Professional Long Drive Competitor Maurice Allen was nearly five-thousand miles away from his Pine Hills, Florida home when he claimed the Championship title at the Czech Republic LDET Championship.
Allen’s shots:
Round 1: 375
Round 2: 383
Round 3: 380
Best Result: 383/1
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The long drive completion showcased dozens of 2016 Long Driver Players and 33-year old Allen represented the USA brilliantly. Allen’s confidence was bold and his focus tight, resulting in three shot rounds that reached 483 yards. Allen states on his Facebook page, “Feels great to have my second win of the season. I am blessed beyond to be able to do what I love.”
The LDET Championship is a part of the European Tour and it was staged at the Golf Club Praha (www.gcp.cz). Located just 15 minutes from Prague city Center, the course was founded in 1926 and as amongst the oldest golf clubs in the Czech Republic. Situated in the Prague 5 district, on the heights above the city, the 3,012 yard, 9-hole course is a real challenge primarily due to the courses hilly terrain.
While he enjoyed the pristine weather, morning sunrises and evening sunsets, Allen’s mind and body had to be in sync while adjusting his body to a 6-hour time difference during his stay in Europe; Prague is 6-hours ahead of his North Carolina GMT-5 time zone
8th JULY
11.00-17.00: Free practice all day at the designated area.
17.00-18.15: Official free practice at the competition area + Registration players (Entry fee payment + check the clubs + signature + welcome pack).
9th JULY: (APROX.)
09.00-09.30: Registrations for players who could not come on Friday
10.00- 11.00: Amateurs category. 2 sets of 6 balls
11.10- 12.10: Qualifying round group 1
12.20-13.20: Qualifying round groups 2
13.30: Amateurs: Quarters, semifinals & Final Final. Best of 6 balls.
14.10: PROFESSIONALS Matchplays: Starts 16/finals. Best of 3 sets
16.25: Semifinal and Final PROFESSIONAL
17.00: Podium ceremony
Commemorating his play, Allen only hit 5 balls in each set rather than 6 balls. “I left one on the tee each time in remembrance of the people who last their lives last week,” he said, referencing the series of shocking shootings that occurred in the USA last week where in Dallas, Texas, the scene of the massacre of police officers came on the heels of shootings by police of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana with streamed live video of the shootings.
Allen is a 2015 Volvik Long Drivers European Tour Champion. He serves as a Boys and Girls Club Ambassador of Golf, is a Former Guinness World Record Holder for Golf Ball Speed and was 2012 Team USA Long Drive Captain.
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