Tim Burke celebrates during the semifinals of the RE/MAX Long Drive World Championship at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Burke won the championship, defeating Joe Miller in the final round. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fans watch as Will Hogue competes in the semifinals of the RE/MAX Long Drive World Championship at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesday. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tim Burke, of Orlando, Fla. won the World Long Drive Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesday. Burke won the title — and $250,000 — by driving a ball 427 yards during the six-drive final against England’s Joe Miller.
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