The PGA Tour’s Unbreakable Drive Record
what was the longest drive in the history of the PGA Tour well it happened in 1992 and really it was a 1 in a million fluke Carl Cooper played professionally for 4 years but had no idea that he was about to make history when he teed up at par 4 third hole during the Texas open at Oak Hills Country Club the hole was 444 yd long but Cooper overcooked his Drive pushing it to the right where it amazingly found a downhill cart path I tried to cut the ball and I cut it too much so it just kept bouncing and bouncing and bouncing from the cart path it found a little maintenance road and it kept on rolling eventually coming to a stop after 787 y a 4on and an eight iron later Cooper made back the 300 yards he just overshot the green by and somehow only suffered a double bogey six Cooper left the tour in 1993 and most likely his record will last forever
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30 Comments
Happy Gilmore could never
So what's the actual longest drive then?
Long drive in Texas huh? 🤣
that's a lot of American speak
Ball finding maintenance road: Catch me if you can.
Did this next to the green with my wedge the other day
In a video about Carl Cooper, we have comic book Phil Mickelson instead
Nope. Doest mean nothing if it aint on the fairway or green.
Why not take a drop
Ahhh golf, a good walk ruined
Mike Austin has the actual record 590yds in a tournament late 70s or early 80s. Look it up
Why did he hit an 8 iron instead of lower club on the second shot back?
Is a drop not allowed?
Mike Austin hit a legitimate drive (no cart path assistance) 515yds in 1974 in a US seniors tournament
Should it count if the ball ended up on the next hole?
And all he got was a double bogey. Let that sink in.
isnt car path ob?
How to turn a par 4 into a par 10
Two words: Happy Gilmore
That technically isn't a drive. It had outside forces. Why don't we drive off of a mountain and count the distance out and down? Why didn't we hit a ball out into the ocean that floats and wait for the currents to stop at some thousands of miles away.
Thats like hitting a homerun in baseball and fan taking the ball home. Shouldn't count.
Looney toons ahh shot 💀
Ummm OOB?
It wasnt OB? Lol
I work at oak hills country club
Just not in Texas
Great how golf can mimetize life
Thats out of bounds for us.
Does that even count
chef boyardee
how is that not OB?