Nicolas colsaerts latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The longest drivers on tourspecs golfcentraldaily golf. Newport, wales ap nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a 5under 66 on the opening day of the wales open. The 37year gap is the longest for a country winning its first and. He took a postdoral trip to sneak a peek at the course with his caddie, robert nilsson. Nicolas colsaerts pga tour profile news, stats, and videos.
The top 10 longest drivers on tour bleacher report. Second longest driver on the european tour nicholas colsaerts warming up the driver before his second round at the vgc. Bubba watson hit the longest drive of the season at 424 yards. The pga tours longest hitter on bombing it effortlessly. Information on players includes yearly results, profile information, a skills gauge, equipment information and much more. Nicolas colsaerts set a new european tour longest drive record with a 447yard. He had a very successful junior and amateur career. Playing on the challenge tour for the next two years, colsaerts regained confidence in his game. American nightmare over for nicolas colsaerts ryder cup hero nicolas colsaerts has turned his back on the united states to return full time to europe after describing his two years across the. Colsaerts, also known as the belgian bomber, was born in schaerbeek, belgium. Nicolas colsaerts stats, tournament results pga golf espn. Nicolas colsaerts golf swing driver in high speed, slow.
Open champion graeme mcdowell, 1up on sunday to win the volvo world match play championship. Nicolas colsaerts 14 november 1982 is a belgian professional golfer currently playing on the european tour and previously on the pga tour. Newport, wales nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a. Colsaerts hit his tee shot 447 yards on the parfive 18th hole of the twentyten course at celtic manor. Nicolas colsaerts is a golf professional member of the european tour.
Reuters nicolas colsaerts has gone more than five years without a tournament victory but the bighitting belgian is threatening to turn. Titleist pro v1x click here to see what golfwrx members are saying about colsaerts bag in our forum. Noted for his consistency, westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents europe, north america, asia, africa and oceania including victories on the european tour and the pga tour. When you work so hard for something for a long time riding the highs and feeling every low you realise the passion you have for the sport and that keeps you going. Colsaerts hit his tee shot 447 yards on the parfive 18th hole. Andalucia, spain nicolas colsaerts defeated former u. Nicolas colsaerts has hit some pretty memorable shots in his career. Nicolas colsaerts hits longest drive on european tour. In the third round of the 2014 world golf championships bridgestone invitational, bubba watson crushes his. Nicolas colsaerts, the longest driver of the ball on the european tour, and a guy who speaks 7 languages, has cruised to his first tour win at the volvo china open. Longest driver specs,bubba watson 2012 driver specs,kyle stanley 2012 driver specs,alvaro quiros 2012 driver specs,nicolas colsaerts 2012 driver specs. A number of times while in the lead coming into the final day, colsaerts imploded.
Nicolas colsaerts hits the longest drive in european tour history on 9. Westwood has also won tournaments in four decades, the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Confined in switzerland since the 11th of march, i. A 447yard bomb on the 6yard 18th at celtic manor using his callaway driver. The longest driving player on the european tour in 2012 318. With an average drive of 3 yards nicolas colsaerts was officially the biggest hitter on the european tour 2014. Heres a look at a few of the longest hitters in the field in dubai and the drivers theyll have in the bag. Nicolas colsaerts hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to a 5underpar 66 on thursday, the opening day of the wales open.
This autumn saw a record smashed on the european tour, when nicolas colsaerts hit a 447yard drive the longest ever recorded on the. Official profile of olympic athlete nicolas colsaerts born 14 nov 1982, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Nicolas colsaerts official world golf ranking home. Pga championship long drive competition returns during. How to hit a golf ball 447 yards nicolas colsaerts youtube. Explore nicolas colsaerts profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of nicolas colsaerts. The following players are currently ranked in the top ten for longest golf driver for the 2014 season. The longest drive this season on the pga tour was hit by bubba watson, who sent one 424 yards on the 16th hole at firestone.
The pga championship is back, and with it comes the long drive. Each and every one of these guys can bomb it off the tee, and here are the clubs they are doing it with. Nicolas colsaerts hits longest drive ever on european tour. He was the only player to eclipse 400 yards this season. Configure and embed the worlds top 10 widget into your website, it will always be up to date and its free. The belgian bombers drive is the longest in european tour history, leading to a closing eagle at celtic manor. Coming from a sporting family his great grandfather represented belgium at basketball and water polo at the 1920 olympic games, he started playing golf at 6 years old in brussels, belgium. Pga tour nicolas colsaerts hit a 447 yard drive today at. Nicolas colsaerts smashes 447yard bomb for european tour. Belgian nicolas colsaerts shot a superb fourunderpar 67 in the french open third round on saturday to take a threeshot lead into the final day at le golf national. On thursday, nicolas colsaerts hit the longest drive in european tour history a 447yard blast that left him with just a gap wedge into the 6yard 18th hole at celtic manor, host of the 2010. The top 10 longest drivers on tour 0 of 10 even though you are cognizant of the old golfing credo drive for show, putt for dough, its more fun to bomb it than it is to sink ten footers all day. Nicolas colsaerts hit a 447yard drive at the wales open.
Bubba watson records longest drive of 2014 at bridgestone. Callaway golf welcomes dynamic new tour professionals to. Nicolas colsaerts set a new european tour longest drive record with a 447yard behemoth from the 18th tee on day two at the wales open they dont call him the muscles from brussels for. This autumn saw a record smashed on the european tour, when nicolas colsaerts hit a 447yard drive the longest ever recorded on the circuit. Nicolas colsaerts smashes longest drive in european tour. Newport, wales nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a 5under 66 on the opening day of the wales open. Catch all the latest highlights, exclusive features and behind the scenes news. Bubba is wellknown for his long drives, as well as his bright pink driver. Nicolas colsaerts on the 2014 season callaway talks. Equipment is accurate as of the isps handa world cup 112216. Nicolas colsaerts hit a 447 yard drive today at the wales open, setting the record for longest ever on the european tour. Get the latest tournament results for golfer nicolas colsaerts on. Driver basics for longer straighter golf shots duration. See nicolas colsaerts bio, stats, news, rankings, notes, pictures, videos and more information on the pga golfer at fox sports.
Confined in switzerland since the 11th of march, i was going to finally do some ski and im confined there since then. Nicholas colsaerts volvo golf champions 2012 video. Nicolas colsaerts stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Nicolas colsaerts hit a 447yard drive at the wales open see in app. India plans to turn covid crisis into a big pharma opportunity. He would lose his card again in 2007 after he struggled with form and ended the season 201st on the money list. Lee john westwood obe born 24 april 1973 is an english professional golfer. Nicolas colsaerts hits longestever european tour drive. Coming from a sporting family his great grandfather represented belgium at basketball and water polo at the 1920 olympic. Made four of 12 pga tour starts, without a top10 finish. Nicolas colsaerts, the belgian bomber who wowed the americans at the ryder cup, is taking his talents both on and off the course to the pga tour in 20.
Access all areas reporter tom greaves went to find out. Callaway golf welcomes dynamic new tour professionals to its pga tour roster young guns woodland, ishikawa, colsaerts, kirk and others join icons like mickelson and els on team callaway. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on nicolas colsaerts of the golf. Okay now you can name a belgian who plays golf professionally.
But the shot he hit on wednesday in dubai was the one he had been waiting to hit for 30 years. Belgiums nicolas colsaerts hit a ball 447 yards, the longest ever drive on the european tour. Ive made this very long driver into a versatile driver. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Nicolas colsaerts smashes 447yard bomb for european tours. Colsaerts wins volvo world match play championship fox news. Created by img media, the worlds leading sports production company, we are a golf media platform delivering an unrivalled mix of golf content to millions of golfers daily. Published on nov 23, 2014 with an average drive of 3 yards nicolas colsaerts was officially the biggest hitter on the european tour 2014. American nightmare over for nicolas colsaerts golf. Mcilroyrorys 345 yard drive is longest since the long drive was reestablished in 2014. Nicolas colsaerts so grateful for grans gift europes biggest hitter nicolas colsaerts has come a long way since he first stepped on to a ninehole golf course in the middle of a brussels. Oh yeah, nicolas colsaerts, shame he gave playing golf in america. Pga championship long drive competition returns during tuesday practice round at quail hollow.
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