ESPN TEES UP 2009 RE/MAX WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
ESPN2 TO FOLLOW WITH
TRADITIONAL DECEMBER 25 AIRING
ROANOKE, TEXAS (October 13, 2009) - Long Drivers of America (LDA) announced today that ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, has scheduled a debut telecast of the 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship finals on Sunday afternoon, December 20.
TRADITIONAL DECEMBER 25 AIRING
ROANOKE, TEXAS (October 13, 2009) - Long Drivers of America (LDA) announced today that ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, has scheduled a debut telecast of the 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship finals on Sunday afternoon, December 20.A 90-minute HDTV highlight package of power golf's premier event will air from 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
"This is a tremendous time slot to showcase our marquee event," said LDA chief executive officer Art Sellinger, citing the lead-in provided by ESPN's award-winning NFL Sunday Countdown.
ESPN2 will follow with a traditional Christmas Day airing for the 2009 RE/MAX WLDC finals at 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. "We are extremely gratified by these programming decisions," Sellinger added. "Between the airings on ESPN and ESPN2, we anticipate unprecedented exposure for our world championship."
The 2009 RE/MAX WLDC finals take place on Oct. 25-30 at Mesquite Regional Sports and Event Complex in Mesquite, Nevada.
Long drive world championships will be at stake in three divisions - open, senior (45+) and super senior (53+). Canadian sensation Jamie Sadlowski is the defending open division champion.
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