2008 NEWS ITEMS
FlightScope Set To Track 2008 REMAX European Long Drive Finals At Whittlebury Park
EDH Sport, manufacturer of the FlightScope family of innovative compact indoor/ outdoor ball flight monitor systems has confirmed that it will be providing tracking technology for the second year in succession to the REMAX European Long Drive Championships to be held at Whittlebury Park Golf & Country Club 13-14th September.
The company made its debut at the event in 2007 demonstrating outstanding precision and accuracy, recording hundreds of competitive drives including that of 2007 European Champion Patrik Andersson who drove his golf ball an amazing 324 metres. A specialist team from EDH Sport will be using a state of the art tracking system consisting of 3 Cheetah radar sensors located on the tournament tee. Statistics recorded by FlightScope, including ball speed, club speed and launch angle, will be made available to spectators and viewers in real time through integration with the television broadcast displayed on large screens and through the Eurosport broadcast.
For further information on FlightScope by EDH you can visit www.flightscope.com
About FlightScope
FlightScope was the world's very first 3D Golf Tracking Radar making its public debut 8th October 2001 at the PGA Tour in Florida. FlightScope Kudu is part of a tracking radar product range manufactured by EDH, the South African based technology company. The top of the range sister model, FlightScope Cheetah, is an outdoor golf ball trajectory monitor that measures the entire flight path of a golf ball in 3D with great accuracy. FlightScope Cheetah has the most extensive set of measured parameters on the market today. FlightScope RacquetRadar is used for serve speed and trajectory measurement at the Davis Cup and many other leading ATP and WTA tennis events. The FlightScope Speedball is the leading bowling speed measurement system used throughout the cricket world. FlightScope manufacturer EDH is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The company was founded in 1989 by Henri Johnson, inventor and electronics engineer. EDH develops products for both military and sports markets and has its core expertise in the design and development of 3D tracking radar systems.
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RED BULL – The Official Drink of Long Drivers of Europe
LDE are pleased to announce that Red Bull will be the official energy drink of the RE/MAX European Long Drive Championship Finals.
Red Bull will be present at the UK Long Drive events and at the RE/MAX European Long Drive Final at Whittlebury Park in September with supplies of cold drinks for competitors and spectators.
Long drive golf will now be added to the Red Bull portfolio of extreme sports.
UK OPEN LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP - POWERED BY FREAK
Dates: Thursday - Sunday 10th -13th April
STACEY STORMS TO THE UK TITLE
Hail storms, a tornado, gale force winds, driving rain and beautiful sunshine; welcome to the English spring! The UK Golf Show was unique in that it was the only show to be held outdoors, at Whittlebury Park Golf and Country Club, Northants, thus taking the risk of all that the elements could throw at it.
LDE combined the golf show with a long drive competition courtesy of Callaway and Top-Flite. The event was to be the launch of the new power ball by Top-Flite; The Freak, and qualifying drives had to be made with Callaway’s new Hyper X and Hyper X Tour Drivers.
This combination certainly proved its worth. Players more used to hitting their usual high-spec long drive specialty clubs had no problem adapting to the stock offerings and were regularly peeling off 300+ metre bombs!
Qualifying was held on each of the first four show days. Thursday’s vicious head wind meant that Adam Stacey and Joe Miller’s 290 metre (320 yd) efforts were much better than the distance suggests. Friday meant a change to a down-wind grid and Paul Slater and Antti Saleva (Finland) battled it out for the day’s honours. Both racked up 360 metres (396yds) with Callaway’s brilliant off the shelf Hyper X and Top-Flite’s Freak balls. Saturdays better weather saw a constant stream of novice hitters, anxious to try this new sport. For a long time the days best was newcomer David Willmore with 320 metres (353yds) until seasoned player Paul Glazier hit 331 metres (364yds) with his only drives of the day. Sunday saw all the top players who had not previously qualified battling to reach the afternoon’s knock-out stages. Of these, Dan Konyk (324m) and Sweden’s Johan Tumba (322m) were the pick of the bunch.
Sunday afternoon’s Seniors final saw a great fight among five of the best from the previous days. Of these Ireland’s Mark Wright (268m, 294yds) narrowly beat Scotland’s John Kennedy by 3 metres.
The Open Division once again was a high pressure situation with the final six contenders going right down to the wire. Tumba could not match his earlier pace with 315m (346yds). Slater (320m), Konyk (286m) and Glazier (321m) all went close. However Antti Saleva’s 323m (355yds) looked unbeatable until the final competitor, Adam ‘Stinger’ Stacey tied with his first ball and slammed his second to 326m (359yds).
