Golf is a sport of tremendous possibility. Almost anything can happen out on a golf course or at a golf facility. The following may or may not have happened in the past – 1: A man in Hertfordshire once completed a round of golf wearing a suit of armour, 2: A tournament in Switzerland was delayed when a ruling was required after a player’s ball became lodged in the end of a nine-foot alpine horn, 3: Tony Lema once fell off a cliff at the Bing Crosby pro-am… I
f you’re interested, those tales are – true, possibly true and true. But hopefully you get the picture that some incredible things can happen in golf. As another clear indication of that fact, there are no fewer than 1,163 golf or golf-related records recognised by Guinness World Records. Although some of them are a touch frivolous, the majority demonstrate exceptional achievements and performances. Here are five of our favourites from the extensive list…
