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STATES SENIOR LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS EDDIE FERNANDES 2015 USSLD CHAMPION - SENIOR DIVISION 45+  College: Central Connecticut State University • CCSU Varsity Golf Team 1988-1992. • 1989 West Point Invitational Champion 69, 72, 69. • 1989 ECAC Conference Champion, Bethpage Black Course 74, 73. • 1989 Golfweek Magazine National Division 1 Player of the Month for November 1989, beating out Phil Mickelson of Arizona State. • Led Team to a NCAA National Ranking of 16th in the Country for the first time in School History. • 4 Time Division 1 All Conference Selection. • 4 Time Division 1 All New England Selection. • 1991 Black Knight Invitation Champion 70, 68. • 1991 ECC Conference Champion. • 1991 U.S. Amateur Regional Qualifying Champion • 1992 Captain • 1992 ECC Conference Champion. • 1991, 1992 Conference Player of the Year. • Turned Professional Summer 1992. • Graduated CCSU, BS Degree in Marketing, 1993 Professional: • Professional Golf Career 1992 – Present. • Numerous top 10 finishes from 1992-1994. • 1994 Won Connecticut and Massachusetts PGA Section Assistants Championship by 5 shots, 65, 71. • Signed a Golf Sponsorship Agreement with McGraw Hill Publishing Company and moved to Florida in 1996 to pursue the PGA Tour. • Went to PGA Tour Qualifying 5 Times, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2004 qualifying to the second stage twice. • Won over 25 Professional mini tour events from 1997-2004 • Won 7 Professional Tournaments in a Row in 2004 • Stroke Average: 68.34 in 2004 Long Drive Professional: • 2014 Long Drive Professional • Sponsored by SMART Golf & Fitness, which supplies all training for optimal performance. • Sponsored by IZOD Golf Clothing • Sponsored by EPIC Bars, Grass Fed Provisions • Sponsored by Callaway Golf • First Competition in Mesquite Nevada at the Desert Launch Championship in March 2014, finished 2nd in the first qualifier with a drive of 436 yards. • Won Southeast Region 10 Remax World Long Drive Regional Final • Fastest Club head Speed to Date: 145 mph, Fastest Ball Speed to Date: 215 mph • Longest Drive in Competition: 436 Yards. • Made round 7 and finished Tied for 33rd in the world at the 2014 Remax World Long Drive Championships in Mesquite, Nevada. Longest Drive was 413 yards. Eddie is currently hitting the Callaway XR Driver, 5 Degree, House of Forged Platinum Shaft 3X Fast Eddie - Smooth |