DRIVING 6,000 ft above Sea Level in Mexico

Our national Champion and New Zealand Long Black - Nick Hanna and Asian Champion and Aussie Long Baller Steffan Scutti are DRIVING high 6’000 ft above sea level in Leon - Mexico. Nick Is the current XDL - North Island Men’s Open Champion (NZ) and New Zealand XDL Champion. Steffan is the current and 1st title holder for Asia Long Drive (Men’s Open) Champion which took place in Phuket, Thailand. Continued thanks to International Long Drive Magazine and the sponsors for making this incredible event in Leon possible. Top players from around the world will be competing to DRIVE a world record. The hospitality is heartfelt and very generous with our players being treated like royalty. Players will be greeted by their personal drivers and luxurious hotels await their arrival. Meanwhile fans and team members are truly hyped for our national representatives so the heat downunder will be felt and the Mexican wave will be transcending to the Pacific.

Nick Hanna - North Island Champion, New Zealand Champion 2023 & New Zealand Long Black

The DRIVES are expected to be off the charts and the excitement is hyping up fans with flags already flying high. The Golden Gal to Long Drive in NZ, National Women’s Champ, Queen’s Honour representative, Asian Long Drive (Women’s) Champion, and New Zealand Long Black - Phillis Meti is also competing. Phillis known for her 4 x World Record DRIVES is already a crowd favourite and has been in the USA training and competing this year.

Asia Long Drive Champions Steffan Scutti & Phillis Meti

Billboards are gracing the roads and buildings in Leon, Mexico, in promotion of this great sporting event for Long Drive. The media is geared up to interview the international players with Nick Hanna from New Zealand being one of the first to arrive. This event is set to be one of the most exciting and memorable yet. “The pandemic has taken a toll on the sport downunder with a huge loss of sponsors, so it’s a real blessing to have our national representatives take to the stage”, says Olna Ford, founder and owner of XDL, the New Zealand Long Blacks and Aussie Long Ballers.

Olna is sending a BIG thank you to Luis Kuronya, for the continued support throughout the years. Getting ready to scream for our nations and wishing Nick Hanna, Steffan Scutti and Phillis Meti the BEST of DRIVES as they venture to the tee with high expectations to DRIVE the Long One to take the win.