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The World Long Drive Championship is an annual long drive competition in the sport of golf. It was first held in 1974, and since 2000 has comprised Open, Masters (over-45s) and Women's events. It was first held in 1974, and since 2000 has comprised Open, Masters (over-45s) and Women's events.
David Mobley, World Long Drive Champion – 2004 – Ranked #1 in the World by Long Drivers of America in 2003, 2004, and 2005 [9] Mike Austin , He was credited by Guinness World Records with hitting the longest drive in tournament play (471m/515 yards) in 1974
Phillis-Jean Meti MNZM (born 11 July 1987) is a New Zealand golfer who won the Volvik World Long Drive (WLD) championship, title in 2006, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024. She holds the female world record for the longest ball in WLD women's competition with distances of 406 yards in July 2017, then 408 and 413 yards in April 2019.
It was just World Long Drive champion Kyle Berkshire and his buddies launching some bombs 4½ miles away at Bear Lakes Country Club. Berkshire and his pals can hit it high (250 feet) and hit it long.
Moose earned his first World Long Drive victory in 2018, claiming the East Coast Classic in Columbia, S.C., just down the road from his home. He also capped his 2018 season by finishing runner-up to Maurice Allen at the Volvik World Long Drive Championship (Thackerville, Okla.). It was the furthest Moose had ever advanced at the World ...
He competed in his last National Long Drive Championship in 2008 at the age of 66. [2] His longest competition drive was 369 yards at a competition held in Tokyo, Japan. [2] He hit a 427-yard drive at a Professional Golfers Association clinic, and his longest recorded drive ever was 547 yards at the Lakeside Golf Course in Ponca City.
Maurice Allen (born November 20, 1981) is a World Long Drive Competitor, former two time number one ranked in the world. Allen competes in events that are sanctioned by the World Long Drive Association, which is owned by Golf Channel, part of the NBC Sports Group, and a division of Comcast.
Even the world’s best players only get so many chances to play the Masters. So it’s a touch surprising to see Thomas, of all people, now carrying the torch for broadcast media.