How the golfer described the two-mile avenue? (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

long drive

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'how the golfer described' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'two-mile avenue?' is the wordplay.
'two mile' becomes 'long' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'avenue?' becomes 'drive' (I've seen this before).
'long'+'drive'='LONG DRIVE'

'the' acts as a link.

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