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Kelechi Ezihie, a 27-year-old golfer from the US, played golf for 35 hours straight at Huntington Crescent Club, possibly breaking the Guinness World Record by completing 126 holes
Kelechi Ezihie played golf non-stop for 35 hours, completing 126 holes at Huntington Crescent Club. (News18 Hindi)
In a jaw-dropping feat of stamina and determination, 27-year-old golfer from New York, Kelechi Ezihie, may have just played his way into the record books by completing a marathon golf session that lasted a staggering 35 consecutive hours on a Long Island course.
Ezihie teed off at the Huntington Crescent Club around 6:30 pm on Sunday, June 8, and didn’t sink his final putt until shortly after 5:30 am on Tuesday, June 10, completing 126 holes along the way. He was accompanied by friends, flashlights, and glow-in-the-dark golf balls through the night, enduring fatigue, leg pain, and even rain to potentially break what he believed was a Guinness World Record.
The attempt, initially meant to last 24 hours, took a new turn mid-game when Ezihie’s sister discovered a previous record of 32 hours held by British golfer Isaac Rowlands, set in May on a Norwegian course. Informed of the higher benchmark while already several hours into play, Ezihie chose to push forward, determined to surpass it.
“I’m proud to say I am the world champion,” Ezihie declared after finishing, adding that it was an opportunity that not many people get and definitely something he would tell his children about.
Under Guinness World Records rules, marathon golf attempts must run for at least 24 hours and include only five-minute breaks per hour. Ezihie adhered strictly to the guidelines, also taking 20-minute breaks at the end of each round. His friends recorded the entire effort on video, and multiple witnesses were present throughout to meet Guinness’s evidentiary standards.
A spokesperson for Guinness World Records, Kylie Galloway, confirmed that the application process is underway. It takes 12 to 15 weeks for our experts to review the evidence and determine whether a record has officially been set, she stated.
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