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Pro Detry Breaks Record For Fastest Par-5 Time

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Thomas Detry was one of four players attempting to break the Guinness World Record for fastest par-5 played by an individual. The only rules are you have to hole your last shot, the hole needs to be played by one golfer and carry all clubs you started with on the hole.

Golf.com’s Sean Zak reports on the 500-yard sprint to glory. Leave it to the bit-happy European Tour to make this happen.

The important rule is that the hole must be 500 or more yards in length and played exclusively by one player. The record to break was 1 minute, 33 seconds, by Ruben Holgado.

European pro Guido Migliozzi went first, followed by Sean Crocker, Paul Dunne and Thomas Detry. It doesn’t take long before they realize there’s a reason golf and running haven’t always been a combined effort.

Migliozzi hard-hooked his approach and quit. Crocker set a true pace with 1:41, and Dunne went out and broke the record — only to admit to breaking a rule when his driver (which he dropped) nudged the ball forward as he was preparing his approach.

Watch how Detry became the new world record holder.

I’d love to know how long it takes the area dew sweeper rabbit foursomes to finish 18 holes…

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