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Northern Ireland's Aaron Lennie takes BBC Sport into the world of Long Drive, the party version of golf where big hitting is all that counts.
The first officially recognized long-drive champ, Dan Pohl led the PGA Tour in 1980 (274.3 yards) and then again in 1981 (280.1). He did not win on Tour either season. In 1980, his best finish was a ...
"Rory McIlroy, cast in the role of pursuer, could hardly have a tougher assignment in golf than that of trying to chase down Scottie Scheffler, the world number one who was a cut ...
Scottie Scheffler suddenly became a Rory McIlroy fan at the end of their rounds Thursday at the 2025 Tour Championship.
This is the list of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour starting in 1980 through the 2024 regular season.
Rory McIlroy - 2017, 2018, 2023 Rory McIlroy spent back-to-back seasons atop the long-drive category in 2017 (317.2) and 2018 (319.7), with the latter season coming oh-so-close to that 320-yard ...