Bringing the World of Long Drive to the Pacific
All IGANZ events from 2022 will be qualifiers for the Pacific Rim Series last held in the Cook Islands, 2018. The pandemic lockdowns (spanning two years), have been crushing plans for the PRS which is set to expand around the Islands of the Pacific, once International Borders are open for free travel in and out of New Zealand. IGANZ held the first Pacific Rim Series event in the Cook Islands to celebrate and connect the home turf of Golden Gal of Long Drive, Phillis Meti. Phillis is a three time, Long Drive World Champion and two time World Record Breaker. Phillis was nominated by IGANZ for a Queen’s Honour and with much excitement, Phillis is now listed with this as MNZM.
Locals and resident Winner - William Howard with International Players (PRS 2018)
Mr Maurice Allen (USA) became the first (Golden Cap) for the PRS dated back to 2018 and is well known as the first Long Drive athlete promoted by IGANZ back in April, 2016. IGANZ sponsored players from around the world competed in the Cook Islands to showcase this high-performance sport in a resort destination environment. A huge success with the locals and tourism board and with this, plans for the PRS will expand beyond the neighbouring countries and provide opportunities for IGANZ to give back to the Islands needing post pandemic support through our media and events.
With the New Zealand borders set to reopen on 30th April, the PRS conversations are beginning for this fabulous series. The sport of Long Drive and Xtreme Drivers will be going to new heights from 2022. IGANZ has got exciting news to announce on close of 2021 which has been the toughest year yet for this emerging sport.
Details on the 2022 events and PRS updates will be loaded in late February on the IGANZ website www.iganz.co.nz