Ken Kelley had the highest scoring average by a player in his 2nd season, with 75 strokes per round in 1984.

highest scoring average for a second year player
1984 Kelley 2019-20 Trainer 1984 Dalpos 2003 Tryon 1984 Peoples 1981 Dunaway 2003 Klein 2013-14 Kohles 1987 Lewis 1981 Hancock 1981 Mazza 1981 Newton 1981 Brannan 1981 Harwell 2004 Couch 1986 Hepler 1984 Landrum 2024 Daffue 1981 Soli 2000 Bowden 1987 Horne 1981 Gibson 1981 Tapie 1983 Roberts 1981 Hager 2001 Julian 1987 Hobby 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 75 74.9 73.8 73.8 73.7 73.7 73.7 73.6 73.6 73.6 73.6 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.4 73.4 73.4 73.4 73.4 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.2
NAME SCORING AVG SEASON EVENTS TOP 10 WINS ROUNDS GIR% FWY% DRIVING DISTANCE AVG PUTTING AVG SAND SAVE% SCRAMBLING % FEDEXCUP POINTS MONEY
Ken Kelley Ken Kelley 75 1984 50 50 56.4 62.9 251.4 41.3 $2,951
Martin Trainer Martin Trainer 74.9 2019-20 21 0 0 46 52.1 48.1 302.1 1.8 48.0 51.1 31 $89,482
Rick Dalpos Rick Dalpos 73.8 1984 50 50 59.8 53.9 264.2 36.1 $10,002
Ty Tryon Ty Tryon 73.8 2003 52 1 52 58.6 58.1 295.9 1.8 43.0 51.2 $125,875
David Peoples David Peoples 73.7 1984 70 1 70 58.5 61.5 256.6 44.9 $18,124
Skip Dunaway Skip Dunaway 73.7 1981 53 59 62.0 68.1 247.9 45.1 $5,033
Jeff Klein Jeff Klein 73.7 2003 60 60 59.2 71.2 270.1 1.8 40.9 50.4 $40,680
Ben Kohles Ben Kohles 73.6 2013-14 3 0 0 8 59.7 56.8 267.3 50.0 13 $14,784
Jeff Lewis Jeff Lewis 73.6 1987 62 62 62.5 60.7 266.5 1.8 44.2 $23,412
Phillip Hancock Phillip Hancock 73.6 1981 76 1 81 61.2 62.4 259 44.8 $18,779
John Mazza John Mazza 73.6 1981 53 1 58 59.6 58.3 260.3 38.1 $15,388
Jack Newton Jack Newton 73.5 1981 53 53 58.0 59.5 255.5 48.2 $8,904
Michael Brannan Michael Brannan 73.5 1981 49 1 51 59.6 60.6 250.1 39.7 $13,818
Barry Harwell Barry Harwell 73.5 1981 50 56 62.7 58.6 268.1 43.6 $6,439
Chris Couch Chris Couch 73.5 2004 55 1 55 60.8 56.2 302.1 1.8 34.2 42.8 $100,283
Denny Hepler Denny Hepler 73.4 1986 59 67 64.3 60.8 264.5 1.9 39.5 $13,921
Ralph Landrum Ralph Landrum 73.4 1984 85 3 93 60.5 61.4 256.9 46.6 $71,331
MJ Daffue MJ Daffue 73.4 2024 4 0 0 8 64.6 56.5 309.6 1.8 30.0 54.9 4 $17,577
Mick Soli Mick Soli 73.4 1981 59 1 66 60.0 56.1 265.2 38.9 $20,559
Craig Bowden Craig Bowden 73.4 2000 54 54 61.0 72.4 260.4 1.8 39.5 51.5 $34,280
John Horne John Horne 73.3 1987 61 65 59.4 52.8 264.9 1.8 40.5 $4,490
Charlie Gibson Charlie Gibson 73.3 1981 65 73 63.3 51.5 269.6 31.1 $7,275
Alan Tapie Alan Tapie 73.3 1981 50 50 56.6 61.3 248.5 44.2 $13,954
Loren Roberts Loren Roberts 73.3 1983 66 66 58.7 60.9 252.3 41.6 $7,724
Joe Hager Joe Hager 73.3 1981 62 66 60.3 56.7 258 40.7 $12,561
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