For anyone curious who didn't follow the event page I had going on Facebook, Dan Schnabel and I broke the World Record for the Most Distinct Disc Golf Holes played in 24 hours. The previous record was set in 2004 at 380 holes played for the day over 31 courses. On Thursday and Friday from 4:53 a.m. to 3:13 a.m., Dan and I played 500 holes over 40 courses. The original record was set in Daylight hours, during daylight hours, Dan and I played 417 holes, also besting that mark. Here's a statistical breakdown, as well as a few shout-outs to some key people who helped make this happen:
All right, sorry it took more than a day to get something posted about the numbers of the event, yesterday was quite a long day. So for those curious, here are some statistics about the event. I was able to keep score for every round by wearing a runner's armband, keeping UDisc open on my phone with the autolock turned off. My phone also kept our pedometer tally throughout the attempt.
Courses played and stats:
1. Lions I 18 holes Mike - (-9, 9 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys)
2. Staring Lake 9 holes Mike (-5, 4 birdies, 1 bogey, ace hole 9) Dan (E, 1 birdie, 1 bogey)
3. Hennepin Tech Eden Prairie 9 holes Mike (-6, 5 birdies, 1 bogey, ace hole 4) Dan (E 1 birdie, 1 bogey)
4 Bryant Lake 18 holes Mike (-12, 12 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-6, 5 birdies, 1 bogey, ace hole 13)
5 Hyland Ski and Snowboard 18 holes Mike (-2, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (+6, 2 birdies, 6 bogeys)
6 Hyland Ski and Snowboard 9 holes Mike (-6, 6 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 4 birdies, 1 bogey)
7 Rosland Park 9 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys)
8 Moir Park 9 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 4 birdies, 1 bogey)
9 Red Oak 10 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (+1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey, 1 Dbl Bogey)
10 Alimagnet 12 Holes Mike (-6, 6 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 3 birdies, 1 bogey)
11 Brockway 9 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys)
12 Northview 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys)
13. Ft. Snelling 18 holes Mike (-8, 10 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (-3, 5 birdies, 2 bogeys)
14. Wabun Picnic Area 9 holes Mike (-7, 7 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-8, 8 birdies, 0 bogeys)
15. Highland 9 holes Mike (-5, 6 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (-1, 3 birdies, 2 bogeys)
16. Garlough 9 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey)
17. Kaposia 26 holes Mike (E, 5 birdies, 5 bogeys) Dan (+12, 3 birdies, 11 bogeys, 1 Quad, 1 Triple)
18. The Valley 18 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (+4, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys, 2 Dbls, 1 Triple)
19. Oakwood 18 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (+1, 6 birdies, 3 bogeys, 2 Dbls)
20. Acorn 18 holes Mike (-8, 9 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (E, 6 birdies, 4 bogeys, 1 Dbl)
21. Hansen 12 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (E, 3 birdies, 3 bogeys)
22. Fridley Middle School 9 holes Mike (-6, 6 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-5, 6 birdies, 1 bogey)
23. Fridley High School 9 holes Mike (-7, 7 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys)
24. Wirth par 3 18 holes Mike (-13, 13 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-5, 8 birdies, 3 bogeys)
25. Bassett Creek 15 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (-3, 4 birdies, 1 bogey)
26. Sunnyside 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (E, 1 birdie, 1 bogey)
27. Zachary Playfield 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys)
28. Hennepin Tech Brooklyn Park 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys)
29. Eagles Edge 9 holes Mike (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-1, 1 birdie, 0 bogeys)
30. Central Park 9 holes Mike (-1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (-1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey)
31. Ham Lake 18 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (E, 3 birdies, 1 bogey) - 381 Holes at hole 9 of the course. Record Broken. This is the picture of Dan and I together at the basket.
32. Blue Ribbon Pines 27 Holes Mike (-5, 8 birdies, 3 bogeys) Dan (+6, 2 birdies, 6 bogeys, 1 Dbl) - holed out at 9:40, end civil twilight
33. VisionQuest 18 holes (beginning of night golf) Mike (+3, 3 birdies, 7 bogeys), Dan (+11, 2 birdies, 7 bogeys, 3 Dbls)
34. Oak Grove 9 holes Mike (E, 1 birdie, 1 bogey) Dan (-1, 3 birdies, 2 bogeys)
35. Twin Lakes 9 holes Mike (-1, 2 holes 1 bogey) Dan (+3, 0 birdies, 0 bogeys, 1 Triple)
36. Lions Park III 9 holes Mike (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (E, 2 birdies, 2 bogeys)
37. Zimmerman 18 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (E, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys, 1 Dbl)
38. Riebbe Park 9 holes (played holes 1-3, 8, 9) Mike (E, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys, 1 Dbl) Dan (+3, 1 birdie, 2 bogeys, 1 Dbl)
39. City Park DGC 9 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys)
40. Isanti Middle School 9 holes (played holes 1-3, 7-9) Mike (-1, 1 birdie, 0 bogeys) Dan (+1, 0 birdies, 1 bogey) 500 Holes completed
Start Time - 4:53 a.m. (6/30/16)
End Time - 3:13 a.m. (7/1/16)
Total Time Elapsed 22 hours 20 minutes
Total Drive Time - 7 hours 45 minutes
Total Drive Mileage - 280 miles
Total Play Time - 14 hours 35 minutes
Average Time per hole - 1.75 minutes
Total Mileage covered on foot - 59 miles, 90,000 steps (approximately)
Total Scores - Mike, -168, Dan, -14
Birdies - Mike - 205, Dan - 123
Bogeys - Mike - 35 Dan - 72
Aces - Mike - 2 (rounds 2 and 3, 5 holes apart) Dan - 1 (round 4)
Lastly, we couldn't have done this without the help of Charlie Hutchinson who donated all of the plastic we threw in the attempt. Check out his business at Gotta Go GottaThrow, they are phenomenal.
Steve West who mapped out the route for us, and made sure we had smooth sailing throughout.
Lastly Tony Anderlie who was our main spotter during high traffic hours on the courses and made sure we could play through all the groups during play so our pace didn't slow. And Russell Bowman who was our spotter and driver during night hours. Without him we wouldn't have made it much further than 450 holes, he really pushed us forward.
Thanks to everyone who followed us and encouraged us throughout the day, it was definitely a treacherous journey. Until next time.