GRANGER, Iowa — History was made on Sunday at Jester Park in Granger when 62 golfers beat the Guinness World Record for the fastest round of team golf.

They played 18 holes. One golfer tee’d off to about four golfers standing in the fairway. The closest golfer then hits from the fairway to the green, where another four golfers are waiting to putt the ball into the hole.

When successful, the golfers yelled “go” and the next hole began. The players who were at the original hole then ran off to another hole, and the game continued until the ball was putted into hole 18.

The time they needed to beat was 11:55.32, a record set in South Africa in 2022.

The golfers at Jester Park beat the record on their first try, with a time of 11:41.12 seconds. During this attempt, they felt they could do better. So, they decided to keep trying. In the end, the best time they clocked was 10:51.64.

The entire event was organized by Cory Schultes, a self described non-professional golfer. In the past, he organized several golf charity events. Today, his goal was to put Jester Park on the world map. He spent two years planning this event and was pleased with the outcome.

He said, “We have some of the best golfers in the state of Iowa out here, I’m not one of them, but a lot of these punch shots, people have been in these situations before. It’s a really great course in really great condition, so hitting your shots is the east part. Trying to get yourself to where the shot end up is kind of a calculation that we’re all adjusting to, but we’re thrilled right now.”

Along with the 62 golfers was another 35 spectators. Many of them also played huge roles. The two timekeepers are timekeepers for the Drake Relays. Other spectators collected video of every shot.

From here, Guinness will review all of the video and they will announce if this new record officially counts.