Shannon Tan: A Data-Driven Look at Her 2025 LET No. 1 Season
Shannon Tan’s rise to the top of the Ladies European Tour in 2025 can be understood clearly through her numbers. Her performance is built on steady ball-striking, world class driving, and a playing style that avoids mistakes. The data shows a player who wins not by flashy moments, but by consistent, repeatable golf.
1. Scoring Overview
Shannon’s scoring average of 70.8 reflects stable performance across rounds. She gained 0.53 strokes vs an LPGA average and averaged -1.15 per round.
She averaged 3.96 birdies or better vs 2.28 bogeys and 0.28 doubles per round. This indicates that she manages her way around the golf course well and rarely lets one mistake turn into something bigger.
2. Tee Game: Her Strongest Area
The biggest strength in Shannon’s game is her driving. She gains almost one full stroke per round off the tee, which is a significant advantage at the professional level.
Her driving numbers break down as follows:
SG Tee: 0.97
Driver Distance: 250.2 yards
Driving Accuracy: 89.9%
Driver Usage: 80.7%
In Play: 92.8%
Major Penalty: 3%
25Y Zone: 85.5%
45Y Zone: 96.3%
These stats show why she is able to control her rounds so well. She keeps the ball in position, avoids penalties, and consistently sets herself up for approach shots. Her zone dispersion is also extremely tight, meaning she doesn’t miss big.
3. Approach Play: Steady and Reliable
Shannon gains a quarter of a stroke per round on approach shots. She hits 82.7 percent of greens in regulation, which is a strong indicator of good ball-striking.
Her wedge play from 50–100 yards stands out, where she gains 0.09 strokes per round. Whilst her mid-long irons are exceptional at 0.25 per round. Even her approach shots from the rough show minimal drop-off, which suggests solid contact and control.
Her proximity numbers inside 150Y are also very strong allowing her a number of good birdie chances.
4. Short Game: Mostly Neutral
Around the greens, Shannon is close to field average. Her short-game performance sits slightly below zero but not by a large margin.
She does well on easier shots, is roughly neutral on medium shots, and loses some strokes on more difficult ones. This is a fairly typical pattern for many players. The good news for her is that she rarely leaves herself in difficult short-game positions thanks to her strong tee and approach play.
Footage Data
Average Footage: 9.8
Easy: 6.1
Medium: 9.9
Hard: 17.6
Easy Fairway: 7.0
Easy Rough: 5.6
Medium Fairway: 8.2
Medium Rough: 10.7
Medium Sand: 10.0
Hard Fairway: 13.2
Hard Rough: 18.2
Hard Sand: 17.9
Strokes Gained Data
SG Per Round: -0.04
Easy: 0.13
Medium: -0.02
Hard: -0.15
Easy Fairway: 0.00
Easy Rough: 0.13
Medium Fairway: 0.03
Medium Rough: -0.04
Medium Sand: -0.01
Hard Fairway: -0.01
Hard Rough: -0.11
Hard Sand: -0.02
5. Putting: The Main Area for Improvement
Putting is the category where Shannon loses the most strokes. She is at -0.65 strokes gained putting, with the largest room to gain from 3-5FT where she has a conversion of 71%. Her speed control can also improve, in particular outside 15FT which would take pressure off the 3-5 FT putts also. This is a clear area where improvement would directly translate to better scoring.
6. Overall Profile
Taken together, Shannon’s numbers show a player who succeeds through structure and good habits:
She drives the ball well.
She hits a lot of greens.
She keeps herself out of trouble.
Her scoring is steady because her mistakes are limited.
Her biggest opportunity lies on the greens. If she brings her putting closer to the tour average, her scoring average would move down immediately, and she would give herself more chances to convert good rounds into top finishes.
7. What to Expect Moving Forward
Shannon already has the foundation of a very solid professional game. Her tee shots and approach play allow her to compete every week. The next step is simply improving her putting by a small margin. Even a modest gain would have a noticeable impact on her results.
Overall, her 2025 data shows a player with clear strengths, manageable weaknesses, and a game that is stable enough to keep her in the top tier of the LET.