{"id":1243308,"date":"2023-04-18T14:51:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1243308"},"modified":"2023-05-15T07:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T07:49:59","slug":"london-gc-hosts-world-long-drive-champion-for-world-record-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/london-gc-hosts-world-long-drive-champion-for-world-record-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"London Golf Club hosts World Long Drive champion for world record attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

London Golf Club<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0welcomed World Long Drive champion Martin Borgmeier down to the esteemed Kent venue as the big-hitting German took on a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title attempt in front of the DP World Tour cameras.<\/p>\n

Borgmeier, who hit a 426-yard drive in the final of the 2022 PLDA World Championship in Nevada to beat major winner Bryson DeChambeau, visited the 36-hole facility to take on the challenge of hitting the most drives in excess of 300 yards within an hour-long period.<\/p>\n

Organised by the DP World Tour\u2019s content team, London Golf Club was selected in its role as a European Tour Destination venue and its driving-range facility, which measures well over the 300 yards required for the record attempt.<\/p>\n

Ahead of filming, the driving range was transformed overnight by the London Golf Club greenkeeping team and the DP World Tour team as branding boards were set up, ball-clearing took place and a 300-yard line mark was added to the facility.<\/p>\n