2006 NEWS ITEMS
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
Results of the RE/MAX Long Drive World Championship 2006 which took place 24th - 28th October 2006 at Mesquite in Nevada, USA have been posted. Read HERE ...
Last Updated: 2 November 2006
PHOTO GALLERY UPDATED
Photographs taken during the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship events this summer have been posted to the Photo Gallery Section. View GALLERY ...
Last Updated: 15 October 2006
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE
Results of the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship of Europe which took place on 10th September 2006 at the Hollystown Golf Club, Dublin, Ireland have been posted to the Results section. Read MORE ...
Last Updated: 12 September 2006
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF IRELAND
Results of the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship of Ireland which took place on 9th September 2006 at the Hollystown Golf Club, Dublin, Ireland have been posted to the Results section. Read MORE ...
Last Updated: 12 September 2006
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF BENELUX
Results and review of the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship of BeNeLux which took place on 27th August 2006 at the Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam, The Netherlands have been posted to the Results section. Read MORE ...
Last Updated: 29 August 2006
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND
Results and review of the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship of England which took place on 19th August 2006 at the Farnham Golf Club, Surrey, England have been posted to the Results section. Read MORE ...
Last Updated: 23 August 2006
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF SWEDEN
Results and review of the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship of Sweden which took place on 29th July 2006 at the International Golf Club, Herresta, Stockholm, Sweden have been posted to the Results section. Read MORE ...
Last Updated: 7 August 2006
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF SCOTLAND
Results of the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship of Scotland which took place on 2nd July 2006 in Forrester Park Resort, Dunfermline, Scotland, have just been posted to the Results section. Read MORE ...
Added: 2 July 2006
RE/MAX LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP OF SPAIN
Report and Results of the RE/MAX Spanish Long Drive Championship which took place on 17th & 18th June 2006 in La Manga, Spain, have just been posted to the Results section. Read MORE ...
Added: 20 June 2006
LONG DRIVERS OF EUROPE ANNOUNCE CONTINUED PINNACLE SPONSORSHIP
Long Drivers of Europe, are delighted to announce that premier Golf Ball manufacturer PINNACLE will continue its support during 2006
Players in The RE/MAX European Long Drive Championship will this year tee up the brand new PINNACLE GOLD LONG DRIVE Golf Ball in the quest to ‘’drive’’ their way to the LD World Finals in October.
The PINNACLE GOLD LONG DRIVE debuted at the 2005 World’s and now the benefit of ‘’Low spin for straight ball flight’’ allied to ‘’High initial velocity for the longest distance possible’’ will be in the armoury of all European Players attempting to better Adam Stacey’s 3rd place World Finals result.
Added: 26 May 2006
RE/MAX EUROPEAN LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
Long Drivers of Europe Ltd (LDE) is pleased to announce the following National Championship events for The RE/MAX European Long Drive Championship 2006 featuring the longest hitters on the Continent.
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PROFESSIONALS & AMATEURS
THREE DIVISIONS : OPEN, SENIORS (+45 years), LADIES
Date Country Venue June 17 & 18 Spain La Manga Club, Murcia July 2 Scotland Forrester Park, Dunfermline July 29 Sweden Herresta GK, Stockholm Aug 19 England Farnham GC, Surrey Aug 27 Netherlands Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam Sept 9 Ireland Hollystown GC, Dublin Sept 10 - RE/MAX European Final Ireland Hollystown GC, Dublin
Qualifiers for The RE/MAX European Long Drive Final
The following finishers at each RE/MAX National Championship will qualify for the RE/MAX European Finals
• First 5 Open Division
• First 2 Ladies Division
• First 2 Seniors DivisionIn the event of a player already having qualified a roll down will come into effect where the next highest finisher will qualify
Players winning at one or more National Championship will be seeded in the European Finals
Qualifiers for The RE/MAX World Long Drive Finals in Mesquite Nevada October 24 – 28
• Top 3 players Open Division
• Top player Senior Division **
• Top player Ladies Division ****This will depend on achieving a field of 6 players minimum in each division for the European final.
