Max number of holes played w/o a cart? (one day)

[gotgolf?]

I have not yet had the lucky opportunity to play more than 27 holes in one day. And that is mixed with cart.

My father says he and his buddies used to wake up at the crack of dawn and start the day at 5am and WALK 54 holes. I would also like to try this as well, but sounds pretty hardcore.

After that they would have a meal and play poker till they passed out...

[TheNextBen]

When I was 15 years old I played 54 holes in one day.

[golfchief]

I've walked 36 a day a few times. also played 63 holes a day with a cart, using the headlights for the last hole. golf trip to North carolina,springdale cc.

[Fourputt]

In the past, I've played 36 holes each day for 2 days in a row, but not recently. Back in the mid 80's, a friend and I would get out to the course about 4 AM, play 18 at sunup, have lunch in the restaurant, then go out and play 18 more. We would sometimes do it on both Saturday and Sunday. Back then I always walked.

[lamebums]

Always take a cart. I've gotten in 36 in one day before. Got up at 7, hit the road at 8 with my buddies, got there by 9. Played 18, got food, relaxed, and then played another 18. Came back at like 6 in the evening.

It's too hot out there not to take a cart in the summer. And, since the only time I've ever taken golf seriously is after I gained 40+ lbs on medicine, I've never been able to walk nine holes, really anyway.

[Brandonink2001]

I actually walked 27 but since that wasnt an option, I rounded up!

[Shindig]

I assume you mean in a single day, because otherwise I've done far more, given the rarity with which I take a cart.

[marto97]

I played in the longest day in golf one year, it was on June 21 the longest day of the year. It was a fund raiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. We started at 04:00 and played all day long going around and around the course as quickly as we could to play as many holes as we could. We had people sponsor us so much per hole. We played some really good golf and some really bad golf. We ended up playing 154 holes of golf that day. We raised over $6000.00 for the charity. It was a lot of fun but by the end we were very tired. My back hurt so much I didn't play again for 3 weeks. I sure felt good about what we had done though.

[Linkster]

Played 36 in cart and walked 24 more, ran out of daylite. The local course pro would let us out early and play for free if stuck the flags in and moved the tee markers. (Tilden park and lake chabot, bay area, CA.)

[Fourputt]

I played in the longest day in golf one year, it was on June 21 the longest day of the year. It was a fund raiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. We started at 04:00 and played all day long going around and around the course as quickly as we could to play as many holes as we could. We had people sponsor us so much per hole. We played some really good golf and some really bad golf. We ended up playing 154 holes of golf that day. We raised over $6000.00 for the charity. It was a lot of fun but by the end we were very tired. My back hurt so much I didn't play again for 3 weeks. I sure felt good about what we had done though.

That would kill my back too, but surely you weren't walking....

That's equivalent to 8.55 rounds... at the generally estimated average of 4 to 4.5 miles per 18 holes, that's at least 32 miles covered.... most people couldn't walk that far in a day even if they weren't playing golf.

[play4him]

My buddy & me played 63 holes in one day when we were around 16. Back then there wasn't as many people playing, so a lot of times we could play 18 in around two hours. I was always trying to equal what my dad did when he was young. He had played 72 holes in one day without a cart.

[bcp]

I walked 9 holes once when we really wanted to play after it had rained a lot and they weren't letting carts out. I learned my lesson- never again.