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Schedule

2023 WLD Hobe Sound
Schedule of Events

Thursday, April 13

Local Qualifying (Stage 1)

7:00 AM – Range Opens for Competitors

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM               Local Qualifier #1

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM             Local Qualifier #2

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM           Local Qualifier #3

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM            Local Qualifier #4

 

Regional Qualifier        

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM                Regional Qualifier

 

Open Division Buy-In

 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM    Group 1
(16 Players – Top 2 Advance to Field of 2023 WLD Hobe Sound)

 

Friday, April 14

7:00 AM – Range Opens for Competitors

 

Open Division Round 1 – 64 Players (Preliminary Points Rounds)

8 AM – 10 AM           Group 1 (16 Players – Top 8 Advance to Round 2)

10 AM – 12 PM          Group 2 (16 Players – Top 8 Advance to Round 2)

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM  Group 3 (16 Players – Top 8 Advance to Round 2)

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM    Group 4 (16 Players – Top 8 Advance to Round 2)

 

Saturday, April 15

7:00 AM – Range Opens for Competitors

 

Open Division Round 2 – 32 Players (Preliminary Points Rounds)

8 AM – 10 AM           Group 1 (16 Players – Top 8 Advance to Round 3)

10 AM – 12 PM          Group 2 (16 Players – Top 8 Advance to Round 3)

 

Amateur Division – 24 Players (Double Elimination)

12:30 PM – 3PM                    Amateur Division

 

Senior Division Round 1 (Preliminary Points Rounds) / Quarters / Semis / Finals – 16 Players

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Sunday, April 16

8:00 AM – Range Opens for Competitors

9 AM – 10 AM           Junior Girls Preliminary Rounds (9 Players – Top 4 Advance to Finals)

10 AM – 11 AM         Junior Boys Preliminary Rounds (9 Players – Top 4 Advance to Finals)

11AM – 12 PM           LUNCH

 

Women’s Division     

12 PM – 2 PM            Round 1 (Preliminary Points Round – 16 Players – Top 8 advance to Quarterfinals)

 

Open Division

2 PM – 4 PM             Round 3 (Group 1 – 16 Players – Top 8 Advance to Quarterfinals)

 

Junior Division Finals – Girls (4) / Boys (4)

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM

 

5 PM – 6:30 PM

Women’s Division Quarterfinals

Women’s Division Semifinals

Women’s Division Finals

Open Division Quarterfinals

Open Division Semifinals

Open Division Finals

 

 

Local Qualifier

  • Competitors pay $50 per try (one try is 6 golf balls)
  • Competition to be run using ball tracking technology (indoor or outdoor)
  • Competitors will be given 2 min. and 30 sec. to hit 6 balls
  • Competitors may enter as many times as they wish to increase their chances to qualify for a Regional Qualifying spot

Regional Qualifier

  • The top 5 finishers from each Regional are awarded an entry into the World Long Drive Championship in Atlanta
  • 8 Regional Championships are conducted across North America

World Championship

  • 42 of 128 World Championship entries are filled through the Qualifying process
  • The World Championship will have a 2 hours broadcast on the Golf Channel