34 11.81 2,514.92 213 7.22 15.88
45 44 Billy Horschel 14 11.79 1,367.65 116 8.42 16.20
46 45 Sahith Theegala 30 11.77 2,706.54 230 5.85 17.98
47 46 Taylor Pendrith 19 11.75 1,751.14 149 8.10 16.35
48 47 Rory Sabbatini 15 11.74 1,033.18 88 3.64 18.77
49 48 Ryan Armour 28 11.73 2,263.34 193 6.75 16.40
50 49 Aaron Wise 23 11.72 2,157.12 184 3.56 15.66
51 50 C.T. Pan 18 11.69 1,005.04 86 7.49 16.28
52 51 Chris Kirk 28 11.65 2,341.64 201 2.94 18.94
T53 T52 Matti Schmid 20 11.63 906.82 78 6.29 16.14
T53 T52 Danny Willett 17 11.63 1,220.78 105 7.99 15.56
55 54 Sam Burns 17 11.60 1,716.29 148 5.09 15.73
T56 T55 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 22 11.59 1,692.37 146 7.81 15.22
T56 T55 Brian Harman 27 11.59 2,781.56 240 4.62 18.15
T58 T57 Beau Hossler 26 11.52 1,451.34 126 7.42 16.99
T58 T57 Keith Mitchell 24 11.52 2,268.51 197 8.49 15.29
T60 T59 Harry Hall 28 11.49 2,010.93 175 3.20 16.65
T60 T59 J.T. Poston 28 11.49 2,641.55 230 6.39 16.65
62 61 Ryan Moore 17 11.43 1,223.28 107 5.24 15.72
63 62 Nico Echavarria 19 11.40 1,242.42 109 5.97 15.99
64 63 Matt Kuchar 18 11.37 1,535.53 135 6.81 16.14
T65 T64 Tyson Alexander 27 11.35 1,963.19 173 5.93 16.64
T65 T64 Justin Lower 28 11.35 1,634.21 144 7.47 16.15
T65 T64 Matt Wallace 18 11.35 1,191.93 105 5.20 14.29
68 67 Kevin Streelman 26 11.33 2,232.84 197 6.92 15.87
69 68 Jason Day 24 11.30 1,458.12 129 5.43 16.19
70 69 Matthew NeSmith 23 11.28 1,669.49 148 5.93 15.03
71 70 Michael Kim 23 11.26 1,801.32 160 5.32 17.59
72 71 Richy Werenski 21 11.17 1,139.20 102 7.87 16.72
73 72 J.J. Spaun 32 11.16 2,499.36 224 6.41 16.69
T74 T73 Tyrrell Hatton 8 11.13 456.25 41 7.62 15.05
T74 T73 Cameron Young 16 11.13 1,034.81 93 5.87 15.96
76 75 Eric Cole 28 11.12 1,834.98 165 3.62 15.99
77 76 Max McGreevy 23 11.09 1,507.61 136 5.58 16.02
78 77 Joel Dahmen 26 11.08 2,304.57 208 4.26 17.15
T79 T78 Brandon Matthews 18 11.07 896.40 81 5.58 15.05
T79 T78 Kaito Onishi 6 11.07 110.67 10 9.22 11.87
81 80 Patrick Cantlay 12 11.06 1,017.95 92 7.16 15.98
82 81 S.H. Kim 33 11.05 2,475.03 224 5.46 15.81
83 82 Brandon Wu 35 11.04 2,340.55 212 4.78 15.95
84 83 Austin Cook 26 11.03 1,532.69 139 5.95 17.76
85 84 Davis Riley 30 11.02 2,159.63 196 7.34 15.21
86 85 Tom Hoge 32 11.01 2,058.50 187 6.28 15.99
87 86 Patton Kizzire 24 11.00 1,661.38 151 5.86 16.85
T88 T87 Hayden Buckley 26 10.99 1,780.98 162 2.59 15.69
T88 T87 Stewart Cink 24 10.99 2,164.07 197 6.63 14.70
90 89 Scott Stallings 20 10.98 1,965.02 179 4.29 17.05
T91 T90 Charley Hoffman 19 10.93 819.77 75 5.24 15.62
T91 T90 S.Y. Noh 17 10.93 1,169.35 107 6.73 14.64
93 92 Kazuki Higa 8 10.92 338.61 31 8.50 13.05
94 93 Austin Smotherman 25 10.88 1,816.59 167 5.26 16.73
95 94 Kevin Yu 27 10.86 1,617.52 149 3.41 15.10
96 95 Martin Laird 24 10.85 1,290.97 119 3.69 14.55
T97 T96 Si Woo Kim 24 10.84 1,907.96 176 1.56 17.14
T97 T96 Francesco Molinari 10 10.84 585.51 54 6.90 14.41
99 98 Nate Lashley 25 10.83 1,656.70 153 6.14 14.70
100 99 Robby Shelton 32 10.81 2,183.52 202 6.35 14.66
101 100 Hank Lebioda 9 10.79 388.29 36 7.27 14.32
