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Some shots in competitions surpass 400 yards (370 m). [ 4 ] 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.
A golf drive Professional golfer Greg Norman drives a golf ball off the flight deck of USS John F. Kennedy. In golf stroke mechanics, a drive, also known as a tee shot, is a long-distance shot played from the tee box, intended to move the ball a great distance down the fairway towards the green.
The hole-in-one was the first that has ever been hit on the No. 17 hole at a British Open, and the longest ace in recorded British Open history at 238 yards, according to the Golf Channel’s ...
Mike Austin hits a 515-yard (471 m) drive at the 1974 National Seniors Open in Las Vegas, Nev., the longest drive ever recorded in competition. Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way is published and rapidly becomes one of the best-selling sports books of all time.
Both Judge and Trout hit 473-foot home runs earlier this season. Witt’s shot was the longest of his young career. “It seemed like it was a golf ball when he hit it,” Quatraro said.
The 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine — an event you've probably forgotten, and an event which Woods didn't even win — was the site of what Woods deemed his finest shot ever.
One of few left-handed tour golfers, Watson has consistently been among the longest drivers; in 2007, he had an average drive of 315.2 yards (288.2 m). He can hit a ball over 350 yards (320 m) and up to 194 mph (312 km/h). [6] [7] He has finished top of the driving distance statistics five times, during the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2014 seasons.