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2. Long drive - Wikipedia

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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] The record distance achieved in the European Long Drive Championship is 473 yards (433 m) by Allen ...

3. Wood (golf) - Wikipedia

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   The maximum legal length of a shaft by USGA and R&A rules is 48 in (121.9 cm), [2] though some woods used in long drive contests have been made with shaft lengths up to 50 in (127.0 cm) long. The face of woods is slightly bulged to counteract the gear effect when the ball hits the face off center.

4. Rules of golf - Wikipedia

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   The rules of golf consist of a standard set of regulations and procedures by which the sport of golf should be played. They are jointly written and administered by The R&A (spun off from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 2004) and the United States Golf Association (USGA). The R&A is the governing body of golf worldwide except in ...

5. USGA, R&A provide rule for tours to limit driver length

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   Golf’s governing bodies announced a new “model local rule” available Jan. 1 that would limit the maximum length of all clubs except the putter to 46 inches. USGA, R&A provide rule for tours ...

6. Golf club - Wikipedia

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   The length of the woods has been increasing in recent decades, and a typical driver with a graphite shaft is now 45.5 inches (1,160 mm) long. The woods may also have very large heads, up to 460 cm 3 (28 cu in) in volume (the maximum allowed by the USGA in sanctioned events; drivers with even larger club-head volumes are available for long-drive ...

7. Big Bertha (golf club) - Wikipedia

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   (By way of comparison, many drivers of recent years have head sizes up to the USGA legal maximum of 460 cm 3 (28 cu in) and are made of more exotic materials such as titanium.) Since the introduction of the original Big Bertha, Callaway has introduced further clubs and lines of clubs with similar names, such as the "Great Big Bertha", the ...