Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Tiger challenged me to a long drive contest, but then he bombed it and dropped the mic on me. 14 at PGA West (Palmer), Charley Hoffman -- 467 yards, 2009 Texas Open, Round 3, No. We forgot the New Zealander was a PGA Tour pro, too. If you got the wind at your back, and you hit it clean, you’re probably going to set a new personal best for driving distance. The answer is 498 yards. 13 at TPC Scottsdale.

Sincerely, Ben.". DeChambeau, 26, has brought courses to their knees with his outrageous hitting since golf resumed after the coronvirus-enforced break. #tobecontinued . But the biggest so far this season belongs to Justin Thomas, who hit a 449-yard drive at the WGC-Mexico. And he proved it by obliterating Woods' record for the longest average driving distance by a winner. His 476-yard drive on the 18th hole during the 2004 Mercedes Championship stands as the official longest drive, but as we’ll see, a few tee shots surpass that mark. The longest drive in PGA Tour history, technically, is a 787-yard drive … The ShotLink system is operated by a small staff of PGA TOUR employees and a volunteer workforce each week. 17 at TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Craig Perks -- 449 yards, 2002 Phoenix Open, Round 1, No. There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. The 18th hole at Kapalua is a 663 yard Par Five. But DeChambeau averaged 350.6 yards during his sixth PGA Tour win at Detroit Golf Club. 1 at LaCantera GC (Resort), Dustin Johnson -- 463 yards, 2011 Deutsche Bank, Round 4, No. DeChambeau also has the third-longest drive so far this year on Tour. The longest drive in PGA Tour history, technically, is a 787-yard drive hit in the 1992 Texas Open by Carl Cooper. Phil on U.S. Open: ‘I really don’t have many more chances’, Marc Leishman shows his love for his lawn, Brooks Koepka Mental Approach for the Travelers Championship, Gary Woodland surprises fan Amy on Today Show. He launched a nearly 500-yard drive on the 18th hole during the 2002 Mercedes Championship, but it might as well not exist. © 2019 Golf Legends | All Rights Reserved. Unfortunately, match play statistics don’t show up in the PGA’s record books. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. 18 at Plantation Course at Kapalua, Craig Perks -- 451 yards, 2002 Buick Classic, Round 2, No. Tiger Woods’ 498 yard drive at Kapalua was recorded by PGA Tour’s ShotLink. The monster-hitting American packed on 3st of muscle after pumping iron and gorging on 3,500 calories a day. The modern record in the non-cart-path division, however, belongs to Tiger Woods. Sometimes we post sponsored content from this account, and it is labeled as such.

We don’t hear from David Duval much anymore, but he has one of the best Masters Tournament performances ever and also one of the longest drives in PGA Tour history. See more in GNN's affiliate disclosure.

What is Tiger Woods’ longest drive ever hit during a PGA Tour Event? The crazy part is that he was still 170 yards out after hitting his drive almost 5 football fields! When Woods won The Open at St Andrews in 2005, he averaged 341.5 yards off the tee. Get the best package deals with Rain or Shine Golf! Save 15% on almost everything Wilson Golf (with discount code WilsonGolf15-5)! So here’s the explantion from ShotLink themselves: “Each golf course is mapped prior to the event so a digital image of each hole is used as background information in order to calculate exact locations and distances between any two coordinates (e.g. Another 56 have come at Firestone Country Club’s South Course, home of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

The best part? BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU smashed Tiger Woods' 15-year-old long drive record as he won his first tournament since his amazing body transformation. His 8-iron travels 158 yards, and 9-iron flies 142. It even led to one of his fellow professionals begging the Tour not to make courses longer just to accommodate for DeChambeau. We reintroduced you to Craig Perks a few minutes ago, and now we get to meet him again.

When you see 498 yards you think that’s just not possible, and it really isn’t in most cases. If you’re looking for a golf adventure of a lifetime I think heading to Hawaii and giving the 18th at Kapalua a go would be an excellent time! In the history of the PGA Tour’s use of ShotLink, there have been 437 drives of 400 or more yards dating back to Casey Martin being the first to do it in 2001. It just so happens that this weekend’s Senty Tournament of Champions is being held at Kapalua, which is located on the Island of Maui, Hawaii. Opens? Dustin Johnson is no stranger to big drives or terrible scandals.

