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'''Monte Scheinblum''' is an American ], and the son of former Major League Baseball All Star outfielder Richie Scheinblum. While he competed on the Nike Tour, he became known especially for his ], where success is achieved by a golfer hitting a golf ball the farthest. He is a former winner of the National Long Driving Championship in the United States.<ref>, '']'', July 1, 1993, Retrieved December 23, 2010</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=Jaime Diaz |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006545/index.htm |title=Though they outdistance the Tour's mightiest ball|publisher='']'' |date=May 1, 1995 |accessdate=December 23, 2010}}</ref> '''Monte Scheinblum''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|29|1996|07|09}}) is an American ], and the son of former Major League Baseball All Star outfielder Richie Scheinblum. While he competed on the Nike Tour, he became known especially for his ], where success is achieved by a golfer hitting a golf ball the farthest. He is a former winner of the National Long Driving Championship in the United States.<ref>, '']'', July 1, 1993, Retrieved December 23, 2010</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=Jaime Diaz |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006545/index.htm |title=Though they outdistance the Tour's mightiest ball|publisher='']'' |date=May 1, 1995 |accessdate=December 23, 2010}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==

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Monte Scheinblum
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityAmerican
Career
Former tour(s)Nike Tour

Monte Scheinblum (born 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)) is an American professional golfer, and the son of former Major League Baseball All Star outfielder Richie Scheinblum. While he competed on the Nike Tour, he became known especially for his long driving, where success is achieved by a golfer hitting a golf ball the farthest. He is a former winner of the National Long Driving Championship in the United States.

Early life

Scheinblum, who is Jewish, is the son of former Major League Baseball All Star outfielder Richie Scheinblum. His father played in the 1972 All Star Game for the Kansas City Royals.

As a child he spent two years of his boyhood in Japan, where his father played baseball for the Hiroshima Carp. He then lived in Orange County, California, where he attended Villa Park High School. Scheinblum turned to professional golf after an injury to his pitching elbow in his freshman year of being a power pitcher in high school ended his dream of playing major league baseball as his father had.

Golf

A 6'2", 190-pound athlete, he was an accomplished golfer who competed on the Nike Tour, where his best finish was a tie for fifth in the 1994 Monterrey (Mexico) Open.

In 1991, he was the runner-up in the U.S. National Long Driving Championship with a drive of 319 yards.

In October 1992, in Boca Raton, Florida, he hit a golf ball 329 yards, 13 inches, into a 20 mile-per-hour wind to win the U.S. National Long Driving Championship. Mike Gorton, the 1987 champion, took second with a drive of 307 yards, 22 inches.

In October 1993, he came in second to Brian Pavlett with a drive of 324 yards, 30 inches.

In September 1994, he won a tournament with a drive of 333 yards (304 m) in Provo, Utah.

But getting people to turn out for a long-drive event can involve some arm-twisting. The size of the competitors, the force of the swings, the magnitude of the mishits all can convey a freak-show aspect to skeptics.

Scheinblum, making an analogy to baseball players who hit baseball a long way, noted in a 1995 interview with Sports Illustrated that long drivers with forceful swings can appear as a freak show to skeptics, and be seen as being similar to Dave Kingman:

Even though he hit more than 400 home runs, a bunch of them humongous shots, Kingman's never going to make it into the Hall of Fame. To most people he was this giant guy with a wild swing, and all he did was either hit home runs or strike out.

References

  1. "Not Even Daly Can Touch Monte Scheinblum's Drives; John Who?", York Daily Record, July 1, 1993, Retrieved December 23, 2010
  2. ^ Jaime Diaz (May 1, 1995). "Though they outdistance the Tour's mightiest ball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Monte Scheinblum Shines When He's Hitting Off the Tee", Bucky Albers, Dayton Daily News, May 19, 1993, Retrieved December 23, 2010
  4. ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 0881259691. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  5. "Tampa's Scranton finishes strong to win final LPGA major Series". St. Petersburg Times. September 16, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  6. "Scheinblum Wins Driving Competition". Sun Sentinel. October 5, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. "Hallberg Wins First PGA Title" , Miami Herald, October 5, 1992, Retrieved December 23, 2010
  8. "Califonian Wins Long Drive". The Palm Beach Post. October 5, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. "Long Drive Winner Goes 336 yards (307 m)". Sun Sentinel. October 11, 1993. Retrieved December 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. Kurt Kragthorpe (September 8, 1994). "Scheinblum is Big Hitter, but Special Olympians are Gib Hit with Golfers". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 23, 2010.

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