102 101 Justin Suh 30 10.77 2,035.96 189 6.67 13.86
103 102 David Lingmerth 25 10.76 1,689.51 157 3.28 15.57
104 Taiga Semikawa 7 10.74 311.38 29 8.87 12.83
105 103 William McGirt 6 10.73 568.43 53 8.15 13.26
106 104 Garrick Higgo 22 10.70 1,134.29 106 7.13 15.27
107 105 Brian Stuard 21 10.67 1,366.05 128 5.54 15.09
108 106 Carson Young 23 10.66 1,407.58 132 5.35 14.63
109 107 Brendan Steele 23 10.61 1,612.47 152 5.55 15.38
T110 T108 Viktor Hovland 16 10.57 962.18 91 5.40 14.78
T110 T108 Collin Morikawa 16 10.57 982.77 93 6.71 14.23
T112 T110 Danny Lee 26 10.54 1,296.55 123 5.72 15.17
T112 T110 Andrew Novak 13 10.54 400.62 38 5.51 15.41
T114 T112 Adam Hadwin 24 10.53 1,811.70 172 5.24 16.89
T114 T112 Mackenzie Hughes 24 10.53 2,243.46 213 5.96 14.77
T116 T114 Ben Griffin 34 10.51 2,333.95 222 3.23 17.37
T116 T114 Davis Thompson 26 10.51 1,965.78 187 6.35 14.50
118 116 Michael Gligic 21 10.50 1,333.26 127 2.69 14.75
119 117 Sung Kang 9 10.48 293.54 28 5.63 16.59
120 118 Jim Herman 17 10.47 1,402.96 134 4.98 15.54
121 119 Sam Stevens 22 10.45 1,556.40 149 5.49 17.14
122 120 Jon Rahm 12 10.41 947.26 91 5.83 15.46
123 121 Denny McCarthy 34 10.39 2,628.62 253 3.12 14.33
124 122 Kyle Westmoreland 21 10.35 1,325.31 128 3.16 16.29
T125 T123 Sungjae Im 22 10.33 1,807.17 175 5.79 13.81
T125 T123 Ben Taylor 33 10.33 2,004.63 194 2.47 18.31
127 125 Hideki Matsuyama 22 10.28 1,808.53 176 1.14 15.38
128 126 Dylan Wu 20 10.27 1,181.42 115 2.82 14.93
T129 T127 Dylan Frittelli 23 10.21 1,163.84 114 5.65 13.64
T129 T127 Lucas Glover 21 10.21 980.30 96 5.89 15.23
T129 T127 Justin Thomas 8 10.21 1,021.25 100 -.89 15.36
132 130 Jason Dufner 15 10.18 956.81 94 3.70 15.34
133 131 Chesson Hadley 21 10.16 1,168.71 115 3.64 16.47
134 132 Scott Brown 6 10.15 111.67 11 5.71 12.71
135 133 Russell Henley 20 10.14 1,763.98 174 6.09 14.95
136 134 Lee Hodges 27 10.13 1,702.38 168 6.51 13.60
137 135 Travis Vick 6 10.10 474.49 47 7.27 13.90
138 136 Kramer Hickok 19 10.07 1,158.48 115 4.77 14.07
T139 T137 Tommy Fleetwood 8 10.06 422.39 42 4.68 13.47
T139 T137 Scottie Scheffler 20 10.06 1,478.78 147 1.23 14.82
141 139 K.H. Lee 27 10.05 1,508.20 150 6.21 14.35
142 140 Trey Mullinax 17 10.04 1,978.84 197 3.73 15.69
T143 T141 Joseph Bramlett 32 10.01 1,661.81 166 4.81 14.09
T143 T141 Thomas Detry 24 10.01 1,211.08 121 6.38 14.37
145 143 Mark Hubbard 27 10.00 1,470.25 147 3.55 14.18
146 144 Maverick McNealy 26 9.95 1,552.34 156 1.16 16.94
147 145 Alex Smalley 32 9.94 1,927.53 194 1.90 17.63
148 146 Corey Conners 18 9.93 1,667.88 168 3.43 14.12
149 147 Chris Gotterup 12 9.91 921.45 93 2.50 13.96
150 148 Martin Trainer 11 9.81 510.19 52 6.50 13.19
151 149 Erik Barnes 25 9.80 1,557.91 159 4.76 17.45
152 150 Peter Malnati 19 9.73 1,245.20 128 5.64 14.29
153 151 Kurt Kitayama 14 9.72 631.98 65 1.49 14.27
T154 T152 Alex Noren 20 9.71 1,475.92 152 1.36 16.56
T154 T152 Xander Schauffele 9 9.71 145.72 15 4.73 13.31
156 154 Camilo Villegas 6 9.70 116.36 12 2.76 13.62
157 155 Carl Yuan 21 9.69 1,607.87 166 2.34 14.43
158 156 Sam Ryder 27 9.64 1,330.78 138 4.35 16.28
T159 T157 Tony Finau 14 9.60 864.01 90 4.28 13.93
