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WORLD RECORD: RE/MAX Long Drive Championship Finals October 25th, 2008 Geek Staffer Joe Shuba average for the week 408 yards! Geek also had the longest hit (428 yards) of any component golf club head at the RE/MAX LD Championship Finals!

2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship finals   Mesquite, Nevada on October 20-25.

Long drivers will be competing for a record total purse of $600,000 in 2008. The open division champion will earn $250,000, by far the largest payday in the sport's history.

ESPN will debut a 90-minute tournament recap during the Christmas holidays (date TBD).

Divisions:

The 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship features competition in five adult divisions: Open, Senior (45-52), Super Seniors (53-60), Grand Champions (61 and up) and Women. If age-eligible, competitors may enter multiple divisions.

Field:

RE/MAX championship week in Mesquite will feature a total of 272 long drive competitors. The breakdown by division:

Open Division - 128 hitters
Senior Division - 48 hitters
Super Senior Division - 48 hitters
Women's Division - 24 hitters
Grand Champions Division - 24 hitters
Total: 272
 

Members of Team Geek that will compete at The Re Max World LD this year so far:

#1) Joe Shuba-Open
#2) Stephanie Shuba
#3) Mitch Dobbyn-Open
#4) Stevie Di - Grand
#5) Jeddy Baptisa-Open
#6) Ryan Gregnol-Open
#7) Andreas Persson-Open
#8) Patrik Andersson-Open
#9) CT Taylor-Military
#10) Matt MacDonald-Open
 

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http://www.longdrivers.com/2007WLDC/Open/finalsopen.html

The Geek Fail Safe 2 also made it to 3rd Place in the Re Max Long Drive World Championship Open Division!

2007 European Champion Patrik Andersson also competed in the Re Max Long Drive World Championship Open Division.

RE/MAX WORLD LONG DRIVE JR. CHAMPION 

On July 16th, 2006 The Geek Golf Fail Safe, at the 2006 RE/MAX World Long Drive Jr. Championships set 2 new World LD records!

The Geek Golf Fail Safe set a World LD Finals Winning record drive of 420 yards! That is the longest winning drive in RE/MAX Long Drive History! 

Geek Golf also broke another record in the Semi-Finals with a record smashing Drive of 437 yards! GEEK GOLF CLUBS were the only component golf clubs to WIN a Title at the RE/MAX Jr. World Championships!

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