CHATSWORTH, Calif. – From Tennessee to Pennsylvania, Alpha Golf won a dramatic clean sweep in the Long Drive events around the country. While Alpha Team members Mike Gorton and Pat Dempsey locked up first- and second-place at the Pennsylvania Senior Long Drive Championship, fellow Alpha players Danny Luirette and Vince Howell dominated the Tennessee Long Drive Shoot Out in Greenville, Tenn., using Alpha drivers to also claim the top two money positions.
Using an Alpha Version 2 driver (425cc), Luirette blasted a drive that covered 388 yards, seven inches, and won the Tennessee Long Drive Shootout Monday evening at Graysburg Hills Golf Course. It was the best shot of the weekend for the fourth annual event, sponsored by Laughlin Memorial Hospital, and Luirette’s second consecutive Long Drive win as a member of the Alpha Team. In fact, it’s the second event in a row that Luirette and Howell have finished with a first-second split.
Not to be outdone, Alpha Team player Mike Gorton — who is currently ranked second in the Long Drivers of America rankings — edged out 2002 Senior Re/Max World Champion Pat Dempsey (ranked third) for the Pennsylvania Senior Long Drive title. In the final measurement, Gorton reached 385 yards while Dempsey hit for 382 yards. The Alpha Team duo was more than a match for the third-place finisher’s 370-yard smash.
Gorton holds the distinguished honor of being the only player on the Long Drivers of America (LDA) Tour ever to win World Long Drive Championships in both the Open and Senior divisions. He is a highly respected member of the LDA Hall-of-Fame, and at the recent LDA Tour event in Tulsa, he finished in second-place behind Dempsey.
Most of the Alpha Golf professionals will head to Toronto on July 16 for the next stop on the LDA tour. To learn more about Alpha Golf products, call 800.222.1186 or visit http://alphagolfclubs.com/.
With more and more past and present Long Drive champions playing Alpha Golf drivers, Alpha Golf is truly ‘The Long Distance Leader.’ Located in Chatsworth, Calif., Alpha Golf is a premier designer, manufacturer and distributor of superior quality golf clubs well-known for their extreme performance and distance. Alpha Golf is a division of Kent Sports Inc. For more information or for a Alpha Golf catalog, call 800-222-1186 or visit www.alphagolfclubs.com.