Long hitter
In golf , a long hitter is someone who can hit the ball particularly far. British professional golfer Ted Ray is considered the first long hitter to consistently raise the length of his tees as a principle of play .
Tee-off records
Longest Drive
- No. 1: Michael Hoke Austin , 471 m (515 yards ) / 1974 at the US Senior Open.
- His comment: "The ball seemed to defy gravity."
- No. 2: Tiger Woods , 455 m (498 yards) / Mercedes Championship, Hawaii, 2002
- No. 3: Davis Love III , 435 m (476 yards) / Mercedes Championship, Hawaii, 2004
- No. 4: Jeff Sluman , 432 m (473 yards) / Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, California, 2003
The fastest tees measured
For comparison
- Long hitter: 218 km / h (136 mph)
- Tiger Woods : 204 km / h (127 mph)
- Average value of a professional : 196 km / h (122 mph)
- Average value of a club golfer: 137 km / h (85 mph)
→ Hole-in-one records see: Hole-in-one and Double Albatross
Web links
Wiktionary: Longhitter - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
