James Nicholas
2025 stats
Driver Shots
40
Stuff+
103.5
Season Bests
2025 PGA Percentile Rankings
vs. qualified players (50+ driver shots)POORAVERAGEGREAT
Value
Stuff+ OTT
97
103.5
Stuff+ vs. Field
92
+2.2
Stuff+ Consistency
92
8.54
VolatileConsistent
Speed
Ball Speed
80
175.6
Club Speed
96
123.1
Smash Factor
0
1.46
Apex Height
75
108
Carry
62
297
Spin & Shape
Launch Spin
0
3745
Low spinOptimalHigh spin
Spin Axis
DrawFade
-0.3
Horizontal Launch
Aim right (draws)Aim left (fades)
-0.1
Curve
100
3.7
Lots of curvePure
Descent Angle
9
41.9
FlatOptimalSteep
Vertical Launch
13
8.1
Low launchOptimalHigh launch
Data Coverage
90%
36 / 40 shots scored
See breakdown by tournament belowShot Cloud
μ axis -0.3°·μ speed 176 mph·n 40
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Drive Outcomes
40 shots · vs TourFairway
65%
59%
+6%
Rough
15%
24%
−9%
Sand
18%
7%
+11%
Trouble
0%
1%
−1%
Other
3%
10%
−7%
PlayerTour avg
Trend
One point per tournament — average across 1 events
Tournament History
One row per tournament · same metrics as the per-tournament leaderboard
| Tournament↓ | Rank | Stuff+ | vs. Field | xSG/sh | xSG | xSG max | Std | Best shot | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Open Jun 12, 2025 | 30 | 103.47 | +2.19 | +0.039 | +1.41 | +0.19 | 8.54 | 115.2 | 36 |
Scorecard
Every driver-tee shot · click row to view in TOURCAST
| R↑ | Hole | Shot | Stuff+ | xSG/sh | Ball spd | Club spd | Smash | Apex ht | Carry | Spin | Spin axis | HLA | VLA | Desc ang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 110.1 | 0.127 | 176.0 | — | — | 127 | 328 | 3859 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 42.4 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 106.7 | 0.083 | 178.3 | — | — | 107 | 297 | 4452 | 5.0 | -1.9 | 5.3 | 44.1 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 114.6 | 0.187 | 187.1 | 127.7 | 1.47 | 91 | 348 | 2478 | -2.9 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 33.4 |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 93.9 | -0.087 | 157.0 | — | — | 88 | 255 | 5035 | -0.3 | -4.1 | 6.5 | 42.2 |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 106.8 | 0.084 | 180.3 | 122.7 | 1.47 | 98 | 306 | 4287 | -2.1 | -0.2 | 4.6 | 41.4 |
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 107.2 | 0.088 | 180.1 | 118.4 | 1.52 | 136 | 280 | 4078 | -2.2 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 48.5 |
| 1 | 10 | 1 | 101.4 | 0.012 | 156.1 | — | — | 92 | 303 | 5099 | -4.1 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 40.3 |
| 1 | 11 | 1 | 106.1 | 0.074 | 171.5 | — | — | 112 | 258 | 4270 | -1.3 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 46.0 |
| 1 | 12 | 1 | 113.7 | 0.174 | 185.0 | 127.8 | 1.45 | 99 | 379 | 2880 | 4.7 | -0.4 | 9.1 | 35.6 |
| 1 | 15 | 1 | 102.3 | 0.024 | 169.0 | 121.8 | 1.39 | 108 | 302 | 3752 | -6.3 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 41.3 |
| 1 | 18 | 1 | 108.8 | 0.110 | 178.2 | 121.4 | 1.47 | 121 | 301 | 3869 | -2.4 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 43.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 99.2 | -0.017 | 174.6 | — | — | 97 | 304 | 3948 | -3.6 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 42.3 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 108.8 | 0.110 | 185.3 | — | — | 106 | 315 | 2865 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 40.3 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 95.2 | -0.070 | 182.9 | 126.8 | 1.44 | 103 | 346 | 2918 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 37.7 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 89.7 | -0.143 | 164.6 | — | — | 112 | 231 | 5563 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 49.3 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 108.0 | 0.099 | 174.4 | 117.5 | 1.49 | 116 | 286 | 4455 | -0.0 | -0.3 | 7.0 | 44.5 |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 108.2 | 0.102 | 176.9 | 118.5 | 1.49 | 117 | 293 | 3800 | -4.0 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 43.0 |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | 103.9 | 0.045 | 153.6 | — | — | 78 | 295 | 4974 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 39.4 |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 168.9 | — | — | 113 | 256 | — | -2.1 | -1.0 | 7.5 | 45.9 |
