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Watching three-time world long drive champion Kyle Berkshire hit golf balls is already a sight to behold. But what happens when you send Berkshire to hit balls at 8,000 feet of altitude? The results are downright awe-inspiring.
Berkshire, who set a world record with a 579-yard drive in 2023, makes Bryson DeChambeau look like an amateur. DeChambeau’s longest recorded drive, which also came at altitude in Montana, is “just” 480 yards.
So when Berkshire stepped onto the range in Montana at 8,000 feet of altitude, you can only imagine just how far he can hit the ball.
The 28-year-old posted a video on his Instagram recently showing all of his trackman stats from the range session, and the results were staggering.
In the video, Berkshire works his way up through his bag, starting with lob wedge and ending with driver. The average PGA Tour pro hits their lob wedge 113 yards, according to Golf Sidekick. Berkshire hit his lob wedge a massive 178 yards.
But that’s not why anybody came to this story. Be honest. Everyone wants to see how far a world long drive champion hits his driver at 8,000 feet of altitude. And I don’t blame you!
Berkshire hit his 44-inch “gamer driver” 469 yards, and that’s with almost no roll out. The ball carried 452.4 yards and came off the club face with a 220.9-mile-per-hour ball speed!
Mind you, that is not as far as Berkshire can hit the ball. His “gamer driver” is different from the driver that he uses in long drive competitions. Berkshire told one fan in the replies that he could clear 500 yards with his competition driver.
So basically, Kyle Berkshire can hit one drive about as far, if not further, than I can hit two good ones. Is that a bit of a self-own? Maybe. But hey, sometimes you just have to recognize greatness.