Will Hogue
Will Hogue is a World [Long Drive Championship|World Long Drive] competitor. Hogue competes in events that are sanctioned by the World Long Drive Association, which is owned by Golf Channel, part of the NBC Sports Group, and a division of Comcast. The season-long schedule features events airing live on Golf Channel, culminating in the Volvik World Long Drive Championship in September.
Hogue was raised and resides in Memphis, Tennessee, and in addition to being one of the top-competitors in the world, is a full-time paramedic/fire fighter. In an interview with Golf.com, Hogue said, “I’m not a bad golfer, but I’ll shoot 80. I’m your weekend warrior at golf; I play three or four times a year. I’ve got two of my own kids, I’ve got a full-time job and I do this. I don’t have time to play golf.”
World Long Drive career
Hogue won three times during the 2018 World Long Drive Association season, including twice live on Golf Channel at the Clash in the Canyon and the Ak-Chin Smash in the Sun. He also won his hometown event at the Bluff City Shootout in 2018.Hogue won two additional World Long Drive events in 2016, which propelled him to the No. 1 ranking at the time.
He first competed in World Long Drive events in 2013.