Won a long drive competition!!

[Jtjohns]

Well well well.... This must have been an act of God. Yesterday I played in a golf scramble and we had several holes designated "prize holes". I come up to a long Par 5 and it just happens to be my last hole of the day and it's the longest drive hole.

I usally do not bother hitting my driver, because it is a really really really long and hard slice which will take me ages to find. I usually tee off with my 3-iron which I can consistently hit around 230yds with a steady swing.

As I approach the box I see the current longest drive had been around 280yds right down the middle of the fairway. My buddy tells me to put up the 3-iron and pull out the big stick. This one time, I decided to listen and proceed to let it rip!!

The only thought I had in my mind was to make sure I got the club face closed on impact. I took a smooth back swing and nailed the drive down the right side of the fairway. We went to measure it with a gps and it was 310yds.

Anyhow, I won a Odyssey White Hot #9 putter. Haven't had a chance to use it yet, but from just putting around the house, I think I'm going to love this weapon.

[Ash1974]

Nice one, I think that is the one that Phil Mickelson uses.

[millencolinman]

Nice job, what the heck anytime I play a scramble the longest drive prize is never anything nice lol.

[jwolf02]

The ol' #9 is legit! Nice going and good luck with the new stick. I love mine.

[SpoiledRotten]

Congrats! Nice job.

[Greg]

Wow, great prize, great putter.

[Jtjohns]

Thanks!! I can't wait to get off work so I can hit the putting green and try it out.

[saevel25]

Nicely done

[TheGeekGolfer]

At least they gave you a nice putter! I won a long drive contest once and they gave me a 'no-name $39' driver from Golf Galaxy. They gave Odyssey and Ping putters to the guys that won the putting contest. Does that make any sense - I won the long drive, why would I need a new driver? The other guys won the putting contest, why do they need a new putter? Luckily, I also won a 'no-name' 5-wood in the drawing after the tournament. I then traded the driver & 5-wood w/ one of the guys that won the putting contest for his Odyssey putter.

[Jtjohns]

  TheGeekGolfer said:

At least they gave you a nice putter! I won a long drive contest once and they gave me a 'no-name $39' driver from Golf Galaxy. They gave Odyssey and Ping putters to the guys that won the putting contest. Does that make any sense - I won the long drive, why would I need a new driver? The other guys won the putting contest, why do they need a new putter? Luckily, I also won a 'no-name' 5-wood in the drawing after the tournament. I then traded the driver & 5-wood w/ one of the guys that won the putting contest for his Odyssey putter.

Yeah... That doesn't make much sense to me either. I haven't gotten a chance to use the putter yet due to rain, but just from putting around the house, I think I'm going to like it.