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The world record recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest drive in a competition is 515 yards (471 m) by 64-year-old Mike Austin in 1974 at the US Senior National Open Qualifier with a 43.5" steel shafted persimmon wood driver. [5]
Michael Hoke Austin (February 17, 1910 – November 23, 2005) was an American golf professional and kinesiology expert, specializing in long drives. [1] [2]He was credited by Guinness World Records with hitting the longest drive in tournament play (471 m/515 yd) in 1974 at Winterwood Golf Course (now called Desert Rose Golf Course) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In October 2023, shortly before the World Long Drive Championship, Berkshire had set a new record for ball speed at 241.6 mph, as well as the longest golf drive ever fully verified at 579.63 yards. [8] On October 22, Berkshire defeated Sean Johnson in the final to claim his fourth season-ending championship match. [9]
The Golf Channel stopped producing World Long Drive Association events in 2020. A new organization called the Professional Long Drivers Association has since been founded and took over the championship, initially called the National Long Drive Championship because of restrictions in 2020, and since returning to the World Championship name in 2021.
In regular professional golf, the hardest hitters average just over 300 yards. [2] However, although his longest drive is 551 yards, most of his drives range between 350 and 450 yards. He has a considerable physical advantage over many of the other drivers, with a height of 6'8" and weight of 310-5 pounds.
Jamie Sadlowski (born July 6, 1988 [1]) is a Canadian professional long driver, golfer and ice hockey player from St. Paul, Alberta.One of the longest drivers in the world with a personal best of 445 yards, he won the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship successively in 2008 and 2009 and has competed in over a hundred long driving events and demonstrations.
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