In his first trip to the World Finals, Oakville Ontario's Jeff Gavin finished 23rd out of 96 of the worlds top long drive competitors.  "I really feel I could have won the whole thing," says Gavin.  "In the quarterfinals I had to hit 376 yards to advance.  I definitely hit some drives that were long enough to but they did not stay in the grid.  I one hopped a ball into the 370 yard sign about 6 feet out of bounds, so distance was not a factor.  I will just have to put more balls in the grid and I think it is matter of working out harder and practicing the right things in the next year and beyond."

Jeff played the 4.5 degree Ashton X-1 Driver at the finals.  "I did not really hit my best, but I was very confident in my equipment. During practice sessions on the range I had a lot of other competitors ask if they could try one of my drivers.  When they did, and I asked them what they thought, the most frequent answer was, that is a beautiful driver… too bad I am signed with another company or I would definitely like to put it in play.  I also cannot say enough about the support and technical help that the guys at Ashton Golf provided.  They went above and beyond what a competitor would expect, especially since this was my first attempt at the World Championships. They are in it for all the right reasons and I think they are a company to watch."