highest scoring averages by a 2nd year player

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

NAME SCORING AVG SEASON EVENTS TOP 10 WINS ROUNDS GIR% FWY% DRIVING DISTANCE AVG PUTTING AVG SAND SAVE% SCRAMBLING % FEDEXCUP POINTS MONEY
1 Ken Kelley
K. Kelley
75
1984
50
50
56.4
62.9
251.4
41.3
$2,951
2 Martin Trainer
M. Trainer
74.9
2019-20
21
0
0
46
52.1
48.1
302.1
1.8
48.0
51.1
31
$89,482
3 Vince Covello
V. Covello
74.4
2025
5
0
0
12
66.2
59.8
301.9
1.9
46.7
49.3
4
$9,416
4 Rick Dalpos
R. Dalpos
73.8
1984
50
50
59.8
53.9
264.2
36.1
$10,002
5 Ty Tryon
T. Tryon
73.8
2003
52
1
52
58.6
58.1
295.9
1.8
43.0
51.2
$125,875
6 David Peoples
D. Peoples
73.7
1984
70
1
70
58.5
61.5
256.6
44.9
$18,124
7 Skip Dunaway
S. Dunaway
73.7
1981
53
59
62.0
68.1
247.9
45.1
$5,033
8 Jeff Klein
J. Klein
73.7
2003
60
60
59.2
71.2
270.1
1.8
40.9
50.4
$40,680
9 Ben Kohles
B. Kohles
73.6
2013-14
3
0
0
8
59.7
56.8
267.3
50.0
13
$14,784
10 Jeff Lewis
J. Lewis
73.6
1987
62
62
62.5
60.7
266.5
1.8
44.2
$23,412
11 Phillip Hancock
P. Hancock
73.6
1981
76
1
81
61.2
62.4
259
44.8
$18,779
12 John Mazza
J. Mazza
73.6
1981
53
1
58
59.6
58.3
260.3
38.1
$15,388
13 Jack Newton
J. Newton
73.5
1981
53
53
58.0
59.5
255.5
48.2
$8,904
14 Michael Brannan
M. Brannan
73.5
1981
49
1
51
59.6
60.6
250.1
39.7
$13,818
15 Barry Harwell
B. Harwell
73.5
1981
50
56
62.7
58.6
268.1
43.6
$6,439
16 Chris Couch
C. Couch
73.5
2004
55
1
55
60.8
56.2
302.1
1.8
34.2
42.8
$100,283
17 Denny Hepler
D. Hepler
73.4
1986
59
67
64.3
60.8
264.5
1.9
39.5
$13,921
18 Ralph Landrum
R. Landrum
73.4
1984
85
3
93
60.5
61.4
256.9
46.6
$71,331
19 Mick Soli
M. Soli
73.4
1981
59
1
66
60.0
56.1
265.2
38.9
$20,559
20 Craig Bowden
C. Bowden
73.4
2000
54
54
61.0
72.4
260.4
1.8
39.5
51.5
$34,280
21 John Horne
J. Horne
73.3
1987
61
65
59.4
52.8
264.9
1.8
40.5
$4,490
22 Charlie Gibson
C. Gibson
73.3
1981
65
73
63.3
51.5
269.6
31.1
$7,275
23 Alan Tapie
A. Tapie
73.3
1981
50
50
56.6
61.3
248.5
44.2
$13,954
24 Loren Roberts
L. Roberts
73.3
1983
66
66
58.7
60.9
252.3
41.6
$7,724
25 Joe Hager
J. Hager
73.3
1981
62
66
60.3
56.7
258
40.7
$12,561
StatMuse has season-level data for scoring average going back to the 1980 season.