(Boardman, OH - April 10, 2008) - RE/MAX Valley Real Estate and Pine Lakes Golf Club, Hubbard, OH, will host local qualifying event for the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship to be held Saturday June 7th. The first golfer tees up at 4:00 p.m. and competition concludes at 7:00 p.m. that day.

Here's a video about Long Drive (courtesy of LDA):

Competition will take place in four adult divisions:

• Open – entry fee $40
• Women – entry fee $30
• Senior (45-52) – entry fee $30
• Super Senior (53-60) - entry fee $30
• Grand Champion (61 & over). – entry fee $30

No pre-registration is necessary. Just show up Saturday, June 7 and swing for the fences! Enter as many times as you would like, time permitting. Golfers hit six drives per entry, with their longest official drive determining their place in the final standings. Top finishers advance to the RE/MAX WLDC finals, which take place in Mesquite, Nevada on October 20-25.

A total purse of $600,000 will be available to the world finalists with an unprecedented $250,000 going to the Open champion. The Finals will be broadcast nationally on ESPN during the Christmas holidays. Come out and take your best shot at becoming the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion.

"We're excited to be part of the first-phase qualifying for this hugely popular international event," said Pine Lake's PGA Head Professional Director of Instruction Chris­topher Carfangia "We're hoping someone from our area makes it all the way to the RE/ MAX world finals next fall. We have plenty of big hitters here in Youngstown and Hubbard Ohio, so I think we'll have a chance to send someone to the show. We'll see."

Terri Fabek Site Director for RE/MAX Valley said, “Winning a RE/MAX world title is the dream of every golfer who's ever swung a driver so hard and fast that he or she came off their feet and almost out of their shoes."

" Last December," continued Fabek, "over 10 million fans watched the finals on ESPN. To be able to bring this qualifying event to Youngstown is just about as exciting as it gets. With the quality of golf being played right here in the Mahoning Valley there is no doubt in my mind that someone here will be swinging for that $250 grand!”

Pine Lakes Golf Club is located at 6233 West Liberty St., Hubbard, Ohio 44425.The phone number in the pro shop is (330) 534-9026. Directions to the golf club are available online at www.golfpinelakes.com.

More information about the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship is available on-line at www.longdrivers.com, RE/MAX on WLDC, and www.ourvalleyhomes.com.

For additional information regarding Long Driver of America and the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive championship, please call

• LDA at: 888-233-4654 (U.S)
• or 682-549-2105 (Outside U.S.)
• More Information

 
For additional information regarding this Pine Lake Golf Club, June 7th qualifying event contact Site Director: Terri Fabek of RE/MAX Valley

• (330) 502-7022;
• or RE/MAX Valley Real Estate (330) 629-9200.