FROG sets Guinness Record at BOYNE

BOYNE FALLS – Michigan’s Boyne Mountain Resort and News/Talk 760 WJR radio in Detroit finally succeeded at the FROG. After years of trying, the two teamed up to break a Guinness World Record™ for the Fastest Round of Golf. Despite rainy conditions at the event’s start July 20, more than 40 golfers, including many BOYNE golf professionals, finished playing the 3-hole course six times in 7 minutes, 56 seconds at Boyne Mountain’s Monument course.

Golfers were strategically placed on the course’s tee boxes, along the fairways and on the greens.  The timing began once the opening tee ball was struck with golfers in the fairway running to hit the ball as it came to rest. When golfers on the green sunk the putt, the player on the next hole immediately hit their tee shot. Video of the event, official timing, two elected officials and a minimum 6,000-yard course were mandatory requirements. Boyne Mountain’s successful attempt utilized three holes played six times consecutively for 6,096 total yards.

“After our practice round was 9 minutes, 10 seconds and there were some kinks in there, I knew we had a shot at it,” said Dan Turcott, BOYNE events professional. “The record breaking round was magic - we were hitting fairways, in landing areas, on the greens, with efficient putting and it was just incredible.”

Pending final confirmation from GWR, the previous record was 8 minutes, 47 seconds set by WJR’s sister station, WBAP, at Bridlewood Golf Club in Flower Mound, Texas, in August of 2003.