Top Finishers Advance To Finals In Mesquite, Nevada
ROANOKE, TEXAS (August 18, 2008) – Regional finals for the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, the premier event in power golf, take place August 23-24 at the following sites:
Region 1 – NORTHEAST
Oakland Beach Golf Club
Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
Region 10 – MOUNTAIN WEST
Raven at Verrado Golf Course
Buckeye, Arizona
Both sites will host last-chance local qualifiers on Friday, August 22.
The schedule for both the Region 1 and Region 10 finals have women’s division and open division competitors on the tee on Saturday, August 23; senior, super senior and grand champions division competitors will be in action on Sunday, August 24.
Top finishers at the regional tournaments advance to the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship finals, which take place in Mesquite, Nevada on October 20-25. ESPN will debut a 90-minute tournament recap during the Christmas holidays (date TBD).
The 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship has a total purse of $600,000. The open division champion, widely recognized as golf’s biggest hitter, will earn $250,000.
For complete information on the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, including dates and sites for local qualifiers and regional finals, visit www.longdrivers.com.
Contact:
Russ Pate (214) 349-3603 or
Steve Wiley (888) 233-4654
