HOW TO QUALIFY
The 2024 World Long Drive Championship will have competitors from over 24 countries competing for a combined total of $400,000 across divisions for the World Championship purse. Qualifying begins in March and the World Championship will culminate in August at Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta.
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THE ROAD TO THE
WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP
STAGE 01
Local Qualifier
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Competitors pay $50 per try (one try is 6 gold balls)
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Competitors will be given 2 min. and 30 sec. to hit 6 balls
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Competition may enter as many times as they wish to increase their chances to qualify for a Regional Qualifying spot
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All subsequent tries can be purchased for an additional $50 for 6 balls.
STAGE 02
Regional Qualifier
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The top 5 finishers from each Regional are awarded an entry into the World Long Drive Championship in Atlanta
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4 Regional Championships are conducted across North America
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Regional Qualifiers are by private entry only
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Stage 2 Regional Qualifying entry fee is $250
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Competitors must have a WLD Membership (Amateur or Pro, $300 one time annual fee)
STAGE 03
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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25 of 96 World Championship entries are filled through the Qualifying process
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The World Championship will have a 2 hour broadcast on the Golf Channel
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There is no entry fee at the World Championship for Regional Qualifiers
2024 STAGE 1 LOCAL QUALIFIERS
To qualify for regionals members must first participate in local qualifiers. All local qualifying players must register for a local qualifying event. Find an event near you by viewing the schedule here!
2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EXEMPTIONS
The Open Division World Long Drive World Championship will include a field of 96 athletes.
Category 1
Winners of the past 5 World Long Drive Championships (No World Championship Event in 2020)
· Kyle Berkshire – 2023 / 2021 / 2019
· Martin Borgmeier – 2022
· Maurice Allen – 2018
Category 2
Top 16 from the 2023 WLD World Championship
· Kyle Berkshire
· Martin Borgmeier
· Colton Casto
· Mark Costello
· Brandon Flynn
· Ryan Gregnol
· Zack Holton
· Justin James
· Sean Johnson
· Sam Judah
· Owen Meeds
· Wes Patterson
· Reid Russell
· Jack Smith
· James Tait
· Bryce Verplank
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Category 3
From the current Official World Long Drive Rankings: The top 30 point leaders and ties as of July 23, 2024, if not previously exempt
TBD
Category 4
Winner of the 2023 Senior Division World Championship
· Ryan Reisbeck
Category 5 – Winner of the 2024 Military Division Long Drive Championship (Fort Jackson Qualifying Championship Event)
TBD
Category 6 – Winner of the 2024 Insperity Amateur Long Drive Championship
TBD
Category 7 – Winners of the 2024 WLD Regional Qualifying Events
Jay Heath
Hunter Noell
Connor Sterritt
Chase Noell
Aaron Hoffman
Naoto Misumi
Roni Shin
Devon Fitzgerald
Jason Hudak
Matt Nicholls
Samuel McGuire
Taiga Tazawa
Kevin Shook
Cameron Hill
Zach Dinnen
Jack Abbott
Tomohiro Toyonaga
Andrew Eigner
Patrick Raber
Robin Horvath
Drew Cody
Category 8 – Winners of the 2024 WLD International Qualifying Events
TBD
Category 9 – Sponsor / Special Exemptions as Selected by the WLD
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Category 10- Top two highest finishing non-exempt finishers at the 2024 WLD Endless Summer Invitational
Scottie Pearman
Bobby Ray
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