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World Long Drive Championship

Pros and amateurs go long in Oklahoma during the annual competition

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Blair O'Neal
The Internet sensation reached the quarterfinals of the Women's Championship before falling to eventual champion Phillis Meti.
Phillis Meti
Meti, a native of New Zealand, won the Women's title for the second time with a final drive of 310 yards.
Charlene Oosthuizen
Chloe Garner
A former college player at East Tennessee State, Garner just started competing in long drive events this summer. Her best drive in competition is 363 yards. She reached the finals this year, only to be beat by Meti.
Heather LeMaster
LeMasters finished ninth in qualifying in Oklahoma, just missing out on a spot in the match-play bracket.
Tom Peppard
Peppard won the Masters Division for competitors 45 and older.
Chris Hall
Leaderboard
Steve "The Predator" Monroe
Scott Beaven
Bobby Bradley
Joe Miller
The 31-year-old from London won the men's title, and the $125,000 first-place check, on Wednesday when he defeated Ryan Steenberg in the final round with a winning drive of 423 yards. Miller hit two drives of more than 435 yards in earlier rounds. He previously won the title in 2010.
Maurice Allen
Tim Burke
The defending champion fell in Round 4 (of 7) this year to Justin James.
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