Lee competed in this event
as the USA Team Captian..her best
ball hit out of six was 319 yard 2 feet and 7 inches! Although, Team Usa Lost by 7 yards,
they’re already talking a rematch next year!!! Look for Lee’s Power tips
on National Canadian TV and the Golf Channel in 2004!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 23, 2003
GOLF LONG DRIVERS INTERNATIONAL
Presents
THE CANADIAN & NORTH AMERICAN LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
September 13th & 14th, 2003
Golf Long Drivers International (GLDI) has announced the prestigious Nottawasaga Resort’s Championship Ridge Golf Course will host the Canadian and North American Long Drive Championship finals. The national series consists of 525 local qualifying events through out Canada leading up to 5 Regional Championship events. In total, 28,000+ participants have participated trying for entry to the Canadian Long Drive Championship finals which are followed by the prestigious North American Long Drive Championships.
Canada’s most powerful male & female long ball hitters will be on hand for the final rounds of competition and the crowning of Team Canada for the Men’s Open Class, Womans and the Senior 50+ divisions. It is important to note, “The RCGA, USGA & CLGA have approved these championships with the exception of the final, as conforming to the Rules of Amateur Status”. Canadian based, Iceman Golf is recogonized as the International governing body for sanctioned competition play.
The Canadian Long Drive Championships provides Canada’s long ball hitters the opportunity to participate in a GLDI sanctioned and approved long drive competition format recgonized by the sports governing bodies in both Canada and USA. Golf Long Drivers International has coordinated hundreds of local qualifying events enabling the top long ball hitters from each event to advance to one of 5 Regional Championship events.
The agenda for Saturday September 13, 2003 will showcase the British Columbia and Atlantic Canada regional finals. The top four male and female hitters from each division will advance to compete in the Canadian Long Drive Championship finals being held on September 14th at 11:00 AM.
Sunday September 14, 2003 at 1:30 PM, the top long ball hitters in the USA will then go head-to-head against the newly crowned Team Canada Men’s and Womans divisions in the North American Long Drive Championships. The womans Team USA consists of the top 3 female hitters in the world making up a portion of the 5-member entry. George the ‘Animal” Slupsky captain of the USA Men’s Team will be accompanied by hitters from Las Vegas, Chicago, California and Florida.
This is an opportunity to see some of the best long ball hitters in North America competing for North American Long Drive supremacy. CanWest Global and TSN will be airing 16 different television shows November 2003 onwards. Iceman Golf a Bradford based sports marketing & production company recently received approval from the United States Golf Association allowing the firm to coordinate, execute and televise the first ever ‘sanctioned’ American Long Drive Championship series.
Additional information can be found by visiting www.iceman.ca or by contacting Roger Jay at Iceman Golf (905) 775-7788. Grandstand seating is free both days. This is your chance to see the top long ball hitters in the world and impressive 400+ yard hits. We look forward to not only hearing from you, but more importantly having you support the Canadian Long Drive Championships.
Yours truly,
Roger Jay
ICEMAN GOLF
NORTH AMERICAN LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS & CANADIAN
Competitor Bio’s
CANADIAN BIG HITTERS:
Graham Elstob 3rd in Ontario Championships – Keswick, Ontario – 384 yd drive
John Nairn 4th in Ontario Championships – Newmarket, Ontario 372 yd drive
Robert Bomberry 2nd in Ontario Championships – Mississauga, Ontario 387 yd drive
Lisa Vlooswyk Two time Captain of Team Canada from Calgary 325+ yd drives
Kelliegh Trainer 2nd longest female hitter in Canada – Peterborough, Ont 320 yd drives
Mandy DeFabrizo Longest hitter in the Ontario Championships 281 yds
Seniors:
Bram Churchill Newfoundland’s biggest senior hitter 370 yds
Gary Dix Sudbury, Ontario 367 yds
Rita Kalmbach Mayor of Norfolk Country – 215 yds
TEAM USA MEN 3 of 5 hitters:
Captain: George Slupsky 2 time Remax World Long Drive Champion
West Palm Beach Florida 3 time World Power Golf Champion – ranked 3rd in the world
5 time runner up at World Long Drive Championships
Captain of USA Men’s Team for the past 4 years
Ray Rende Professional Golfer Chicago Winner of Bye Dot Com 2001
Ranked # 6 in the world
Participated in the 2000 British Open
Joe Hydue Ranked 5th in the world
Professional Golf
Winner of several mini tours
TEAM USA WOMANS:
Captain: Lee Brandon Ranked #1 in the world
Las Vegas 1st Place in 2002 Remax Long Drive
Winner of several LDA events
Robin Lyons: Ranked #2 in the world
Lisa Morris: Ranked 3rd in the world
Daria Cummings Ranked 6th in the world
Kris Howard 2 top 3 finishes in World Long Drive Championships
Phoenix
The North American Championships follow the Canadian Finals on September 14, 2003. North America’s most powerful long ball hitters will be on site competing for North American Long Drive Supremacy.
Nottawasaga Resort phone number 705 435-5501-Venue Ridge Golf Course
Iceman Golf – Roger Jay Executive Producer/Director 905 775-7788