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Golf pro breaks Guinness World Record April 17, 2002 Christopher Cain, the PGA head golf professional at the Penn State Golf Courses, broke the Guinness World Record for the most golf holes played in 12 hours on April 17. Cain played a total of 505 holes, shattering the old record of 476. Cain finished his 477th hole at 11 hours 14 minutes and 39 seconds, which was more than 45 minutes ahead of Brannan Robertson of Sarasota Fla., who held the old record of 476. He continued to play and reached his goal of 500 at the 11:47.59 mark. Cain played a five-hole loop on the Penn State White Course and averaged roughly seven minutes per loop for the entire 12 hour period. For more information, click here.

Brett Harzfield, a marketing major, kept count of the rounds played and the time needed for Christopher Cain to stay on his world-record pace.

Christopher Cain reaches for a golf club offered by one of the many helpers along the course.

Christopher Cain runs to the green to make his putt.

He's not really going that fast, but it seemed that way as Christopher Cain, in the passenger seat, was driven from hole to hole in his quest to break the Guinness Book of World Records mark for most golf holes played in a single day.

Last updated April 18, 2002.