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Monster drivers: who's the baddest? | |
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Golfers have a saying.
Putt for dough - drive for show. In other words, putting well will win you tournaments but whacking the ball off the tee will impress your mates! So who are the biggest hitters in the game? Check out our top four. No 1: Michael Hoke Austin, 515 yards
He thumped the ball a massive 515 yards back in 1974, during the US National Senior Open - now the US Senior Open. "It seemed to defy gravity", said Austin. Austin was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands. But he moved to America where he won more than 100 tournaments. He now makes a living selling books and videos on the secret to hitting the ball further.
No 2: John Daly, 414 yards
'Wild Thing' John Daly is the leading driver on the US Tour with an average distance of 306.7 yards. However, his record drive is 440 yards, coming during a practice round with Jack Nicklaus at the 1993 Open Championship at Royal St. George's. Daly is a talented golfer with a short fuse. He has been known to pull out of tournaments if he's not doing too well. But he's still one of the biggest crowd pullers in the game.
No 3: Sean Fister, 406 yards The actual title of World Long Drive Champion belongs to Sean 'The Beast' Fister. He hails from the same town - Little Rock, Arkansas - as former President and golf enthusiast, Bill Clinton.
Fister won the title from four-time champion, Jason Zuback, who once found the green on a 270-yard hole with a putter! Fister and Zuback both make a living on the longest drive tour - where players compete for prize money to see who can hit the ball furthest.
No 4: Tiger Woods
His secret is consistency. The world No 1 regularly drives the ball 300 yards reducing difficult holes and courses to little more than ordinary.
He can also hit his 2-iron with phenomenal accuracy almost as far. Tournament organisers have been forced to lengthen certain holes to make them 'Tiger-proof'.
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