Want to hear some golf statistics that will knock your socks off? Well we’ve teamed up with Shot Scope to bring to you the nine most surprising golf stats guaranteed to raise your eyebrows, based off thousands of rounds from actual golfers.

The first stat is that distance is by far more important than accuracy off the tee. Scratch golfers hit only 1% more fairways than 25 handicaps — but drive it around 80 yards further on average, a colossal difference!

Next up we’re talking short game and the fact that misses cost you big time: From inside 50 yards, a 25 handicap fails to hit the green a whopping 3.7 times per round; for a scratch player it is only once - cleaning up this area of your game could equate to around three shots saved per round.

For number three we’re talking approach play

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