Here is the complete list of the top drivers each year based on PGA Tour’s average yards per drive. Source: pgatour.com.
| Year | Golfer | Yardage |
| 1980 | Dan Pohl | 274.3 |
| 1981 | Dan Pohl | 280.1 |
| 1982 | Bill Calfee | 275.3 |
| 1983 | John McComish | 277.4 |
| 1984 | Bill Glasson | 276.5 |
| 1985 | Andy Bean | 278.2 |
| 1986 | Davis Love III | 285.7 |
| 1987 | John McComish | 283.9 |
| 1988 | Steve Thomas | 284.6 |
| 1989 | Ed Humenik | 280.9 |
| 1990 | Tom Purtzer | 279.6 |
| 1991 | John Daly | 288.9 |
| 1992 | John Daly | 283.4 |
| 1993 | John Daly | 288.9 |
| 1994 | Davis Love III | 283.8 |
| 1995 | John Daly | 289.0 |
| 1996 | John Daly | 288.8 |
| 1997 | John Daly | 302.0 |
| 1998 | John Daly | 299.4 |
| 1999 | John Daly | 305.6 |
| 2000 | John Daly | 301.4 |
| 2001 | John Daly | 306.7 |
| 2002 | John Daly | 306.8 |
| 2003 | Hank Kuehne | 321.4 |
| 2004 | Hank Kuehne | 314.4 |
| 2005 | Scott Hend | 318.9 |
| 2006 | Bubba Watson | 319.6 |
| 2007 | Bubba Watson | 315.2 |
| 2008 | Bubba Watson | 315.1 |
| 2009 | Robert Garrigus | 312.0 |
| 2010 | Robert Garrigus | 315.5 |
| 2011 | J.B. Holmes | 318.4 |
| 2012 | Bubba Watson | 315.5 |
| 2013 | Luke List | 306.3 |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson | 314.3 |
| 2015 | Dustin Johnson | 317.7 |
| 2016 | J.B. Holmes | 314.5 |
| 2017 | Rory McIlroy | 317.2 |
| 2018 | Rory McIlroy | 319.7 |
| 2019 | Cameron Champ | 317.9 |
Note: The PGA Tour explains how it obtains driving data:
“The average number of yards per measured drive. These drives are measured on two holes per round. Care is taken to select two holes which face in opposite directions to counteract the effect of wind. Drives are measured to the point at which they come to rest regardless of whether they are in the fairway or not.”