Down to his final two shots in the Round of 16 at the Volvik World Long Drive Championship, Tim Burke needed to beat Stephen Kois' 415-yard drive in order to advance.He did. By 9 inches.Burke's seventh of eight official drives matched Kois' 415-yard mark. After Burke's eighth shot fell short, officials took a tape measurer to see who was farther. Kois was measured at 415 yards, 19 inches. Burke at 415 yards, 28 inches.And with that, the two-time Volvik World Long Drive champion advanced to Wednesday's quarterfinals, which airs on Golf Channel at 9 p.m. ET.
The victory was James' third of the 2017 season, following his wins at the Bluff City Shootout and Bash for Cash earlier in the year. Women's Division Sandra Carlborg (Alingsas, Sweden) claimed her record-fifth Volvik World Long Drive Championship to cement herself as the most decorated female World Long Drive competitor ever.
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Despite immense wind conditions that forced hitters' hands on Wednesday, Phillis Meti (Auckland, New Zealand) and Tim Burke (Orlando, Fla.) navigated their way past fellow competitors en route to winning the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bash.
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After Burke's eighth shot fell short, officials took a tape measurer to see who was farther. Kois was measured at 415 yards, 19 inches. Burke at 415 yards, 28 inches. And with that, the two-time Volvik World Long Drive champion advanced to Wednesday's quarterfinals, which airs on Golf Channel at 9 p.
Iin the Round of 16 at the Volvik World Long Drive Championship, Tim Burke needed to beat Stephen Kois' 415-yard drive in order to advance. Watch: Tim Burke wins Volvik WLD match by 9 inches
Watch: Burke wins Volvik WLD match by 9 inches
The men's Open Division was whittled down to eight, while four women remain at the Volvik World Long Drive Championship. Sixteen men battled on Tuesday night for a spot in the quarterfinals at WinStar Resort and Casino in Thackerville, Okla., where an inch-and-a-half of overnight rain created a very slow grid [460 yards long, 50 yards wide], putting a premium on carry distance.
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But instead, Burke's ball was measured at 415 yards, 28 inches - 9 inches past Kois. "When I looked at the Jumbotron when they were measuring, I could tell I was a little farther, Burke said. "I'm glad it went my way." Volvik World Long Drive Championship: Articles, photos and videos. Volvik World Long Drive Championship scoring and
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