At Golf Australia, we believe that all golf is golf and everyone can play the way they want to. And for some, golf is about hitting the ball as far as they can!

Golf Australia conducts a small number of Long Drive events each year in conjunction with the Summer of Golf. Their purpose is to:

• Showcase alternate formats to change the perception of the game

• Provide competition opportunities for Long Drivers in Australia

The first 2024-25 Australian Long Drive event will be held in conjunction with the 2024 BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland on 23 November 2024. $5,000 will be on offer with an additional $5,000 going to the winner to offset costs to attend the 2025 World Long Drive Final in the USA. Click here to view further information and to enter the Royal Queensland event. Further events will be confirmed shortly, to be played between late January and March.

To be eligible for the events, participants must be a member of a golf club (international players excepted). Professional golfers and professional long drive players are welcome.

Each event is played over two qualifying rounds (in simulators) with the leading 8 players following the qualifying rounds progressing to a match play competition.

Players’ results count towards the GA Long Drive Order of Merit (including a Tour Final).

For further information about Australian Long Drive, contact golfoperations@golf.org.au or 03 9626 5050.

View the 2023-24 GA Long Drive Order of Merit Standings