| 2 | 12 | 1 | 108.4 | 0.104 | 175.8 | 120.6 | 1.46 | 102 | 330 | 4278 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 6.4 | 40.5 |
| 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 168.2 | 119.3 | 1.41 | 118 | 286 | — | -8.4 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 43.2 |
| 2 | 18 | 1 | 98.9 | -0.021 | 176.3 | — | — | 105 | 306 | 3612 | -5.7 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 40.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 171.5 | — | — | 111 | 278 | — | 11.3 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 43.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 115.2 | 0.194 | 184.5 | — | — | 117 | 319 | 2678 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 10.5 | 38.3 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 102.3 | 0.025 | 183.7 | 126.8 | 1.45 | 124 | 308 | 2647 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 43.4 |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 109.8 | 0.124 | 186.5 | 128.9 | 1.45 | 106 | 296 | 2763 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 43.5 |
| 3 | 9 | 1 | 94.1 | -0.085 | 178.0 | 121.5 | 1.46 | 132 | 275 | 4384 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 46.9 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | 73.4 | -0.358 | 177.7 | — | — | 100 | 259 | 3713 | -11.6 | -2.1 | 7.5 | 45.7 |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | 114.0 | 0.178 | 183.6 | 127.0 | 1.45 | 107 | 338 | 2569 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 10.0 | 36.2 |
| 3 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 176.2 | 117.8 | 1.50 | 105 | 294 | — | -4.0 | -3.2 | 7.5 | 39.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 107.0 | 0.086 | 174.5 | — | — | 94 | 284 | 4446 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 4.8 | 41.9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 106.9 | 0.085 | 183.4 | — | — | 114 | 317 | 2516 | -6.5 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 39.6 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 103.2 | 0.035 | 183.2 | 125.0 | 1.47 | 100 | 314 | 2697 | -2.8 | -1.4 | 9.2 | 36.8 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 103.7 | 0.042 | 166.2 | — | — | 129 | 248 | 5039 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 9.3 | 49.0 |
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 104.6 | 0.054 | 179.1 | 123.6 | 1.45 | 110 | 314 | 2949 | 5.8 | -0.8 | 9.7 | 39.7 |
| 4 | 9 | 1 | 108.1 | 0.101 | 177.7 | — | — | 125 | 275 | 4144 | -2.2 | -0.3 | 8.8 | 44.4 |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | 88.0 | -0.165 | 156.7 | — | — | 53 | 251 | 4573 | -5.2 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 32.3 |
| 4 | 11 | 1 | 108.0 | 0.100 | 174.2 | — | — | 124 | 271 | 3896 | -1.9 | -0.4 | 9.7 | 44.2 |
| 4 | 15 | 1 | 102.2 | 0.023 | 182.9 | 126.3 | 1.45 | 102 | 310 | 2403 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 40.1 |
| 4 | 18 | 1 | 92.1 | -0.111 | 182.4 | — | — | 139 | 328 | 2935 | 8.8 | -0.1 | 12.5 | 44.1 |
Shape Consistency
About this metric
Composite Repeatability combines launch-angle, spin-axis, and ball-speed-residual variation into a single score. Higher = more uniform across all axes. Best used to identify players whose entire swing — not just one component — is exceptionally repeatable.
James Nicholas
Stuff+ 103.5 · Composite Repeatability 0.75
Lives in the elite-repeater quadrant — above-median Stuff+ and tighter-than-average composite repeatability.
Data Coverage by Tournament
1 event · sortable · shots with non-null data per stat| Event | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | U.S. Open | 40 | 36 / 40 | 40 / 40 | 19 / 40 | 19 / 40 | 40 / 40 | 40 / 40 | 36 / 40 | 40 / 40 | 40 / 40 | 40 / 40 | 40 / 40 |
≥ 95%75-94%< 75%