"In Tampa, he topped the field average by nearly 37 yards"

Jason Sobel notes in his weekly roundup this astounding driving distance stat on Alvaro Quiros at last week's Transitions Championship:

The rumor going around is that the lanky Spaniard in a wide-brimmed hat and pencil-thin sideburns is longer off the tee than J.B., Bubba or anyone else in the world -- and he's starting to prove it on U.S. soil.

In Tampa, he topped the field average by nearly 37 yards; that's likely a three-club differential in any conditions.

Quiros' long-bombing nature hasn't come out of nowhere, of course. He currently leads the Euro Tour in driving distance at 314.2 -- almost six yards longer than the next closest competitor. And he's finished atop this category in each of the last two seasons by a similar margin.