Adam Stacey due to his 3rd place finish in the 2005 World Final is exempt and will go directly to The RE/MAX World Long Drive Final 2006 in the Open Division.
In addition to the 3 players in the Open Division who qualify from The RE/MAX European Final, 2 players will qualify for The RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship by virtue of their finishing position at each event in 2006 schedule. This will be achieved by awarding points, based on finishing position.
The following points will be awarded to players in each event.
• 10 points for 1st place
• 8 points for 2nd place
• 7 points for 3rd place
• 6 points for 4th place
• 5 points for 5th place
• 4 points for 6th place
• 2 points for semi-finalSee Current Competitions for further details.
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Updated: 24 May 2006
LDE ORGANISE NEW WORLD RECORD
In an event organised and co-promoted by Long Drivers of Europe and The London Golf Show, Englishman, Paul Slater smashed his own world record for golf’s longest drive, by a huge 164 yards.
The old airfield at NMSI Wroughton, Swindon, provided the perfect venue for last weekend’s record attempt, where eight of Europe’s biggest hitters gathered to try to break Slater’s existing 720-yard world record. With perfect winds the crowd and assembled media were not disappointed.
First, Londoner Adam Stacey, ranked third in the world, grabbed a new world record when his fourth effort travelled a fantastic 744 yards.
But Slater, from Warrington, was not prepared to give up his record without a fight. His first effort added three yards to his previous best, at 723 yards. But his third stunned the crowd by rolling on to a staggering 884 yards.
"I wanted my record back," said a delighted Slater, with a nod of modest acknowledgement to Stacey. "You've got five of the biggest hitters in Europe here and two of the biggest in the world. But I wanted it. Nobody had cleared 700 yards before I did it last year; and nobody had beaten 800 yards until I did it. And I did it with a borrowed club."
Using a Cobra XX Speed with 4.5degree loft and AccuFLEX Assassin 2 LD shaft, borrowed from reigning European Champion, Joe Miller, Slater powered Pinnacle’s Gold Maximum Velocity ball far beyond the waiting markers to a distance that should take some beating.
In an event covered by Sky Sports and BBC Wales, some sympathy should be extended to both Adam Stacey and popular Welshman Chris Roberts, 20, who arrived on the tee after the world-record holder and fired the ball 735 and 760 yards.
Good enough for two world records on a previous day but not today !
Added: 10 April 2006
LONG DRIVERS OF EUROPE ANNOUNCE HI-TEC SPONSORSHIP
Long Drivers of Europe, are delighted to announce that it has joined forces with HI-TEC, the instantly comfortable lightweight Golf shoe company. HI-TEC has been installed as the official shoe manufacturer of the 2006 RE/MAX European Long Drive Tour.
"To have secured the support of one of the most exciting and innovative golf shoe brands on the market is a significant coup for us," said Long Drivers of Europe Managing Director, Neil Hodgson.
"HI-TEC's CDT Power® shoe has a short but remarkable history, adding 15 yards to world class professional Padraig Harrington's drive, and converting over 100,000 golfers. It is for this reason that HI-TEC's sponsorship is exciting news, it will give Long Drivers of Europe a great boost and we look forward to working with them over the coming year."
This announcement follows in the footsteps of the support given to World ranked number 3 Long Driver Adam Stacey who has wowed the crowds with his astonishingly rise in this spectacular sport with the aid of HI-TEC's groundbreaking CDT Power® shoes. Latest signing includes Junior Boys World Champion Jamie Sadlowski who is proving to be a bigger hitter in his HI-TEC’s.
HI-TEC's golfing ambassadors include 2006 Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam and Padraig Harrington who have a total of 22 years association with the brand.
HI-TEC is also dedicated to supporting promising golfing talent and has contracts with exciting South African stars Charl Schwartzel and Titch Moore, leading Dutch golfer Maarten Lafeber and the star of British ladies golf Karen Stupples.
Added: 13 March 2006
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