Bar chart showing average driving distance in yards for golfers based on handicap ranges, presented by SwingU. Ranges include '<0', '1-5', '6-10', '11-15', '16-20', '21-25', and '26+' with distances from 170 to 280 yards.

So you’re hitting it 260 off the tee? Great. You’re either a 5 handicap… or lying.
Distance drops fast as handicap climbs—but hitting it far doesn’t mean you’re finding fairways.
Track your drives and see how you stack up in the SwingU app.
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How to Break 90: 1. Stop Making Doubles

How to break 90?
Stop making doubles.
Most 15–19 handicaps make 4–6 per round.
Scratch players? Maybe one on a bad day.
Follow for more common sense golf tips.
#SwingU #GolfTips

J.J. Spaun holding the U.S. Open 2025 Winner's trophy, smiling, with golf statistics displayed in the foreground.

🏆 J.J. Spaun wins the U.S. Open at Oakmont
+16.6 SG total with a clutch finish
🎯 64-foot birdie putt to win.
🤝 Only Spaun and Hogan have finished birdie-birdie to win at Oakmont.
#GolfRecap #PGATour #SwingU

⛳ The 4 skills every great putter needs
Normally only for subscribers — Jason Baile’s putting clinic is free in the SwingU app this week only.
▶ Watch now: applinks.swingu.com/drills
#GolfTips #USOpen #SwingU

Scottie Scheffler holding a trophy, smiling beside Jack Nicklaus at The Memorial Tournament 2025. Below is a graphic showing 'Strokes Gained' stats in categories: driving, approach, chipping, and putting.

🏆 Scottie wins his 16th PGA Tour title at the Memorial
+15.5 SG tee to green. First back-to-back winner since Tiger.
🎯 Scheffler’s ball-striking is on a level we haven’t seen in years.
#PGATour #SwingU

Image displaying a graph with statistics overlaid on a view of a golf course with lush greenery. The graph shows green hit percentages from 150–175 yards by players with various handicaps, highlighting that scratch players hit nearly twice as many greens compared to others.

🎯 Only 31% of greens hit from 150–175 yards by mid- to high-handicaps. But that’s where most approach shots come from.

One more green per round makes a difference.
#Golf #SwingU

A smartphone displaying the SWINGU app, showing a golf match leaderboard at Colonial Country Club. The PGA Tour side compares stats like average score and fairways hit against SwingU Golfers, with detailed metrics for hardest and easiest holes. The interface includes a play button at the bottom.

📊 Real SwingU rounds at Colonial Country Club
Our users track every round at tour venues like Colonial.
Start your journey today: www.swingu.com
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Image of a golfer in mid-swing at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, with scoring averages by handicap displayed on the screen.

🏌️ What would you shoot at Colonial Country Club?
The PGA Tour stops in Fort Worth for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Course Rating: 76.5 | Slope: 137
#Golf #PGATour #SwingU

Image displaying a chart titled 'PUTTING MAKE DISTANCES' with statistics for golf putting accuracy and distances below a photo of a golfer in action at a crowded event.

⛳ Tour pros two-putt from 34 feet on average. A 15-handicap? Just 15 feet. Lag putting matters—fewer 3-putts starts with better distance control.
#Golf #SwingU

A golfer swinging a club at the PGA Championship in Charlotte, NC, set before a crowded gallery. Below the photo, statistics display scoring averages by handicap range for the course.

🏌️ What would you shoot at Quail Hollow?
A major-level test awaits this week at Quail Hollow.
Course Rating: 77.2 | Slope: 148 | Major Par: 71
#Golf #SwingU #PGATour

Aerial view of the 16th hole at Quail Hollow Club, displaying various play strategy distances and paths on a par 4 hole with annotations for aggressive and conservative tee shots, and key yardages marked along the fairway and green.

🟩 The Green Mile starts here — Quail Hollow No. 16.
Tee moved back to bring the bunker into play.
Lay up = 250+. Aggressive line = under 210—but you better cover it.

#PGAChampionship #GreenMile #SwingU

A smartphone displaying the SWINGU app with a comparison of "Tour Pros vs. SwingU Golfers" statistics at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. The screen shows various golf metrics such as average score, number of fairways hit, and putts, along with difficulty ratings for specific holes. A scenic golf course background is visible behind the phone.

