Joe Miller (born 18 November 1984), is a British
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
er who competes as a professional
long drive
Long drive is a sport where players compete to hit or drive a golf ball the farthest. Top long drivers compete professionally in events and exhibitions.
Distance
Professional long drivers can average over 356 yards (320 m) in competition, compare ...
athlete. He has won the
World Long Drive Championship
The World Long Drive Championship is an annual long drive competition in the sport of golf. It was first held in 1974, and since 2000 has comprised Open, Masters (over-45s) and Women's events.
From 1995 to 2013, the events were sanctioned by the ...
on two occasions, in 2010 and 2016.
Personal life
Miller was brought up in
Barnet
Barnet may refer to:
People
*Barnet (surname)
* Barnet (given name)
Places United Kingdom
*Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below.
*East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...
, London. Miller plays at The Shire London golf club and also works as a part-time gym trainer.
Long drive career
Miller won the
RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship
The World Long Drive Championship is an annual long drive competition in the sport of golf. It was first held in 1974, and since 2000 has comprised Open, Masters (over-45s) and Women's events.
From 1995 to 2013, the events were sanctioned by the ...
in 2010 with a 414-yard drive. In doing so, he became the second European to win the title, and collected the $150,000 first prize. He recaptured the title in 2016; he produced a 423-yard drive in the final to collect the $125,000 first prize.
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1984 births
Living people
Golfers from London
English male golfers
Long drive golfers