Golfer breaks world record for most 18-hole courses played in one year
"For most people who golf, playing 18 holes is plenty of golf for one day. Golf photographer Patrick Koenig is not most people.
At the start of this year, he set out to break the world record for most 18-hole golf courses played in one year, a record that previously stood at 449 courses.
On Oct. 17, Koenig (unofficially) broke the record when he played his 450th course at Omni Interlocken in Broomfield, Co.
As of Wednesday, the record is still unofficial as Guinness World Records still needs to review all evidence. According to their website, the process of reviewing the application for a world record could take up to 12 weeks.
The photographer is not done yet with about a month and a half left in 2023. Koenig hopes to hit 500 golf courses by the time the year is over, making his new world record even more unbreakable.
Koenig's run represents the first time someone has broken the record in over a decade.
From April 2008 through March 2009, Jonathan and Cathie Weaver set the previous record by playing 449 18-hole courses over the course of 365 days. According to the official Guinness World Records website, the couple averaged 8.6 golf courses per week
For Koenig to break the record in just 287 days, he averaged about 11 courses per week and 1.6 courses per day. To hit 500, the photographer will need to have averaged 9.6 courses per week and about 1.4 courses per day."
Above taken from USA Today, 10/18/2023
Golfer Patrick Koenig breaks Guinness Record for most 18-hole rounds (usatoday.com)