Four PGA Players Set A World Record By Teaming Up To Finish A Par-5 In Under 30 Seconds

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Anyone who’s aware of the existence of John Daly knows that being healthy and athletic is not a prerequisite for playing golf, which is basically the only sport in the world you can play for three hours and somehow end up gaining calories depending on how many beers you can fit in your bag— not to mention the decrease in lung capacity that comes with puffing on a cigar you regret lighting up two holes after you start smoking it.

However, players on the PGA Tour tend to avoid this self-destructive approach to the game (even though there’s no rule preventing golfers from chiefing cigs on the course). Most pros have realized that focusing on the whole “fitness” thing is actually a pretty good idea, and I’m willing to bet the members of the foursome who recently set a world record for the fastest par-5 ever played probably don’t prepare for their round by posting up in a Hooters parking lot and chain smoking.

A group of four PGA Tour rookies— Lanto Griffin, Tom Lovelady, Andrew Yun and Stephen Yaeger — recently teamed up in an attempt to claim the title of the fastest collectively-played par-5  on record (it previously took four English pros 32 seconds to complete the challenge). There were only a couple of guidelines the golfers had to follow: they had to hit in a certain order and wait for the ball to come to a complete stop before hitting their shot.

Despite only recently earning their tour card, the foursome put on quite the performance.

They ultimately finished in under 28 seconds while simultaneously pouring some salt in the wound the Europeans suffered when they lost the most recent Ryder Cup.

USA! USA! USA!

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