📊 Real SwingU rounds at The Dunes in Myrtle Beach. Site of this week's Myrtle Beach Classic.
Our community is logging rounds and tracking every shot.
Start improving today: www.swingu.com
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Image displaying information about the Truist Championship at Wissahickon Course, Philadelphia, PA. Indicates the course's par is 70 and length is 7119 yards. Also shows scoring averages by handicap brackets for the tournament.

🏌️ What would you shoot at the Philadelphia Cricket Club?
The Truist Championship tests precision and patience at one of the oldest courses in the U.S.
#Golf #SwingU #PGATour

A person swings a golf club in a sand bunker, hitting a golf ball, beside a graph titled "Sand Saves (shots within 50 yards of the hole)" showing performance percentages for Tour vs. Handicap categories.

⛳ Tour pros save par 50% of the time from greenside bunkers. A 10-handicap? Just 20%.

Better players don’t fear the sand—they expect to give themselves a look at par or better.
#Golf #SwingU

Scottie Scheffler wearing a cowboy hat, smiling, with a graphic showing golf statistics below, including DRIVER, APPR, CHIP, PUTT, at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson event.

Scottie Scheffler ties the PGA Tour scoring record at -31 and runs away with the CJ CUP Byron Nelson by 8 in Dallas. Tour-level ball striking + confident putting = complete dominance.
#ScottieScheffler #ByronNelson #SwingU

Flag displaying information about The CJ Cup Byron Nelson golf event in McKinney, TX, showing course yardage, par, and average scores by handicap categories.

🏌️ What would you shoot at TPC Craig Ranch?
The Byron Nelson brings birdie chances to TPC Craig Ranch—but you’ll need to keep it in play.
#Golf #PGATour #SwingU

Bar graph titled "Driving Results Per Round" displayed over a background image of a golf course. The graph shows fairways hit in green and errors in red, against different dates on the horizontal axis, with a subtitle "Handicap Range (Men).

🎯 Scratch golfers and 18-handicaps hit a similar number of fairways—but the 18-handicap makes twice as many driving errors.

Fewer penalties and punch-outs = lower scores.
#Golf #SwingU

Golfer lining up a putt on the green at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana. Background includes leaderboard with scoring averages by handicap range.

📊 TPC Louisiana—no teammates here
The PGA Tour plays it as a team event, but SwingU golfers are going solo.
Track your stats and see how you stack up: swingu.com
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Aerial view of a golf course with a chart overlay showing shot accuracy by distance for different handicap levels, labeled on a grid with yardage ranges.

Graph comparing '0-2 Handicap' and '15-19 Handicap' performance across various 25-yard ranges on a golf course, set against a serene backdrop of a dimly lit landscape with mountains.

🎯 From 150+ yards, scratch players hit 60% of greens. 15–19 handicaps? Just 31%.

One more green per round adds up—especially when most approach shots come from this range.
#Golf #SwingU

Image showing score updates for golfers. Top section: +5.5 for JT Rollin' It, with a golfer swinging a club, celebrating Justin Thomas ending a winless streak at the RBC Heritage. Middle section: -3.8 for Si Woo Later, with a disappointed golfer walking, following a costly game stretch at Harbour Town. Bottom section: +8.9 for #Trending, with Andrew Novak smiling, noting his tee-to-green improvement and consecutive top-3 finishes on Tour.

📈 What We Learned at Harbour Town
JT’s putter ended a 3-year drought.
Si Woo lost ground late.
Andrew Novak is trending.
#PGATour #SwingU

🏆 Justin Thomas wins the RBC Heritage—his first PGA Tour win since 2022 and 16th overall.
He gained 3.8 strokes on approach and 5.5 putting for the week at Harbour Town, where precision pays.

#RBCHeritage #PGATour #SwingU

Course layout map of the 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Club for The Masters, featuring color-coded topography and marked regions R1 through R4.

📍 Augusta No. 12 played +0.20 over par at the 2024 Masters.

