Fastest 18-hole Record

[TheWood]

Recently I read somewhere on theSandTrap what the record was for the lowest score with only one club.

I wondered if anyone knows what the record is for the fastest 18 holes ever played? And what the guy scored?

[Golfingdad]

Recently I read somewhere on theSandTrap what the record was for the lowest score with only one club.

I wondered if anyone knows what the record is for the fastest 18 holes ever played? And what the guy scored?

That seems like something that would be pretty easy to look up, no?

[Pretzel]

Well, if you don't mean a round played by a single person the record is 7 minutes, 56 seconds according to this source: http://www.oobgolf.com/content/fore+play/stats/1-1790-Fastest_Round_of_Golf.html

[dfreuter415]

I wondered if anyone knows what the record is for the fastest 18 holes ever played? And what the guy scored?

Steve Scott is regarded as the founder of speed golf (1979). On December 2, 1982, Scott set a record for the fastest round of golf played on a regulation course, completing 18 holes in 29 minutes, 33.05 seconds at Miller Golf Course in Anaheim, Calif. Using only two clubs and running from hole to hole, he posted a respectable score of 95.

A fourball consisting of Ben Crosby, Andrew Crawford, John Lyon and Russell Hayhoe (all UK) completed 18 holes in 1 hr 4 min 25 sec at Ponteland Golf Course, Northumberland, UK, on 19 June 2005.

[Lihu]

Well, if you don't mean a round played by a single person the record is 7 minutes, 56 seconds according to this source: http://www.oobgolf.com/content/fore+play/stats/1-1790-Fastest_Round_of_Golf.html

Actually, this is the fastest a golf ball traveled 18 holes. Amazing nevertheless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Scott_%28athlete%29

Scott is also regarded as the founder of speed golf in 1979; on December 2, 1982, Scott set a record for the fastest round of golf played on a regulation course, completing 18 holes in 29 minutes, 33.05 seconds at Miller Golf Course in Anaheim, Calif. Using only two clubs and running from hole to hole, he posted a respectable score of 95.[3]

[nevets88]

Scott shooting 90 in 29.5 minutes vs Christopher Smith shooting 65 in 44:06.

Which is more impressive, assuming courses are the same difficulty?

Scott: http://www.dadmillergc.com/golf-course/scorecard

Smith: http://jacksonpark.cpdgolf.com/

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

Quote:

Guinness world record

The lowest score in competition was shot by professional Christopher Smith at the Chicago Speedgolf Classic on October 16, 2005. Smith shot 65 in just 44:06 while carrying six clubs for a speed golf score of 109:06. ^{[1] [2] [9]}

[TheWood]

[URL=http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fastest+round+of+golf+ever+played#]That seems like something that would be pretty easy to look up, no?[/URL]

It would be? Google is amazing. But can't most of the stuff on this forum be Googled? :)

[TheWood]

Which is more impressive, assuming courses are the same difficulty?

I'd say Christopher Smith's one is more impressive? That is a really low score. And that is also really fast.

[TheWood]

Well, if you don't mean a round played by a single person the record is 7 minutes, 56 seconds according to this source: [URL=http://www.oobgolf.com/content/fore+play/stats/1-1790-Fastest_Round_of_Golf.html]http://www.oobgolf.com/content/fore+play/stats/1-1790-Fastest_Round_of_Golf.html[/URL]

That too is a really impressive record!