© 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Dechambeau said after his three-shot triumph: "It's exciting to win having a whole different body. His long irons (2- to 4-iron) range from 250 to 200 yards. From our understanding this was more of an eye ball measurement without any of the fancy GPS and shot trackers that we have come to rely on. 18 at Plantation Course at Kapalua, Jeff Sluman -- 473 yards, 2003 Bob Hope Chrysl, Round 2, No. He launched a 451-yard tee shot later in the season during the Buick Classic in New York.

Sinking a snaking 50-foot putt is impressive, but it’s not as awe-inspiring as seeing a golf ball travel more than 1,000 feet off the tee. We also occasionally include links to products and services from merchants of our choice. 12 at Westchester CC, Gary Woodland -- 450 yards, 2012 Hyundai T of C, Round 1, No. But, it's one of us humans writing the story, we promise. The only two differences are the year (2012) and Bubba Watson’s distance, a whopping 442 yards during the tournament’s third round. It holds up today as the longest recorded drive of the 21st century.

section: | slug: watch-tiger-woods-fires-off-long-drive-at-tiger-jam-charity-event-drops-the-mic | sport: golf | route: article_single.us | Three courses account for 330 of the 437 400-yard-plus drives in the PGA Tour’s history of using ShotLink.”. According to the PGA Tour website, he hit a 450-yard tee shot on the 18th hole during the 2012 Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. According to PGA.com: “Tiger Woods blasted a 498-yard drive on the 18th at Kapalua during the 2002 Tournament of Champions, which remains the longest drive in PGA Tour history recorded by ShotLink.”. There must be something about the PGA West course. ShotLink is a scoring and statistical data collection platform that is able to record each shot in real-time. 16. We mentioned him earlier on this list, but here he is again. 12 at Austin Country Club (Unofficial), Davis Love III -- 476 yards, 2004 Mercedes Champ, Round 4, No. Gambling problem? v. #Golf Royalty . The answer to that depends on who you believe and what you count as a measured drive. Wrestler faces amputation after BOTH legs snap as jump goes terribly wrong, Barcelona face BANKRUPTCY and must save £171m as they beg stars for pay cut, Lampard's side cruise after goals from Ziyech, Zouma & Werner, Tiger Woods 'in best place he's ever been' after years of hell with scandals, Golfer Paige Spiranac opens up on leaked nude pic that left her in tears, © 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, DeChambeau's big hitting has him third on the list of longest drives so far this season... plus check out how one film legend would have compared with real-life pros, DeChambeau looks totally different after packing on 18kg of muscle following loads of work with weights in the gym, Bryson DeChambeau practices his swing as prepares to return to pro golf after lockdown. This is the most recent huge drive on our list, from March 2018. His middle irons (5, 6, 7) range from 208 to 172 yards. Seeing Woodland make this list shouldn’t be surprising since he is one of the biggest hitters in terms of driving distance on the tour. He launched a massive 454-yard drive on the 13th hole during the 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in California. There’s a golf saying that goes, “Drive for show, putt for dough”’ meaning you need to know how to putt to win money on the PGA Tour. The club was at 2,000 feet above sea level and the estimated wind on the hole that day was a 35mph helping wind. He hasn’t notched a PGA Tour win since 2015, but we can’t take away the fact Davis Love III tops the list for longest drives in PGA Tour history. He was a big hitter during his time on tour, though. We use the Golf News Net byline sometimes just to change things up. Back in 2013, fan-favorite Phil Mickelson hit a 450-yard shot on the 17th hole during the Cadillac Championship. And the man nicknamed 'the professor' proved there is a method to his madness by bombing his way to victory in the Rocket Mortgage Classic in June - earning over £1million in the process. We don’t know if this fact shows up in the scandalous Tiger Woods biography, but he has the unofficial longest drive in modern PGA history. We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge.

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