Former MLB Star Eric Byrnes Sets World Record After Playing 420 Holes of Golf in 24 Hours
A former MLB player recently proved his skills extended far beyond the diamond.
Earlier this week, Eric Byrnes set a world record for speed after he played 420 holes of golf in 24 hours, Golf Channel reports.
From 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday, Byrnes, a former outfielder for Oakland A’s and Arizona Diamondbacks, played what turned out to be more than 23 rounds of golf at the Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links outside of San Fransisco, California.
The 43-year-old athlete-turned-analyst even used a glow-in-the-dark ball to continue his play overnight, the outlet reports.
With the accomplishment, Byrnes takes the title for the most holes of golf played in a 24-hour period in the Guinness Book of World Records. The last person to earn the accolade was Australian Ian Colston in 1971 after playing 401 holes, according to Golf.com.
