Answer & explanation
If every drive matched his 2005 PGA Tour average.
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
14
drives
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
Central Park runs about 2.5 miles, and a mile is 1,760 yards. How far does Tiger hit a drive? About three football fields, call it 300 yards.
- Park length
- ~2.5 mi
- 2.5 × 1,760 yd
- ≈ 4,400 yd
- Tiger's drive
- ÷ 300 yd
- 4,400 ÷ 300
- ≈ 15 drives
Central Park runs about 4 kilometers, which is 4,000 meters. How far does Tiger hit a drive? About three football pitches, call it 300 meters.
- Park length
- ~4 km
- In meters
- ≈ 4,000 m
- Tiger's drive
- ÷ 300 m
- 4,000 ÷ 300
- ≈ 13 drives
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Central Park length, 59th St to 110th St (Central Park Conservancy)
- ≈ 2.5 miles = 4,400 yards
- Tiger Woods' 2005 PGA Tour driving average
- ÷ 316.1 yards
- 4,400 ÷ 316.1
- ≈ 13.9
- The 14th drive reaches 110th St
- ≈ 14 drives
Reference cited by Fermi: Central Park Conservancy · PGA Tour driving distance statistics, 2005 season
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