![]() In each set, they compete directly against two or three other people. Scottie Pearman, who leads the group, had a 413-yard drive.Įach competitor has five sets in which they each hit six balls. His 412-yard drive was tied for third longest in his group with Josh Cassaday, who also had a 417-yard drive. ![]() But going through the second, third, fourth, fifth, I just got more comfortable as time went on." So, being out there the first set was a little nerve wracking for me, I wasn't comfortable. "It's so exciting, it's a bit of, I guess you could relate it to more of like a shot-putting exhibition or something, I think Olympics, where you're just as hyped up as you possibly can be. "I felt like I just won something today, I won a big PGA tournament, even though I just qualified for the next day, because it's my first time," DeChambeau said. The field on Wednesday will be narrowed from 64 to 32, with the top eight from each group advancing to Thursday, then down to the final 16 for Friday's final round. Golfer Bryson DeChambeau advances in long drive world championshipsīryson DeChambeau finished tied for second place in his group after the first day of the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championships in Mesquite, Nevada, averaging 406.2 yards on his five longest tee shots.ĭeChambeau hit drives of 412, 408, 407, 403 and 401 yards on Tuesday to advance to the next round. There is much talk about how far players are hitting the ball today and the never ending lengthening of golf courses, otherwise known as ‘tiger proofing’ courses.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Well, that would essentially be Jack Nicklaus, if he were transplanted to today’s PGA Tour during the prime of his career. Holmes averaged 310 yards off the tee.Ĭould you imagine if there were a player on the PGA Tour today who could consistently hit the ball 360+ yards, strike the ball like Sergio Garcia and putt as well if not better than Tiger Woods? The longest hitter on the PGA Tour in 2008 was Bubba Watson, who averaged 315 yards off the tee. That means that driving distances have increased by more than 46 yards over the past 30 years.įor a guy like Nicklaus, who used to hit the ball 330 yards more than 30 years ago, he could conceivably be hitting the ball 360+ on a consistent basis had he been using the same equipment used today. However, if the average driving distance has increased 15.5 yards in the past decade, we can only imagine how significant of an increase there has been since the migration to from wood to metal drivers.įor argument’s sake, let’s just say that the average driving distance has increased by 15.5 yards per decade for the past 30 years. The total increase in driving distance on the PGA Tour has not been very well documented going back 20-30 years. Golf Digest estimates that the average driving distance has increased by 15.5 yards over the past 10 years, a period of time where metal drivers have been used. Throughout his career, Nicklaus would consistently hit mammoth 330-yard drives. With a tiny wooden driver that probably weighed three times as much as the drivers used on tour today and a ball that is incomparable to today's titlist Pro-v, Nicklaus sent one 350+ yard drive after another clear over the green at the young age of 18.īy the end of this incredible display of power, even Palmer had his mouth hung open, possibly already knowing that he had just seen a preview of things to come. ![]() Unlike Palmer's low line drives, Nicklaus’ ball would not reconnect with the ground until completely clearing a green which sat 360 yards from the tee. ![]() Nicklaus, a heavyset 18-year-old man-child with a picture perfect golf swing, attacked the ball with incredible force sending his drives exploding off the tee like a rocket. Palmer took his trademark weekend hacker-looking swing sending several lightning fast low line drives flying off the tee box, which eventually stopped rolling between 270-290 yards from the tee. In a gesture geared towards entertaining the large number of fans who had shown up, nearly all of them to watch Palmer, the gentleman who was running the event took Nicklaus and Palmer to the first tee to compete in a long-drive exhibition before the start of their match. ![]()
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