{"id":61586,"date":"2017-03-12T01:45:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T23:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=61586\/"},"modified":"2017-03-12T18:00:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T16:00:56","slug":"long-drive-the-spectacular-long-drive-world-series-starts-at-jumeirah-golf-estates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labs.100x100.net\/projects\/mygolfway\/en\/long-drive-the-spectacular-long-drive-world-series-starts-at-jumeirah-golf-estates\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Drive – The spectacular Long Drive World Series starts at Jumeirah Golf Estates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 12, 2017 –<\/strong>\u00a0This March the world\u2019s biggest hitters will go head to head on golf\u2019s most exciting new battleground: The Long Drive World Series<\/strong>. Eight competitors, each a champion in their own right, have been hand-picked to play and will start their campaigns under the spectacular night lights of Dubai.<\/p>\n

The World Series is made up of four events that will take place at iconic venues across three continents. Jumeirah Golf Estates<\/strong>, home to the DP World Tour Championship \u2013 the season-ending finale of The European Tour\u2019s Race to Dubai, plays host to the first event on March 17th\u00a0and the confirmed line-up reads like a who\u2019s who of Long Drive. Those on the roster include the current World, U.K. and European Long Drive Champions. Expect glamour, spectacle, serious competition and some real surprises!<\/p>\n

The event, which will be hosted by Sky\u2019s Sarah Stirk, will be live streamed across the world. The pedigree of the competitors combined with the exotic venues is bound to attract a significant audience as Joe Miller<\/strong>, current and two times World Long Drive Champion remarks, \u201cI am really excited to be competing in Dubai in the first Long Drive World Series; an amazing location with an elite field of proven winners from around the world. It\u2019s going to be an exciting event and hopefully I can reign in the desert.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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The format has been designed to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. There is an Open wild card place at every event, an early exit for one person at the seeding round and the prospect of sudden-death knockouts in every round. Whilst each event has a significant Prize Fund, the ultimate aim is to win the entire World Series with league points being allocated according to where the players place at each of the four events.<\/p>\n

Lucas Dornan<\/strong>, UK Long Drive Champion is excited to see the reaction to this inaugural event, \u201cThis event promises to inject some real glamour into the sport that I love and I am very proud to be lining up alongside these players \u2013 they really are the cream of the crop. We will we push each other to our limits and in the right conditions, I expect to see drives well in excess of 400 yards across the board.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Julian Small<\/strong>, Managing Director, Club Operations, at Jumeirah Golf Estates, said: \u201cPlaying host to the inaugural Long Drive World Series event is hugely exciting. With our expertly designed championship golf courses and the Middle East\u2019s only European Tour Performance Institute, Jumeirah Golf Estates is undoubtedly a natural host venue, and with less than three weeks to go, the countdown is well and truly on. We\u2019re looking forward to welcoming competitors, spectators and our residents to watch some world-class talent and enjoy what is sure to be a great night of entertainment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n