CHART: RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship winning distances

November 10, 2011 | 10:29 p.m. CST

The RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship takes place in Mesquite, Nev., every October. Nate Brown recently started pursuing a career in long-distance driving competitions but has yet to compete in any. Brown says he can drive a golf ball 400 yards and that the average pro golfer drives the ball between 280 to 300 yards. Below is a comparison between Brown, the average pro golfer and competition winners over the years.