{"id":22149,"date":"2023-11-15T08:38:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/?p=22149"},"modified":"2023-11-15T08:39:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:39:57","slug":"willett-sprints-his-way-to-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/features\/willett-sprints-his-way-to-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Willett sprints his way to fastest 9-hole world record"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"leading\">Reigning British SpeedGolf champion Luke Willett has set a new world record for the fastest 9-hole round of golf by an individual after completing the requisite number of holes in just 20 minutes and 12 seconds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gbn-banner\">PGA Professional Willett, 39, completed the impressive feat over a 2,709-yard composite layout of the Fire Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, ahead of the DP World Tour Championship that gets underway on Thursday.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<article>Buckinghamshire-based Willett battled through temperatures of 34\u00b0 to etch his name into the Guinness World Records. He completed the course in nine over par, using just a 3-wood, 6-iron and a pitching wedge, although his score did not count towards the record.\u201cI am absolutely thrilled to have set this Guinness World Record for the fastest 9-hole round of golf,\u201d said an exhausted Luke following the challenge. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible feeling to push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible in the sport, and I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity provided by DP World, and I\u2019m honoured to be a part of this record-breaking journey with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Guinness World Records the record for the fastest 18-hole round of golf by an individual is 27 minutes and 9 seconds. This was achieved by James Carvill at Warrenpoint Golf Course in Northern Ireland in 1987. The course measured 6,154 yards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Guinness World Record for Fastest 9-Holes of Golf | DP World\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P71JAeym6JE?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reigning British SpeedGolf champion Luke Willett has set a new world record for the fastest 9-hole round of golf by an individual after completing the requisite number of holes in just 20 minutes and 12 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[445,9],"tags":[2127,815,2096],"class_list":["post-22149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-golf-news","tag-dp-world","tag-luke-willett","tag-speedgolf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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