After its successful resurrection a year ago at Valhalla, the PGA Championship long-drive contest is back in 2015.
The 593-yard, par-5 second hole at Whistling Straits will serve as the Tuesday host ot the contest brought back by then-PGA of America president Ted Bishop and CEO Pete Bevacqua.
The winner will get a money clip which pays homage to the clip Nicklaus won in '63 for taking the contest. Charitable donations will be made in the name of the top three finishers in $ 25,000, $ 15,000 and $ 10,000, respectively.
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A year ago, Louis Oosthuizen won the event with a 340-yard drive. However, that win was somewhat tainted by the antics of Bubba Watson, who chose to participate in the contest by hitting a 3-iron down the fairway in protest of what he believed was a silly sideshow.
“I’m there to play golf,” he said afterward, “not to hit it far.”
We'll see if Watson changes his tune next week.
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