One thing is a traditional enthusiasm for golf – and another what happened with Brad Luiten. Crazy about the game, the New Zealander was able to play 237 holes in 12 straight hours, beating the Guinness record by 16 holes.
Luiten embarked on the challenge as a tribute to a friend who had died of intestine cancer, and he used a six-iron for all the holes. Note: those who criticise golf as not being a sport!
Another golfer previously encouraged to attempt a new Guinness record to support the fight against cancer – suffered by one of his close friends – was David Steele, who had competed on the European Tour for eight years. In 2003 on the Costa del Sol, Steele fell 35 holes short of the existing record (800) for number of holes played in 24 hours.
In his attempt to achieve the feat, the British golfer teed up at La Dama de Noche, the artificially illuminated course in Marbella (which enabled him to continue all evening), and he used a powerful buggy specially prepared for the occasion.
He was exhausted, almost passing out, when he reached the final hole at the end of his marathon 24 hour “round” of golf.
