Tim Burke (golfer)

Tim Burke (born October 13, 1986) is a World Long Drive competitor, currently ranked No. 8 in the world.[1] Burke competes in events that are sanctioned by the World Long Drive Association, which is owned by Golf Channel, part of the NBC Sports Group, and a division of Comcast. The season-long schedule features events airing live on Golf Channel, culminating in the Volvik World Long Drive Championship in September.

He lives in Orlando, Florida.

World Long Drive career

Burke is a two-time Volvik World Long Drive champion, capturing his first championship belt at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2013, where hitters struck tee shots from the stands with balls landing in the grid on the track infield below. He beat fellow two-time world champion Joe Miller in the finals. In 2015, Burke claimed his second world title at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla., outlasting Jeremy Easterly in the finals. He also made an in-studio appearance on The Dan Patrick Show following his world title win in 2015.[2] Burke also was featured on an episode of Golf Channel’s Playing Lessons instruction series in 2018, alongside show host and renowned instructor Sean Foley. Burke also was featured in the April 2018 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.

Life before World Long Drive

Prior to taking part in his first World Long Drive competition in 2009, Burke was a pitcher at the University of Miami, where he took part in the College World Series in 2008.

References
  1. "Official World Long Drive Rankings". World Long Drive. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. Gaines, Cork. "Here is what it looks like when a long-drive golf champion unleashes his driver on a simulator". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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