How Far Can John Daly drive?

He is also famous for his unique lifestyle that probably no other sportsperson has. Furthermore, not many people know, but John Daly once hit a drive of 806-yards. Yes, you read that right; he has bombed a drive of 806 yards.
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Which golfer has the longest drive?

Mike Austin's 1974 strike is recognized by Guinness as the official world record golf drive. And the historic shot had several unique elements to it. Firstly, the absurd 515 yards drive at the National Seniors Open Championship was made by a 64-year-old man with a wood driver.
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How far could John Daly drive a ball?

John Daly can drive a golf ball 300 yards. Three hundred yards is undoubtedly a ton of distance even though, today, many people can drive the ball further than 300 yards. In his prime, John Daly was one of the longest drivers of the golf ball.
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How Far Can Tiger Woods drive?

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. His middle irons (5, 6, 7) range from 208 to 172 yards.
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What is Bryson DeChambeau's longest drive?

In Capital One's The Match, Bryson DeChambeau's 402-yard drive wins the Longest Drive.
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How far did Jack Nicklaus drive the ball?

Throughout his career, Nicklaus would consistently hit mammoth 330-yard drives. Golf Digest estimates that the average driving distance has increased by 15.5 yards over the past 10 years, a period of time where metal drivers have been used.
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What is Tiger Woods farthest drive?

Back in 2002, Woods hit the longest drive in PGA Tour history recorded by ShotLink, a 498-yard blast on the par-5 18th on the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii during the Tournament of Champions.
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What is Rory McIlroy longest drive?

McIlroy smashed his drive 436-yards. That's 39 yards longer than the longest drive on the PGA Tour all year, and 55 yards longer than any drive Rory has hit this season on the PGA Tour.
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What was John Daly's ball speed?

The golf ball. “I looked at the monitor at the Masters last year, and he was at 200/205mph ball speed or something, and I remember Nick Faldo was watching him, and I was like 'Nick, I was at 220mph, man' and that's with the balata ball. I was carrying the ball 330/340mph with the balata ball.”
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How far can Charlie Woods drive?

However, there isn't much information available about Charlie's golf game. Whatever we know is from the 2020 PNC Championship. So, according to ESPN, last year, Charlie Woods was finding fairways consistently with a driving distance of about 200 yards.
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Why Can John Daly use a golf cart?

Because Daly, 56, has osteoarthritis in his right knee, the PGA of America grants him the use of a cart under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Daly has had a fairly mediocre season so far on the PGA Tour Champions.
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What is the farthest golf ball ever hit?

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.
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How rich is John Daly?

John Daly is an American professional golfer who has a net worth of $2 million.
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What is DeChambeau club head speed?

If only it was that easy. DeChambeau himself has upped his average driver swing speed to 132.25 mph — an increase of more than 12% since 2018 — which is measured during each round he plays over the course of the PGA Tour season. There's no fooling anyone with a year-long statistic like that.
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How far can a pro hit a 2 iron?

Stock standard 2-irons typically have a loft of 18-degrees, which is on a par with a 5-wood. The average male golfer hits a 2-iron in the vicinity of 190 yards. Whereas women will manage approximately 170 yards.
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How far does Phil Mickelson drive?

Those guys hit the ball a long ways, they're incredible players.” Mickelson hasn't cracked the top 100 in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee since 2015, but he still ranked 54th in driving distance last year (301.8 yards) and is by no means short off the tee, which, he'll tell you, is due to his speed-training work.
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How far does Bubba Watson drive?

2) Bubba Watson

Bubba Watson currently leads the PGA Tour in driving distance, averaging over 315 yards off the tee.
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Who is the straightest driver on the PGA Tour?

Calvin Peete was the straightest driver in PGA Tour history — these were his 2 accuracy keys.
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How far did Bobby Jones drive the ball?

Williams fed videotape of Jones's swing, taken from the previously-mentioned movies, into a biomechanical computer and made all sorts of measurements of the swing. The tape showed Jones driving the ball 250-260 yards, and measured his swing speed at 113 mph.
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What is the longest drive in NFL history?

The longest drive in NFL history was 12 minutes and 53 seconds long in the 2000 NFC Championship between the Giants and Vikings. The longest drive in NFL history took almost 13 minutes... resulted in 53 yards... and 0 points scored.
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How far did Ben Hogan drive the ball?

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.
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How far does Gary Player drive the ball?

How Far Does He Drive The Ball? As stated by Record-Bee, Gary Player averaged 231 yards off the tee in 1970. If you take a look at his latest performance on his PGA Tour profile you can see that his driving distance is an average of 214 yards.
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Who is the richest caddy in golf?

1. Jimmy Johnson. What is this? Jimmy Johnson is currently caddying for Justin Thomas, but he has a successful history on tour.
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