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How far can Bubba Watson drive a golf ball?

How far can Bubba Watson drive a golf ball?

Bubba Watson currently leads the PGA Tour in driving distance, averaging over 315 yards off the tee.

How far does Fred Couples drive the golf ball?

So far in 2017, Couples is averaging 295.9 yards on his drives. To put that into perspective — and to show just how much the game of golf has changed in the last 25 years — Couples’ driving distance this season is 21 yards farther than his average drive in 1992, the year he won the Masters.

What is the longest drive ever hit in golf?

515 yards
The world record recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest drive in a competition is 515 yards (471 m) by 64-year-old Mike Austin in 1974 at the US Senior National Open Qualifier with a 43.5″ steel shafted persimmon wood driver.

How far could Arnold Palmer drive the ball?

Arnold Palmer’s 21 ace distances range from 122 to 245 yards for a total of 3,305 yards or about 1.8 miles of unbroken magic. Most golfers treat their aces the way the do their grandchildren.

How far could John Daly drive?

300 yards
John Daly. In the late 1990s, John Daly was the longest driver on tour. He hit the ball just over 300 yards with each drive.

How Far Can Dustin Johnson drive the ball?

Dustin Johnson (489 yards, 12th hole at Austin Country Club, Texas at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play in 2018) There are few better sights in the game than seeing current world number one Dustin Johnson crack one off the tee, but it is just a shame that no video footage exists of his longest drive.

What is Freddie Couples swing speed?

around 108 MPH
Couples cruises in around 108 MPH swing speed and 160-165 MPH ball speed—depending on how his back is feeling.

How Old Is golfer Fred Couples?

62 years (October 3, 1959)
Fred Couples/Age

Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992, and the Players Championship in 1984 and 1996.

How Far Can Michelle Wie drive?

2016

Rank Name Average Driving Distance
27 Michelle Wie West 261.848
28 Alena Sharp 261.778
29 Marion Ricordeau 261.722
30 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 261.576

How Far Can Tiger Woods drive a golf ball?

Tiger Woods distance varies from club to club. According to Golf Digest, Tiger hits the driver an average of 285 yards with carry. His long irons (2- to 4-iron) range from 250 to 200 yards.

What kind of shot did Bobby Jones use?

Perhaps no shot in his distinguished career was more “sheer delicatessen.” With his 2-iron, he drilled the ball over the water and to within eight feet of the pin. Two putts later, Jones had won his first major. That 2-iron started Jones on his magnificent eight-year run against the best golfers in the world.

How many yards did Ben Hogan hit his driver?

Ben Hogan hit his driver 265 yards, according to an article in the June 10, 1949 issue of Time Magazine. Even 15 years later he still hit drives that distance in a Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf match against the equally long-hitting Sam Snead.

How old was Bobby Jones when he retired from golf?

From 1923 to 1929, the Georgia gentleman dominated golf, birdieing his way into this country’s heart by winning nine major championships. Bobby Jones found success immediately on the golf course, struggled to find himself as a teen and then had seven phenomenal seasons before retiring from the game at age 28 in 1930.

How old was Bobby Jones when he won the Grand Slam?

Bobby Jones found success immediately on the golf course, struggled to find himself as a teen and then had seven phenomenal seasons before retiring from the game at age 28 in 1930. Then in 1930, he won the Grand Slam, which one writer picturesquely called “the impregnable quadrilateral.”