Long drive competition, a golf event that has not been played for over 30 years, will return to the PGA Championship in August.

The long drive competition first started in 1952 when it was included in the events played at the PGA Championship at Louisville's Big Spring Country Club in the same year.

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This year's PGA competition will be played at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky which was designed by 1963 PGA champion, Jack Nicklaus.

Ted Bishop, president of PGA in America said that "it is only fitting" that long drive competition returns to the same place where it was first played.  

During the first long drive competition in 1952, Harold Williams finished first with his 329-yard drive.

The long drive competition wasn't played over the years 1965-1973 and only returned as an open event in 1974. The game wasn't included in the PGA championship until the year 194.

The players will have to hit one tee shot from the 10th tee which is a 463-yard par-4, and those hits that lands in the fairway wins.

Whoever finishes in the top 3 of long drive competition will get $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000 for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishers, respectively. They will also receive a money-clip inspired from the one Nicklaus won in 1963.

Half of the prize money will go to American Lake Veterans Golf Course in Tacoma which is a golf course made for wounded veterans rehabilitation, and the other half can be donated to any charity that thye winner chooses.

The PGA Championship 2014 will be played at the Valhalla on August 7-10.

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