250 Entries From 16 Countries Competed Across 45 Age and Ability Divisions to be Called World Champions. The 2022 ULD World Championship Was Held October 27-30 at Premier Sports Campus in Bradenton, Florida.
Myrtle Beach, SC . The 2022 Ultimate Long Drive™ (ULD) World Championship was held at Premier Sports Campus in Bradenton, Florida October 27-30, 2022. After 200+ (2022) events leading up to the championship, a record number of 250 entries came from 16 countries to compete in the sixth annual ULD™ World Championship.
ULD™ provides long drive golf divisions for all ages and abilities. The competition grew this year to include athletes in 45 amateur and professional divisions from age 7 & under (7U) to 70+ as well as Military and Adaptive Golf divisions.
45 athletes were crowned World Champion. Here are the results:
XLD (Xtreme Long Drive®) Professional Divisions
Open Men – Isaiah Joyner USA
Open Women – Phillis Meti – New Zealand
XLD 35+ Men – Naoto Misumi – Japan
XLD 35+ Women – Kelly Rudney – Canada
XLD 40+ Men – Maurice Allen – USA
XLD 40+ Women – Fareen Samji – Canada
XLD 45+ Men – David Mobley – USA
XLD 45+ Women – Kelly Rudney – Canada
XLD 50+ Men – Mike Bauman – USA
XLD 50+ Women – Michelle Sheptak – USA
XLD 55+ Men – David Mobley – USA
XLD 60+ Men – Jeff Nuchols – USA
XLD 60+ Women – Lee Brandon – USA
XLD 65+ Men – Daniel Fornier – Canada
XLD 70+ Men – David Brinker – USA
ALD (Amateur Long Drive™) Amateur Divisions
Open Military – Jason Yarborough – USA
Open Adaptive – Henry O’Grady – USA
Open Adaptive – Charles Naspinski – USA
Open Adaptive – Thomas Maneeley – USA
Open Adaptive – Dana Shealey – USA
Open Adaptive – Chris Garner – Canada
Open Adaptive – Roger Sack – USA
ALD Open Men – Gerald Helstowski – USA
ALD Open Women – Ethel Ruthenburg – South Africa
ALD 35+ Men – Allen Peake – USA
ALD 35+ Women – Lori Biencowe – Canada
ALD 45+ Men – Roy Studley – USA
ALD 45+ Women – Melissa Steck – USA
ALD 50+ Men – Kenji Nashida – Japan
ALD 50+ Women – Erika Rodrigues – Mexico
ALD 55+ Men – Aklira Komori – Japan
ALD 55+ – Women – Barbara Moody – Canada
ALD 60+ – Women Lori Danecke – Canada
ALD 65+ Men – Jeffrey Brown – USA
ALD 70+ Men – David Brinker – USA
Junior Boys – Kauner Kay – USA
Junior Girls – Chloe Jacques – Canada
13U Boys – Alessandro Baiocco – Canada
11U Girls – Emma Kessner – USA
11U Boys – Ryder Smith – Canada
9U Boys – Dylan Spinnato – USA
9U Girls – Maggie Delov – Canada
7U Boys – Tom Delov – Canada
7U Girls – Ava Wilkinson – USA
2022 XLD Open Division World Champions, Phillis Meti and Isaiah Joyner
“We had multiple nation against nation battles in the largest long drive event in history,” said Jeff Gilder, founder, and President of ULD. “Six countries took home World Championship belts and trophies. Just the way a world championship event should end.”
The event will be televised on Thanksgiving Day at 6 PM Eastern on the wingding TV (wingding.tv) network.
For more information visit the website at https://ultimatelongdrive.com
