Thomas Detry: World Record Holder

Finally, pro golfers playing at a civilized pace...

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/watch-thomas-detry-breaks-guinness-world-record-fastest-par-5-played

Detry's next event is the Czech Masters in two weeks.

And if he made the first putt it could have been quicker. It was so much fun to watch! I genuinely thought someone was going to face-plant as they were running, haha

I was sweating simply watching that!!

I like that. The Belgian triumvirate all seems rather arrogant and aloof on course and in interviews, tough and businesslike, like people in highly populated areas often does. And although handsome men all three, they have the same kind of suspicious, ominous looks on their eyebrows as Luiten and a lot of the top footballers like Bergkamp, De Boer brothers have. My experience too. As businessmen, representing something guys from down there are rock hard but when you go out for a beer afterwards its like sunshine after the rain. We northerners are most often not like that, for good and bad.

Why were they running with their drivers after the tee shots?

Was it compulsory for the WR?

> @iBanesto said:

> Why were they running with their drivers after the tee shots?

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> Was it compulsory for the WR?

I wondered that last night as well especially after Dunne’s hit the ball. You’d think that any less weight would have been of some assistance.

> @MattyO1984 said:

> > @iBanesto said:

> > Why were they running with their drivers after the tee shots?

> >

> > Was it compulsory for the WR?

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> I wondered that last night as well especially after Dunne’s hit the ball. You’d think that any less weight would have been of some assistance.

They announced that you had to start and finish with the same number of clubs. So you need the putter and iron on the tee and driver with you near the green.

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> Finally, pro golfers playing at a civilized pace...

>

> https://www.golfchannel.com/news/watch-thomas-detry-breaks-guinness-world-record-fastest-par-5-played

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>

> Detry's next event is the Czech Masters in two weeks.

Again, the European Tour social media game is on point! Also, Go Illini!

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> > @MattyO1984 said:

> > > @iBanesto said:

> > > Why were they running with their drivers after the tee shots?

> > >

> > > Was it compulsory for the WR?

> >

> > I wondered that last night as well especially after Dunne’s hit the ball. You’d think that any less weight would have been of some assistance.

>

> They announced that you had to start and finish with the same number of clubs. So you need the putter and iron on the tee and driver with you near the green.

Ah thanks.

As one of them said, that second shot has to be one of the hardest in golf. Heart pumping, gasping for breath, probably not got the right club in your hand, and you have no time to stop and think about your shot.

Loved the video and loved how they snap hooked their second shot ?

The European Tour social media is so far ahead of anyone else in golf, except maybe the niche guys like NLU, that it is not even close.

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> Finally, pro golfers playing at a civilized pace...

>

> https://www.golfchannel.com/news/watch-thomas-detry-breaks-guinness-world-record-fastest-par-5-played

>

>

> Detry's next event is the Czech Masters in two weeks.

OK, seriously, how many Masters are there?

Follow up: Is there a Luxembourg Super Bowl?