Calculate driving accuracy from fairways hit and eligible holes, solve for a target, and optionally break misses into left, right, and other.
How the Fairways Hit Percentage Calculator Works
Driving accuracy divides fairways hit by eligible driving holes. Target-hit mode rounds up exactly to a whole fairway. Equivalent-opportunities mode treats the entered rate as exact and may return a fraction; it does not reconstruct actual holes from a rounded rate. Optional recorded directions apply to observed percentage mode; unentered directions remain unclassified.
Formula: Fairways hit % = fairways hit / possible fairways x 100
Choosing the Right Inputs
Count only eligible driving holes. A course with four par 3s often has 14 possible fairways, but that is not universal. Keep left and right misses optional unless you record direction consistently.
| Component | Include | Exclude |
|---|---|---|
| Numerator | Tee shots finishing in the fairway | Greens, rough, hazards, recovery areas |
| Denominator | Holes with an eligible fairway target | Holes where the stat does not apply |
| Directional example | 8 hits, 3 left, 2 right, 1 other | Do not force unrecorded misses into left or right |
Understanding Your Results
Results include hits, missed opportunities and eligible holes per hit when hits are positive. Observed percentage mode can reconcile recorded left and right misses; target mode gives the whole-fairway threshold. A fractional equivalent-opportunities answer is not an actual count.
Worked Example
Eight fairways in 14 eligible holes is 57.1%, with six misses and 1.75 possible driving holes per fairway hit. A 60% target over 14 holes requires nine fairways, producing 64.3%.
Assumptions and Limitations
A fairway hit is an outcome measure, not a complete driving-performance score. Distance, penalty avoidance, lie quality, course setup, and intentional layups can make identical percentages mean different things.
Sources
PGA TOUR. Driving Accuracy Percentage, Stat 102.
