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