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underpants

(182,805 posts) Fri Jan 5, 2018, 09:19 PM Jan 2018

WORLD RECORD! 500 yard par 5 in 1 min. 50.6 seconds. He parred it.

http://www.golf.com/extra-spin/2018/01/05/british-speed-golfer-breaks-record-completing-fastest-par-5

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WORLD RECORD! 500 yard par 5 in 1 min. 50.6 seconds. He parred it. (Original Post) underpants Jan 2018 OP

That's pretty impressive . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Jan 2018 #1

How about fastest ROUND of golf: Steve Scott, Speed Golf Still In Wisconsin Jan 2018 #2

Steve Scott was awesome underpants Jan 2018 #3

I'm neither runner or golfer... yonder Jan 2018 #4

MousePlayingDaffodil

(748 posts)

1. That's pretty impressive . . .

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:03 PM

Jan 2018

Thanks for posting this!

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)

2. How about fastest ROUND of golf: Steve Scott, Speed Golf

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:14 PM

Jan 2018

Scott, Olympic 1500m runner and 3:47 miler, shot a 95 for eighteen in just 29.5 minutes using only a 3 iron.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_golf

underpants

(182,805 posts)

3. Steve Scott was awesome

Reply to Still In Wisconsin (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:23 PM

Jan 2018

Thanks I didn't know that. My friend's Dad (an avid runner) did speed golf for a while.

yonder

(9,666 posts)

4. I'm neither runner or golfer...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Jan 5, 2018, 11:10 PM

Jan 2018

... but can appreciate this remarkable feat. Especially how he maintained focus, while likely winded, on his approach. Thanks! Now, I wonder how the best golfer in the history of the world would've done? My minds eye is reeling from the thought.

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