Kyle Berkshire (born November 1, 1996) is an American

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er who competes as a professional long drive athlete. He has won the World Long Drive Championship on two occasions, in 2019 and 2021.

Personal life

Originally from Crofton, Maryland, Berkshire resides in

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. He attended

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in Maryland where he helped the Spalding golf team win two match play and two stroke play MIAA state championships. The team went 31-2-1 in match play during Berkshire's four years including undefeated seasons in 2014 and 2015. He went to the University of North Texas for two years, before transferring to the

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Long drive career

After reaching the semifinals at the Volvik World Long Drive Championship in 2017, Berkshire in 2018 earned his first World Long Drive victory, winning at the WinStar Midwest Slam in Oklahoma. On September 4, 2019 Berkshire won the 44th World Long Drive Championship in Thackerville, Oklahoma, defeating Tim Burke in the final. During the pandemic, Comcast shut down the World Long Drive Association in 2020. Players and coach Bobby Peterson formed a new sanctioning body, the Professional Long Drivers Association, where Berkshire won the inaugural PLDA season-ending championship in 2020 at 383 yards.PLDA 2020 Final
He defended the PLDA Championship (now the PLDA World Championship) in 2021, now having won three consecutive season-ending long drive tour championships. In December 2021, Berkshire set a new world record for indoor ball speed with .

References

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