RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship AUSTRALIA! 2011 Season

[Longdrive Events Aust]

Hello Big Hitters,

Longdrive Events Australia are proud to annouce the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship is back in Australia for 2011!

So all you big hitters come out to one of the event dates listed here and give it a crack against Australia’s best!

Who knows, you might win it and get the chance to represent Australia at the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship in Las Vegas in November!


2011 Schedule of Events

April 24th – Palm Meadows Driving Range – QLD
May 21st – Dubbo Golf Club – NSW
May 22nd – Long Drive Pro Am – Dubbo GC QLD
June 11th – Richmond Golf Club – NSW
June 12th – Georges River Golf Club – NSW
July 24th – Neangar Park Golf Club – Vic
August 13th – South West Rocks Golf Club – NSW
Sept 10th – Palm Meadows Driving Range – QLD
Sept 11th – Burleigh Golf Club – QLD

Sept 16th, 17th and 18th – RE/MAX Championship Final – Palm Meadows Driving Range – QLD

We are also arranging a Pro-Am on the 16th at Palm Meadows, so if you want to tee it up with Australia's Best Longdrivers, and see how Long they hit, contact us today at grubersgolf@gmail.com $300 per team of Four.

There are Five Divisions to compete in.

•Open – No age restrictions
•Senior (45 yrs+)
•Super Seniors (50 yrs )
•Legends (60 yrs)
•Amateur – No age restriction, all golf clubs must not exceed the LEA 48” total club length rule Loft is also restricted to 8 degrees minimum loft*

Opens & Seniors are the divisions you need to win if you want to get to Las Vegas.

We also introduced the Amateur Division in 2010 so all golfers can give Longdrive a chance without having to buy specialised Longdrive equipment to be competative, as most Amateurs hit it around 240-300 metres depending on conditions.

Refer to our website for further information Hope to see you at an event soon

Also happy to answer any questions on here you might have!

[Bruce]

Where the hell are you going to fit a grid at Neanger Park?

[Longdrive Events Aust]

Down the 1st, looking at Teeing it off the Putting Green. Should give us 370-380 metres to play with. Yes Unusual Set Up, but the Golf Club are teething to get us there!

[Jarro]

Spam ??

[Bruce]

That's my Dad's home club - I shall have to ask him about it.

Unfortunately I won't be able to make that weekend and unleash my monster 220m bombs.

[Bruce]

Spam ??

He's interacting at the moment - let's give him a chance to keep contributing.

[sms316]

•Senior (45 yrs+)

Jack??

[jaybam]

Didn't you used to play at windaroo ???

[Peter]

The guys that go well in LD comps are freaks.

I've watched Bylsma hit bombs over the fence at Moore Park driving range during a demo night (I think for TM) with a stock driver. Apparently the X-flex stock shaft was a bit soft so he wasn't giving it everything, but they were still on the way up as they cleared the fence - fore South Dowling Street!

[PeteyD]

They have done it a couple of times at Reddy Bay as well.

[Minor_Threat]

The guys that go well in LD comps are freaks.

I've watched Bylsma hit bombs over the fence at Moore Park driving range during a demo night (I think for TM) with a stock driver. Apparently the X-flex stock shaft was a bit soft so he wasn't giving it everything, but they were still on the way up as they cleared the fence - fore South Dowling Street!

Is Cooky still do the long drive thing?

[Longdrive Events Aust]

Yeah,

Redland Bay held them in 2005/06, we are hoping to get back there in 2012, would be good to see some of the locals come down and chant on the boys!

24th April Palm Meadows, if you dont mind coming down to see drives around 350 metres

Results so far:

Round 1 Gold Creek ACT- Daniel Lee 376.8 metres
Round 2 Ballarat GC VIC- Simon Abbott 369 metres

[WBennett]

Where the hell do yu drive 376m at Gold Creek? You have cleared the range, the 17th and the 16th and are in the bird avairy!

[sms316]

Where the hell do yu drive 376m at Gold Creek? You have cleared the range, the 17th and the 16th and are in the bird avairy!

If I remember correctly, off a mat in front of the club house and back down 18 (or 10)?

[sms316]

The guys that go well in LD comps are freaks.

I've watched Bylsma hit bombs over the fence at Moore Park driving range during a demo night (I think for TM) with a stock driver. Apparently the X-flex stock shaft was a bit soft so he wasn't giving it everything, but they were still on the way up as they cleared the fence - fore South Dowling Street!

There was a story doing the rounds about Bylsma doing a party trick where he tees a ball up and puts it through a Sydney Yellow Pages directory.

[Longdrive Events Aust]

Where the hell do yu drive 376m at Gold Creek? You have cleared the range, the 17th and the 16th and are in the bird avairy!

The Club built a tee next to the clubhouse for the 10th hole giving us 415m to play with before reaching the creek! have a look at our website for the pics

[Longdrive Events Aust]

Is Cooky still do the long drive thing?

Yeah Big Shrek is still on the Tour, went 355m at Ballarat!

[rabsss]

Good to see still in the long driving stuff. I remember playing in a group with you and Ben (i think it was) in a foursomes champnship at Riverlands a few years ago.

It was definately a round to remember as me and my mate (we were only around 15-16) were in awe at some of the distances you were hitting and also with your demo you put on at the 10th after the round with your radar (yours were around 140mph if I remember correctly), giving me and my mate a few tips along the way. I still have one of the Pinnacles I chased down that you bombed way over the 11th green.

Anyway welcome on board here mate.

[Johnny Canuck]

I take it you aren't coming to WA because you know that Rubin would win?

[timah!]

I take it you aren't coming to WA because you know that Rubin would win?

Or the concerns re: yoss interacting with long stiff shafts and balls?

[TourFit]

I take it you aren't coming to WA because you know that Rubin would win?

Long Drive grids still aren't wide enough...

...his problem isn't where the end of the range is, it's where are the sides!

(And whether there is a height restriction. Hope there isn't an airport nearby, otherwise he might shoot down petethepilot)

[rubin]

Long Drive grids still aren't wide enough...

...his problem isn't where the end of the range is, it's where are the sides!

(And whether there is a height restriction. Hope there isn't an airport nearby, otherwise he might shoot down petethepilot)

I dont know about aircraft, but i definately brought the rain down on the vines on sunday!

And there isn't a wide enough range to hold my ball in play!

Plus that, there's plenty of guys around who would hit it further than me.....

[Longdrive Events Aust]

Good to see still in the long driving stuff. I remember playing in a group with you and Ben (i think it was) in a foursomes champnship at Riverlands a few years ago.

It was definately a round to remember as me and my mate (we were only around 15-16) were in awe at some of the distances you were hitting and also with your demo you put on at the 10th after the round with your radar (yours were around 140mph if I remember correctly), giving me and my mate a few tips along the way. I still have one of the Pinnacles I chased down that you bombed way over the 11th green.

Anyway welcome on board here mate.

Rabsss, Yeah i remember that day, I think I got a few straight, well Benny is my Event Manager, and still competes. He's currently ranked 3rd in Australia and has bombed several Drives over 350m this year!

Make sure you come say Hi at Georges River on June 12th, as I would assume its your local now with Riverlands closed down

Cheers!

[Longdrive Events Aust]

Just annouced The Dubbo GC event on the 21/05/2011 at Dubbo GC

Will have a $5000 prize Pool, competitors in the Open Division will be paid up to 6th place

Log on to http://www.longdrive.com.au/About-Us...o-compete.html

For all the information on how to compete.

Keep in mind, Longdrive is open to everyone on the day! No handicap needed!

[rubin]

any possibility of a WA event?