R1: Middle-left (+0.07)
R2: Middle-back right (+0.28)
R3: Front-left (+0.28)
R4: Right over bunker (+0.18)

Greens books aren’t allowed, but this heat map shows how each pin impacted scoring. Follow along Th-Su.

#TheMasters #SwingU

hree sports updates featuring golfers at the Valero Texas Open. Top card shows Brian Harman leading in putting strokes. Middle card discusses weather conditions affecting performance. Bottom card highlights Sam Ryder's strong start in the first round.

📈 Valero Texas Open Lessons

Brian Harman gained over 11 strokes in the first two rounds and leaned on consistency to stay in front. Sam Ryder rolled in 127 feet of putts to take the solo lead early. Ryan Gerard avoided mistakes to finish solo second on a tough Sunday.

#Golf #PGATour #SwingU

Infographic showing the percentage of successful chip and pitch up and downs from within 50 yards of the hole, comparing Tour players to various men's handicap levels. A line graph over a background image of a golf course depicts percentages from 0 to 60% against handicap values from 0 to 25.

🎯 How Often Do You Save Par from Around the Green? Up and down percentage measures how often you get the ball in the hole in two shots from inside 50 yards (excluding sand). A 10-handicap gets up and down just 32% of the time.

A strong short game leads to lower scores.

#Golf #SwingU #ShortGame

Scorecard graphics showing PGA Tour statistics for Min Woo Lee, Sami Valimaki, and Scottie Scheffler with images of each golfer in action.

📈 Lessons From the Houston Open
🎯 Min Woo Lee: 26 birdies, 22 fairways. Scoring > perfect drives.
🪄 Valimaki gained 8.1 on approach, hit 83.3% GIR.
🔥 Scottie birdied 5 of his last 9. Always stay in the fight.
#PGATour #SwingU #HoustonOpen

Min Woo Lee holding a trophy, smiling, after winning the Texas Children's Houston Open 2025. Statistical infographic below shows his performance in various golf skills like driving and putting.

🏆 Min Woo Lee leaned on a hot putter and short game to earn his first PGA Tour win in Houston—gaining 8.7 on the greens.

💡 Key takeaway: Stay patient. A solid short game can be your difference-maker.

#HoustonOpen #PGATour #SwingU

Smartphone displaying PGA Tour vs. SwingU Golfers statistics on the screen with a golf course background visible.

📉 SwingU Golfers vs. Pros at Memorial Park

Plays as a par 70 for the pros instead of its usual par 72.

SwingU golfers find more fairways (10.3 vs. 7.3), but are hitting fewer greens. They also average four more putts per round (33.6 vs. 29.5).

#HoustonOpen #MemorialPark #SwingU

Bar chart titled 'Driving Errors Per Round' comparing errors per round across various handicap ranges for men, set against a backdrop of a coastal golf course.

🚨 How Many Driving Errors Are You Making Per Round? A driving error is any shot hit out of play (OB) or lost, resulting in a penalty or no shot. Tour players average 0.6 per round, while a 15-handicap makes 1.8.

Big misses are costly. Keeping it in play is key to lower scores.

#Golf #SwingU

Infographic displaying PGA Tour statistics for three golfers. 'Norwegian Wood' section shows Viktor Hovland's performance, '+2.7 SG.' 'Survive the Snake Pit' indicates a +0.49 over par average in challenging stretches since 2003. 'Filling it Up' highlights Jacob Bridgeman's putting success, '+5.8 SG' during a tournament.

📈 Strokes Gained Lessons From the Valspar

🐍 Hovland birdied 3 of his last 5 to win by 1. Patience pays off down the stretch.

😳 The Snake Pit averaged +0.49—sometimes par is a win.

🔥 Bridgeman made 136 feet of putts in R1. A hot putter can carry you.

#Valspar #SwingU #GolfStats

Viktor Hovland holding a trophy after winning the 2025 Valspar Championship, with a graphic showing his performance statistics in driving, approach, chipping, and putting.

🏆 Viktor Hovland bounced back from three straight missed cuts to win his 7th PGA Tour title at the Valspar Championship. He rallied through the Snake Pit at Innisbrook with elite ball-striking and a hot putter.

🎯 Key takeaway: Slumps happen—even to the best. Trust your strengths.

#PGATour #SwingU