BUBBA WATSON - LONGEST DRIVING AVERAGE

Bubba Watson and Charlie Beljan were the two longest hitters on the PGA TOUR in 2012. Five players -- Watson, Beljan, Robert Garrigus, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy -- averaged more than 310 yards off the tee, the third season that has happened on TOUR (2011, '05). Is driving distance a big factor in success? Well, it certainly doesn't hurt. Of the top five players in that category, only Garrigus failed to win. But he did have four runner-ups. Combined, the top five had seven victories, eight second-place finishes and an astounding 37 top-10 finishes in 2012. Meanwhile, Jerry Kelly led the TOUR in driving accuracy by hitting 73 percent of his fairways. Remarkably, that 73 percent is the lowest percentage for a leader in driving accuracy since the TOUR began keeping the statistic in 1980. Here are the key driving statistics of 2012: DISCUSS: Biggest movers in driving distance | Driving accuracy READ MORE:  http://www.pgatour.com/2012/r/11/17/stats-driving/index.html