Rory McIlroy seem make golf history at record-breaking PGA Visit course 6,000 feet over ocean level

Rory McIlroy seem make golf history at record-breaking PGA Visit course 6,000 feet over ocean level

McIlroy is the PGA Tour’s moment longest hitter so faraway within the 2024 season, averaging 319 yards. As it were Cameron Champ has hit advance.

But the Northern Irishman may well be approximately to include a few genuine yardage to that within the FedEx Glass Playoffs’ BMW Championship in Colorado.

That’s since this occasion is held at 6000ft over ocean level, meaning the ball voyages a part advance due to the more slender discuss.

Golf Month to month report that a ball will travel on normal 1.7 per cent assist per each 1000ft of height. Meaning a 300 yard drive can rapidly travel 332 yards.

McIlroy has as of now appeared that science in activity with a few outright bombs on the driving extend this week.

The four-time major victor will make the best 10 of longest drives ever in PGA Visit history in the event that he gets one to go 455 yards.

It is as of now a record-breaking week for the PGA Visit, with Castle Pines authoritatively the longest golf course to have an occasion at 8,130 yards.

Wyndham Clark has been talking this week almost what it is like to play in Colorado, the state he was born in.

He said:
“I think everybody beginning Thursday will have a great — they’ll feel comfortable with it. A parcel of folks, we play a few occasions at height and have played them.

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“The intense thing with rise is it’s not as reliable as ocean level. So in case you hit your 7-iron continuously around 185 at ocean level, it continually goes 185. Here at elevation, presently let’s call it 205.

“Well, it can go 205 one shot and after that 210 the another shot and after that 200 the another shot. There’s a small irregularity within the lean discuss and elevation depending on how tall you hit it.

“In the event that anyone seems to blunder, go long or brief, it’s likely since of direction. That’s attending to be the challenge.”

The 2024 FedEx Glass playoffs are the are colossal conclusion to the visit championships with $100million on offer in prize cash

 

Longest ever PGA Tour drives

 

477 yards by Max Homa (2023) on the 7th hole at Kapalua (Plantation)

 

476 yards by Davis Love III (2004) on 18th hole at Kapalua (Plantation)

 

473 yards by Jeff Sluman (2003) on 14th hole at PGA West (Palmer)

 

467 yards by Charley Hoffman (2009) on 1st hole at La Cantera (Resort)

 

463 yards by Dustin Johnson (2011) on 7th hole at TPC Boston

 

460 yards by Scott Stallings (2022) on 15th hole at TPC Scottsdale

 

459 yards by Luke List (2023) on 7th hole at Kapalua (Plantation)

 

457 yards by Justin Thomas (2019) on 10th hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec

 

455 yards by Ryan Brehm (2023) on 18th hole at Kapalua (Plantation)

 

455 yards by Bubba Watson (2019) on 2nd hole at Pebble Beach Links

 

In fact, the top prize is an astonishing $25m.

 

There were 70 players who started off, with that n

ow being cut down to 50.