Phillis Meti Hits 406 Yard Drive To Break Women's World Record

Meti, from New Zealand, broke the record in the World Long Drive Championship semi final, watch it here...

Elliott Heath
By Elliott Heath
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Meti, from New Zealand, broke the record in the World Long Drive Mile Hile Showdown semi final, watch it here...

Phillis Meti Hits 406 Yard Drive To Break Women's World Record

Kiwi golfer Phillis Meti broke the women's world long drive record with a huge 406 yarder.

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She won the Ladies World Long Drive Championship in 2016 and hit one 406 yards in the 2017 Mile High Showdown semi final.

Watch her break the record here:

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There were reports that it hit a sprinkler head.

The 30-year-old made it through to the final but eventually lost to American Troy Mullins who hit 398 yards.

Related: Joe Miller wins World Long Drive Championship

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Here is Troy Mullins' winning drive of 398 yards:

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Here is the swing of the mens winner Maurice Allen:

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Elliott Heath
Elliott Heath
Senior Staff Writer

Elliott Heath is our Senior Staff Writer and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news, features, courses and travel sections as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Elliott has interviewed some huge names in the golf world including Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn, Bernd Wiesberger and Scotty Cameron as well as a number of professionals on the DP World and PGA Tours. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as four Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays at West Byfleet Golf Club in Surrey, where his handicap index floats anywhere between 2-6. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


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