Golf World Records

I don’t know about you, but the only golf world record I’m setting is most number of putts on one hole or most balls sacrificed to the rough… But for those of you who are perhaps more skilled, here’s a list of ten insane golf records for you to try and beat!

The world’s longest (non-tournament) putt was achieved by David Micheluzzi on November 7th, 2024 during the DP world tour, in Abu Dhabi. He managed to putt his ball an incredible 127.1 metres! Which is roughly the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza, standing at 130m.

Individual: The record for the world’s fastest round of golf happened on 18th June 1987, and belongs to James Carvill. He managed to complete his round at Warrenpoint Golf Course in just 27 minutes and 9 seconds! This round followed the rule that the ball must come to rest before each new stroke. The course has 18 holes and is 6,154 yards long.
Group: The world’s fastest round of golf, completed by a team, happened on 24th September 2024, and was achieved by Cory Schultes and the Jester Park world record team. Playing their round in Granger, Iowa, they managed to finish in just 10 minutes and 51.64 seconds!

The world’s longest golf hole is a par-7 and is located at the Gunsan Country Club in South Korea. It measures at a staggering 1,097 yards. This hole is 3rd at the Jeongeup course and is complete with not only incredible length, but also a number of strategically placed bunkers and water stretching all the way down the left side. Just to put into perspective how long this hole really is, the Eiffel Tower measures at just 361 yards… making this hole over 3 Eiffel Towers long!

There are a few different records for the longest competition drive so lets take a look…
Longest Drive on the PGA Tour: Achieved on 11th January 2004, Davis Love III managed to hit his driver an incredible 476 yards at the 18th hole on the Plantation Course in Kapalua (Hawaii) This was during the fourth round of the Mercedes Championships. For comparison, the Empire State Building is about 485 yards tall.
Longest Drive on the PGA European Tour: Nicolas Colsaerts achieved the longest drive on the PGA European tour on 18th September 2014. Playing at the Wales Open at Celtic Manor, Nicolas managed to drive his ball 447 yards! He even finished this hole with an eagle and his whole round at 5-under-par. For reference, the Statue of Liberty is only 101 yards tall, so this drive was about 4.4x longer.
Longest Straight Drive Hole-In-One: On the 7th October 1965, Robert Mitera managed to score a hole-in-one at Miracle Hills Golf Club in Omaha, Nebraska. To achieve this feat, he had to drive the green from 447 yards away. Mitera played off of a 2 handicap and typically drove around 245 yards, but a 50mph gust of wind carried his shot over a 290 yard drop-off.

This might be a fun one to try and beat, if you have lots of time and lots of money… in 2012, Chris Adam managed to rack up an insane, 14,625 holes played in one single year. This is the equivalent of playing at 812.5 18-hole golf courses. He played 809 full rounds and 7.5 half-rounds. The average time it takes to play an 18-hole round is roughly 4 hours, so this mean Chris Adam played golf for a total of 135.46 (24-hour) days! In this time, you could watch the entirety of Game of Thrones, TWICE!

Female: The youngest female golfer to score a hole-in-one is Soona Lee-Tolley. Aged just 5 years and 103 days, she managed to achieve a hole-in-one on the par-3, 7th hole at Manhattan Woods Golf Club, measuring at 125 yards.
Male: Christian Carpenter managed to score a hole-in-one in December 1999, at just 4 years and 195 days. He achieved this feat at the Mountain View Golf Club in Hickory, North Carolina.

Rhein Gibson holds the world record for lowest score on an 18-hole golf course, achieving this at the River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 2012. Coming in at an impressive 16-under-par, Gibson finished with 55 strokes on this par-71 golf course measuring at 6,700 yards. His round included 2 eagles, 12 birdies, and 4 pars.

Walking: This golf world record was set by Eric Byrnes from California on the 23rd April, 2019. Byrnes played on behalf of the ‘Let Them Play Foundation’, who provide scholarships to youth sports groups. He used an 8-iron during the entirety of his attempt and managed to play a total of 420 holes! He walked 105 miles during these 24 hours. This is roughly like walking from Spain (Salamanca) to Portugal (Porto).
Cart: The world record for most golf holes played in 24 hours, by an individual using a buggy, belongs to Robb James from Canada. In 2004, he played a total of 851 holes at the 9-hole Victoria Golf Course in Edmonton (Alberta). During his attempt, he scored a total of 45 birdies, 438 pars, and his finishing score ranged from 68-87 per round.

The longest golf course in the world is located in Lijiang, China. The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club is a par-72 course, spanning 8,548 yards. The longest hole at this course is the fifth hole, a par-5 measuring 711 yards long. The whole course is roughly the equivalent of nearly 2 laps around Central Park, and the 5th hole is the length of over 7 American football fields.

The golf world record for most individual gold clubs owned, belongs to Robert Lantsoght from Fuengirola, Malaga. Last recorded in 2002, at that time he owned 4,393 golf clubs. You can actually visit his collection at his restaurant in the Costa Del Sol, Spain.