Driving Accuracy Leaders on PGA Tour and LIV Golf ahead of U.S. Open at Oakmont

Keeping your golf ball in play and out of the deep rough will be key to victory at the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. 

Of course, all other areas of a player's game will also need to be on point in order to come out on top in golf's toughest test.

But driving the ball into the short grass will be of vital importance if you want to contend at 10-time record host venue Oakmont, which we believe is one of the best U.S. Open courses.

Starting the week at a height of five inches, a dense blend of Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass, and poa annua will await any player who strays slightly off target at the 2025 U.S. Open. 

In various social media clips on the eve of the U.S. Open, like PING's video of Tyrrell Hatton below, it would appear even just hacking a ball back onto the fairway is a tough task. 

Unlike previous years when Oakmont has hosted a U.S. Open, there will be no graduated rough. 

Instead, the thickest grass will be located immediately adjacent to the fairways, which average only 28 yards in width.

"Look, you hit the ball in the rough and you're not going to have any control of your ball going into the green, especially these greens that are pitched away from you," Rory McIlroy summed up perfectly during his Wednesday press conference.

"You have to be able to spin the ball going into these greens if you want it to finish anywhere close to where you want it to."

McIlroy added: "You want to combine distance with accuracy this week. That's the recipe." 

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With that in mind, GolfMagic has listed the top 10 most accurate players off the tee on both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf right now.

The top 10s we have listed only consist of players competing in this week's U.S. Open. 

We have also named selected others so you can see how some of the tournament favourites stack up against the top performers. 

Let's start with the PGA Tour first...

Who are the most accurate drivers on the PGA Tour ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open? 

The driving accuracy average on the PGA Tour is 59.69%.

World No.1 and red-hot tournament favourite Scottie Scheffler ranks 30th in driving accuracy and nearly 5% clear of the tour average. 

But as you can see from our table below, Rory McIlroy ranks well down the board for driving accuracy in 173rd. 

McIlroy has switched his driver again. 

FULL PGA TOUR DRIVING ACCURACY STATS

Now, let's check out the driving accuracy leaders and notable others on LIV Golf...

Who are the most accurate drivers on the LIV Golf League ahead of the U.S. Open? 

The average driving accuracy on LIV Golf so far this season is just under that of the PGA Tour average at 58.63%.

LIV Golf superstars Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are just outside the top 10 for driving accuracy on LIV at 14th and 15th respectively. 

But they are the top two most accurate drivers on LIV Golf that are teeing it up this week. 

In-form Joaquin Niemann, who recorded a record sixth LIV victory in Virginia on Sunday, is ranked 22nd.

That is tied fifth of the LIV players taking part alongside Dustin Johnson, who won the U.S. Open the last time it was at Oakmont in 2016. 

FULL LIV GOLF DRIVING ACCURACY STATS