Mike Austin, 95; Set World Record for Longest Golf Drive: 515 Yards

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Nov 272005
 

Mike Austin, 95; Set World Record for Longest Golf Drive: 515 Yards – Los Angeles Times

Mike Austin, the world record holder for longest drive in a professional golf tournament, died Tuesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills. He was 95.

Austin is best known for a 515-yard drive made during a 1974 U.S. National Seniors Open championship in Las Vegas, when he was 64. He used a steel-shafted persimmon wood driver and a balata-covered ball and had a 27-mph tail wind. The drive is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records…read more

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Putting Tip From One of The Best

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Nov 272005
 

Chuck Evans

Recently, Loren Roberts was asked if there was any simple advice you can give to the average golfer to improve his putting?

Loren replied, “Quit worrying about the line and try to roll it up near the hole. Try to work on your speed rather than direction.”

Most players get concerned about the line and lose focus of the speed. Rarely will a player miss a put 10 feet right or left BUT they WILL leave it 10 feet short of long.

Once you have picked out the line of the putt put all of your energies into getting the right pace and you’ll not only leave yourself shorter second putts but you’ll make a lot more of those first putts.


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