Stacey picked up the first cheque of the season for £2000 and set the mark for the others to match. The real winners, however, were the large numbers of new golfers at the show trying long drive for the first time. Our thanks to Callaway and Top-Flite for the opportunity to let so many newcomers try the sport and their superb equipment.
UK Senior Final Results
Hitting Order
Dave Edwards - 255
Steve Leak - 243
Ivan Sanders - 262
Mark Wright - 268
John Kennedy - 265
Winner: Mark Wright…£250
Runner-up: John Kennedy…Hyper X Driver
Click HERE for full Open Results.
Added: 15 April 2008
REMAX EUROPEAN LONG DRIVE 2008 COMPETITION
2 Extra Dates/Venues have been added to the schedule (*):
Date Country Venue 10th May 2008 France St Omer, Lumbres 7th June 2008 Finland Espoo Ringside Golf, Helskini 14th June 2008 Sweden Brollsta GK, Stockholm 19th July 2008 England Farnham Golf Club, Surrey 17th August 2008 Scotland Palacerigg Golf Centre, Cumbernauld 24th August 2008 * France Ecos, Paris 31st August 2008 * Ireland Portmarnock, Dublin 31st August 2008 Switzerland RE/MAX European Final 13th-14th September 2008 England Click HERE for full details.
Added: 9 April 2008
UK OPEN LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP
Long Drivers of Europe would like to confirm the format for the
UK Open Long Drive Championship,
Powered by Top-Flite FreakDates: Thursday - Sunday 10th -13th April
Venue: Whittlebury Park Golf & Country Club, Northants, UK
Qualifying:
~ Thursday – Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00
~ Sunday: 10:00 - 12:30
Knock-out rounds:
~ Sunday 12:30 - 16:00Qualifying Round drives MUST be with Callaway drivers (supplied), Knock-outs any driver
Format: Top 4 Open, 2 Senior, 2 Lady advance each day to Sunday knock-out rounds
Entry Fee: £1.00
Prizes:
Winners each day receive Callaway/Top-Flite prizes
UK Open Winners:
Open Division Winner - £2,000
Runner-up - £500
Lady Division Winner - £250
Senior Division Winner - £250Hotels: www.virtuosoltd.com
More Information: enquiries @ longdrivers-eu.com
Click HERE for full details!
Added: 30 March 2008
REMAX EUROPEAN LONG DRIVE 2008 COMPETITION
Qualifiers for The RE/MAX European Long Drive FinalQualifying spots will vary at each RE/MAX European Long Drive event. The number of players progressing to the European Finals will be determined by the Site Director running the event.
Qualifiers for The RE/MAX World Long Drive Finals in Mesquite Nevada October 20 – 25• Top 5 Players Open Division
• Top 1 Player Senniors Division
• Top 1 Player Ladies Division
Date Country Venue 10th May 2008 France St Omer, Lumbres 7th June 2008 Finland Espoo Ringside Golf, Helskini 14th June 2008 Sweden Brollsta GK, Stockholm 19th July 2008 England Farnham Golf Club, Surrey 17th August 2008 Scotland Palacerigg Golf Centre, Cumbernauld 31st August 2008 Switzerland RE/MAX European Final 13th-14th September 2008 England Click HERE for full details.
Added: 30 March 2008
2008 Euro Final set to be the biggest yet!
Long Drivers of Europe are delighted to announce the RE/MAX European Long Drive Championship Finals will be held on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 2008 at Whittlebury Park Golf & Country Club, Northamptonshire, England.
By spreading the finals over two days we can accomodate even more players and concentrate the action into a much more exciting format.
The venue, close to the Silverstone motor racing circuit, is perfect for long drive and great for spectators. The facilities on-site will include grandstands and trade tents, a 2-tier driving range, state-of-the-art simulators and the best clubhouse facilities in Europe. See www.whittlebury.com for more information.
National finals in an extended number of countries (plus some regional qualifiers) will be held over the spring and summer and players can qualify for the European finals at any of these events. The format for qualifying will be as in previous years but different national rounds will have a various number of players qualifying from each. The top five players (Open) plus one Senior and one Lady will qualify from the European finals for the RE/MAX World finals in Mesquite.
The finals weekend will be preceded on the Friday by a pro-am for sponsors and guests
Updated: 30 March 2008
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