Kings of Distance - Live! Grand Finale
Some images of the Grand Finale at Kings of Distance - Live! with Callaway Golf at Stoke Park
Some images of the Grand Finale at Kings of Distance - Live! with Callaway Golf at Stoke Park
Kings of Distance - Live! with Callaway Golf culminated in a thrilling Grand Finale after a full day of of clinics, media training with Rob Lee, long-driving masterclasses with Joe Miller, lessons from Alvaro Quiros, Alex Noren and Danny Willett and much more.
Some 90 participants gathered in a stand behind Stoke Park's first tee to watch Rob Lee request a number of different shots from Quiros, Noren and Willett, including a chipping challenge, Bubba-style driver shots high fades with long irons.
After the professional showcase, Lee introduced two finalists from each of the eight teams to take part in the Kings of Distance - Live! Shoot Out.
The winning team - those who measured the biggest combined driving distance with the best of their two balls - earned a new Callaway driver for themselves and the rest of their team.
Joe Miller's phenomenal driving distance show - including shots with putters, through wooden planks and melons - rounded off a hugely-popular day.
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