DENVER – Golf Channel tees off Long Drive Month tomorrow as the network begins showcasing the 2014 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, culminating with a live telecast of the finals in early November. For the second consecutive year, NBC will telecast highlights of the finals in December. The world championship of long driving has been an annual event since 1975 and attracts competitors from around the world.
“RE/MAX is fortunate to be a part of the adrenaline and excitement of the world’s premier long drive competition,” said Mike Reagan, RE/MAX Sr. Vice President, Business Alliances. “The RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship has experienced an exceptional growth in popularity in recent years and we’re honored to again be the event’s title sponsor.”
During three hour-long specials, Golf Channel will follow golfers from all corners of the globe from local qualifying rounds to the semifinals at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort in Mesquite, Nev., home of three Pete Dye signature golf courses. Nearly 200 participants are competing for a chance to be in the finals and claim the $250,000 championship purse.
The dramatic season-ending finals will feature eight athletes who routinely hit the ball more than 400 yards – 100 yards longer than the average PGA Tour professional – and have swings exceeding 150 miles per hour with ball speeds topping 220 miles per hour. Highlights of the finals will be telecast on NBC with the schedule to be announced.
2014 Golf Channel Telecast Schedule (all times are Eastern)RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship – Qualifying RoundsTuesday, Oct. 14, 10 p.m.RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship – Elimination RoundsTuesday, Oct. 21, 10 p.m.RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship – SemifinalsTuesday, Oct. 28, 10 p.m.RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship – Live FinalsTuesday, Nov. 4, 10 p.m.
Participation in the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship has nearly tripled since the event’s inception and prize money has increased five-fold. Long Drivers of America announced in October 2012 a three-year telecast partnership with Golf Channel, receiving extraordinary exposure on the network with more than 180 hours of national and international airtime, that moved the annual long drive competition to the network after 18 years on ESPN.
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