New World Record: 720-Yard Drive
Tuesday February 22, 2005
Would you believe a golfer recently hit a drive of 720 yards in length? Believe it. The drive did not, of course, take place on a golf course, but it did break the previous record held by a PGA Tour star. Read on for details ...
The long-driver who set the new record is Paul "St. George" Slater. Slater is the current Order of Merit leader on the Remax European long drive tour. He also was the 2004 long drive champion in Scotland.
His 720-yard blast occurred Feb. 19 on the tarmac at the London City Airport. The world-record attempt was part of the London Golf Show.
"I knew it was right as soon as I hit it," Slater said. "You know when you've hit a good shot; you get the surge going right up through your body. That's what we do it for really."
The previous record of 696 yards was set not long ago by PGA Tour star Stuart Appleby.
Slater's weapon of choice for his 720-yarder was an SMT O2 driver with 2.5 degrees of loft and an ultra-stiff, 50-inch Apache shaft.
The long-driver who set the new record is Paul "St. George" Slater. Slater is the current Order of Merit leader on the Remax European long drive tour. He also was the 2004 long drive champion in Scotland.
His 720-yard blast occurred Feb. 19 on the tarmac at the London City Airport. The world-record attempt was part of the London Golf Show.
"I knew it was right as soon as I hit it," Slater said. "You know when you've hit a good shot; you get the surge going right up through your body. That's what we do it for really."
The previous record of 696 yards was set not long ago by PGA Tour star Stuart Appleby.
Slater's weapon of choice for his 720-yarder was an SMT O2 driver with 2.5 degrees of loft and an ultra-stiff, 50-inch Apache shaft.
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