T159 T157 Luke List 27 9.60 2,139.83 223 3.40 15.22
T159 T157 Taylor Montgomery 36 9.60 1,968.74 205 .44 16.01
162 160 Jordan Spieth 10 9.59 1,160.44 121 3.94 14.18
163 161 Nick Taylor 27 9.51 1,492.64 157 3.98 15.28
164 162 Akshay Bhatia 8 9.50 332.43 35 4.56 12.57
T165 T163 Trevor Cone 17 9.49 1,223.97 129 4.58 13.58
T165 T163 Harry Higgs 20 9.49 996.24 105 4.17 14.06
167 165 Ryan Brehm 25 9.48 1,421.43 150 3.82 17.73
168 166 Tano Goya 24 9.47 1,184.36 125 3.57 14.31
169 167 Matthias Schwab 30 9.46 1,721.12 182 6.62 14.12
170 168 Augusto Núñez 23 9.37 1,115.36 119 4.53 14.10
171 169 Gary Woodland 17 9.36 1,376.64 147 3.83 12.33
172 Will Zalatoris 8 9.33 504.08 54 4.58 13.25
173 170 Yuto Katsuragawa 6 9.31 167.64 18 6.90 11.71
174 171 Dean Burmester 22 9.28 1,113.38 120 1.14 14.97
175 172 Sebastián Muñoz 18 9.27 657.97 71 5.42 12.85
176 173 Scott Harrington 21 9.13 1,361.07 149 4.40 12.38
177 174 Doc Redman 12 9.12 866.36 95 5.66 12.82
178 175 Lucas Herbert 8 9.10 291.17 32 5.39 12.70
T179 T176 Kelly Kraft 10 9.09 754.12 83 3.33 14.13
T179 T176 Patrick Rodgers 33 9.09 1,800.77 198 2.56 14.07
181 178 Nick Hardy 26 9.08 1,353.51 149 3.19 12.45
182 179 Ben Martin 29 9.05 1,556.48 172 5.10 13.54
183 180 Harris English 33 9.04 1,635.52 181 4.32 12.97
184 181 Mito Pereira 12 9.03 713.19 79 .52 17.43
185 182 Zecheng Dou 30 8.96 1,845.25 206 4.35 14.18
186 183 Keita Nakajima 8 8.92 267.66 30 4.00 12.22
187 184 Wyndham Clark 28 8.90 1,620.70 182 2.47 14.22
188 185 Vincent Norrman 18 8.89 862.15 97 5.34 13.75
189 186 Russell Knox 38 8.88 1,917.42 216 1.88 15.29
190 187 Matt Fitzpatrick 8 8.87 940.56 106 1.60 12.91
191 188 Adam Svensson 34 8.85 2,442.17 276 2.82 16.66
192 189 Vince Whaley 8 8.54 742.98 87 3.58 12.94
193 190 Adam Scott 8 8.52 724.13 85 4.03 13.12
194 191 Jacob Bridgeman 8 8.46 423.14 50 3.25 12.47
195 192 Will Gordon 35 8.37 1,765.81 211 4.48 13.63
196 193 MJ Daffue 29 8.35 1,502.75 180 3.30 16.26
197 194 Henrik Norlander 20 8.27 1,009.31 122 1.22 12.14
T198 T195 Brent Grant 23 8.25 973.77 118 2.23 14.45
T198 T195 Taylor Moore 25 8.25 1,476.64 179 3.69 13.55
T198 T195 Trevor Werbylo 22 8.25 1,138.57 138 .84 13.47
201 198 Cody Gribble 6 8.22 419.36 51 3.27 11.84
202 199 Zac Blair 23 8.18 1,577.87 193 3.06 15.87
203 200 Kevin Roy 21 8.11 1,134.83 140 2.83 12.92
204 201 Robert Streb 23 8.09 906.40 112 2.62 14.78
205 202 Max Homa 16 8.03 1,332.39 166 .76 12.99
206 203 Aaron Baddeley 22 7.92 728.77 92 2.74 12.52
207 204 Aaron Rai 31 7.90 1,350.42 171 1.46 12.27
208 205 Andrew Putnam 40 7.66 2,153.75 281 3.75 14.77
209 206 Cameron Champ 14 7.65 390.07 51 3.69 12.39
210 207 Kevin Tway 24 7.41 1,029.80 139 2.40 11.15
211 208 Seamus Power 26 7.06 1,377.16 195 .96 13.08
212 209 Anders Albertson 13 7.03 653.67 93 1.48 13.45
213 210 Callum Tarren 23 6.61 1,056.92 160 1.91 11.27
214 211 Adam Schenk 29 6.57 828.36 126 .77 14.00
215 212 Nick Watney 23 6.38 874.07 137 1.67 13.23

Vertical launch angle of the ball immediately after leaving the club on Par 4 and Par 5 tee shots where a valid radar measurement was taken. (2404)