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Gabi Powel, Gabi Powel Golf | Episode No. 475

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Gabby Powell says her first long drive event earned second place by six yards after only two weeks of prep.

1. The Wednesday Match Play Podcast with Gabby Powell centers on her path from basketball to golf, long drive, travel, and media work. 2. Host Ricky Potts interviews Gabby Powell, a Palm Beach Gardens golfer, long-drive competitor, content creator, and Twisted Golf Co. executive producer. 3. The episode asks how Gabby turned a late start in golf into a career built around competition, content, and brand partnerships. 4. Gabby says she grew up playing basketball, not golf, and only tried golf in freshman year of high school at age 14 going on 15. 5. Her mother suggested golf because the high school team needed girls, and her father took her to the range for the first time. 6. Gabby says she got the ball in the air on that first range visit and then made the high school team. 7. She says she wanted to play college golf, worked through the first two years, and earned a scholarship to FIU, Florida International University. 8. Gabby says golf became important enough that she believes she would not be where she is today without it. 9. During college, she worked for Baxman Golf Events and says she has done more than 100 charity and corporate golf events. 10. She says that work took her to fundraising and entertainment events across the United States and helped her network after graduation. 11. Anthony Livingston reached out about a Hope Sound long drive event near her home and asked her to handle social media. 12. Gabby says she had done golf videos on social media since high school, so the promotion idea fit what she was already doing. 13. Livingston also invited her to compete, gave her equipment and lessons for two weeks, and helped her swing longer. 14. Gabby says she was shaking in her first round, hit her first ball into the grid, and finished second by six yards in her first long drive event. 15. She says her first-event drive was about 320 yards in Florida, and her recorded competition best is 367 yards in Denver. 16. Gabby says long drive has brought her media opportunities, PR exposure, and a way to show her power off the tee. 17. She describes her content approach as different across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, with each platform rewarding different formats. 18. Gabby says YouTube favors long-form golf matches and travel videos, Instagram rewards viral and unusual posts, and TikTok leans toward relatability. 19. She says she would be a fit for listeners who follow women’s golf, long drive, creator businesses, and golf travel. 20. She says people who want only traditional tour golf coverage may skip this episode.

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