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VAN DER WALT CHAMPIONS 2010 RE/MAX WORLD LONG DRIVEErik van der Walt (28) from Pretoria won the South African 2010 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. This prestigious event was held on Friday, 23 July at the beautiful Maritzburg Golf Club in KwaZulu-Natal. Van der Walt, who has been playing golf since he was six years old, beat 2008 SA champion, Rynardt Combrinck, who came in 2nd with a drive of 352.9 metres, Ryan Louw, who finished 5th at the World Championships in the USA last year and came in 3rd with a drive of 339 metres and 2008 runner-up in the USA, Dewald Gouws, who came in 4th with a drive of 320 metres. "It was an unbelievable experience to receive the trophy while standing next to guys like Rynardt Combrinck and Dewald Gouws," comments van der Walt, who secured 1st position with a drive of 362 metres. Van der Walt, who won R30 000 in prize money from RE/MAX of Southern Africa, will represent South Africa at the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship finals in Mesquite, Nevada in October 2010.
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