Casto recorded a 361-yard drive in the final to secure the victory
Colton Casto (L) and Ryan Reisbeck (R) hoist WLD Memphis Championship Trophies
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ARLINGTON, Tenn. (May 19, 2024) - World No. 5 Colton Casto is a winner at WLD Memphis once again. The Snohomish, Washington, native outlasted Cody Billinghurst 361 yards to 352 in the final to defend his WLD Memphis title from last year. The event format was a double-elimination competition due to inclement weather on Saturday.
Casto, coming off a runner-up finish at the first event of the year, hit the second-longest drive of the entire competition in Round Two at 386 yards.
WLD Memphis marked the first event of the year for the Senior Division. Ryan Reisbeck, 2023 Senior Division world champion, picked up where he left off as he earned the win this weekend with a 349-yard drive in the final.
Reisbeck's longest drive of the Senior Division competition was 358 yards.
Casey Steed, who entered the weekend as the No. 2 ranked amateur in the world, won the Amateur Division presented by Speed Toad title. Similar to Reisbeck, Steed's winning drive was 349 yards.
MISCELLANEOUS
Naoto Misumi hit the longest drive of the event - 391 yards
Ryan Reisbeck hit the longest drive of the Senior Division - 358 yards
UP NEXT
The next World Long Drive event is WLD Rocky Mountains, scheduled for May 31-June 2 at Big Foot Turf Farms in LaSalle, Colorado.
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The World Long Drive Championship is the largest annual domestic professional golf event not associated with the PGA of America, the PGA Tour, or the LPGA. It was first held in 1974, and since 2000 consisted of Open, Women’s, Seniors (over-45s), and Amateur events. The World Long Drive tour is comprised of over nine events domestically and over 30 events internationally all culminating for the season finale World Long Drive Championship. World Long Drive tour and championship is owned and operated by GF Sports and Entertainment based out of New York, NY.
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