History

Founder and owner, Olna Ford formed the New Zealand Long Blacks in 2017 with her mission to have the high-performance sport of Long Drive recognised independent from Golf. Olna started investing in the sport back in April 2016 after hosting her first celebrity golf tournament with Mediaworks. The North and South Championships took place and the Originals were formed from the IGANZ National Long Drive Championship 2017 to take on the Aussie Long Ballers also formed for the IGANZ – Trans Tasman Clash. The fastest and longest hitters were announced to the nation and a (name our team promotion) was hyped up by the popular sports television show (The Crowd Goes Wild). The New Zealand Long Blacks came out trumps as the name for the national team and the Logo revealed on the Crowd Goes Wild in time for the Trans Tasman Clash, December 2017. New Zealand Long Blacks – logo, revealed to the Nation on the Crowd Goes Wild

The inaugural Trans Tasman Clash took place at the famous G...