Jack And Gary: My Drive Was Longest!
/Gary Player on his golf.com Masters diary makes sure to let us know the legendary geezers are still competitive when working as honorary starters.
Afterward, Jack turned to me. “Well,” he said, “Looks like I had the longest drive.”
“No!” I told him, “Your drive ended up in the pine needles! You know how much run you get over there. You’ve got to hit the fairway to count for longest drive!” He had a great laugh. When it comes to longest hit, I won this one -- ask anyone who was there. You’ve got to hit the fairway.
