Jeff Flagg edges Jeff Crittenden for long drive title in Las Vegas

Published February 05, 2015

Jeff Flagg edged Jeff Crittenden to win the World Long Drive Championship on Tuesday night at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.

Both golfers hit their second ball of the final round 365 yards off the platform, but Flagg's shot measured 20 inches past the hash mark, while Crittenden's was seven inches from the 365-yard mark.

The 29-year-old Flagg earned $250,000 for the win.

The finalists advanced from a field of eight that began the night in fair weather conditions, but ended with a brisk wind blowing across the grid.

Flagg and Crittenden, 43, were followed by semifinalists Joe Miller and Adam Smith. Daniel Beckman, Connor Powers, Jamie Sadlowski and Matt Hanger did not make it to the final round.

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