Long driving is back in Benoni
After a grueling five sets of qualifying rounds, the top six players were announced, with a buy-back-in round provided, to come up with the final top eight.
The GRIDPRO SA Longest Drive competition is in full swing again at the Grasslands driving range, Glengory Road, Vlakfontein Benoni.
A chilly morning accompanied by strong winds made life for some of the top long drivers difficult as they struggled to keep their drives on the 400m by 50m meter grid.
After a grueling five sets of qualifying rounds, the top six players were announced.
“We still needed two more players for top eight, so the ‘buy-back-in’ round saw seven players buy in with only one set each,” said Steven van Zyl.
This meant that only two of the longest drivers would make it.
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“Our top eight was decided with Berno Korff and Henru van Vuuren joining the other six ranked players which brought us to our top eight.”
Ruan Rohm, hitting an impressive 415,5m drive in his qualifying sets, eventually enjoyed the longest drive of the day.
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Jason Cook, showing great form throughout the day, took second place after a double set final against Ruan Rohm.
Berno Korff finished third overall with a great set against current SA Champion Thorne van Zyl who finished fourth.
The current SA Order of Merit standings sees a tie at the top with van Zyl and Rohm on 285 points.
The next event will take place on September 19.
For more information, contact Steven van Zyl on 0741017501.
