Phillis Meti


Phillis Meti is a New Zealand golfer who won the Volvik World Long Drive championship, title in 2006, 2016 and 2018. She holds the record for the longest ball in WLD women's competition
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Meti was introduced to golf at age 11 by her father Raz.

Career

Meti won her first WLD title in 2006 at age 19. in Mesquite, Nevada.
In 2009, she started competing in professional golf tournaments in New Zealand, Australia, China, the United States, and the South Pacific.
In 2016, Metis returned to long drive competition and won the 2016 WLD Championship In 2017, Meti achieved second place in the 2017 Mile High Showdown in Colorado. It was during this tournament that he made the record 406 yard drive in her semi-final match. Her long drive may have been aided by a bounce off a marker or sprinkler head.
In 2018, Metis won the Volvik World Long Drive Championship in 2018. That same year, she won the Ak-Chin Smash in the Sun in Arizona. Meti’s winning 380-yard drive at the last event was 30 yards longer than her nearest competition.
Metis's most recent victories took place at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma.