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1850 holes + 7 days + 70 year old man = 1 Guinness World Record
Jun 13th
A gripe with a lot of UK Golf Guide reviewers is slow play on the course. We’re pleased to see Pastor Bob Kurtz taking pace of play very seriously in setting a new Guinness World Record for playing 1,850 holes of golf over seven days.
While many will look at this landmark and think 14 rounds of golf a day for a week – that sounds like fun – might want to consider the tolls taken on Kurtz’ body as a result of this monumental effort. Beth Carpenter, Kurtz’ daughter added “We used Band-aids, then Second Skin, then wrapped them,” she said. “He told me that it took him about three holes to get where he could feel his putter.” More >