Battle it out at the Long Drive Championship!

Are you constantly battling it out with your mates as to who can drive the ball the furthest?

Well, this Bank Holiday weekend (May 23-25), you can settle that dispute once and for all as American Golf and Garmin have teamed up in search of the country’s longest driver.

At any one of American Golf’s 103 stores across the UK, you can tee it up at each centre’s state-of-the-art launch monitors and, if you’ve got some serious golfing muscles to flex, you could be on your way to the American Golf Long Drive Final, where an all-expenses paid trip to the USA to take part in the World Long Drive Championship 2016 is on the line.

“People who are successful on the Long Drive scene aren’t always from golfing backgrounds” – Daniel Gathercole

“People who are successful on the Long Drive scene aren’t always from golfing backgrounds, so golfers should grab their friends, come in store and have a go,” said Daniel Gathercole, head of marketing at American Golf.

“If you’re after the title of best in family, best among your friends or even best in the UK this is a great way to have some fun over the Bank Holiday.”

You will get three attempts to hit the ball as far as possible. There will be products in store to borrow, or – just as long as it conforms to current regulations – bring your own club.

There are three categories: Open (<45), Senior (45+) and Ladies. There will be a vivoactive prize, courtesy of competition sponsor Garmin, for the winner at each store, but only the best three regional drivers in each category will be invited to the grand final this autumn.

The competition will really hot up once the finalists tee up to battle it out at the Grand Final where the prize is an all expenses trip, courtesy of American Golf and Garmin, to take part in a World Long Drive qualifying event in 2016.

So, if you like the sound of that, head to your local store over the May Bank Holiday and give it your best shot!