Patrick Koenig is a golfer and golf course photographer who went on a quest last year to set a new Guinness World Record for most 18-hole golf courses played in one year. He played 580 courses in 365 days!
>> WELL, THAT’S PATRICK KEANE, AG AFTER BREAKING THE WORLD RECORD FOR MOST 18 HOLE GOLF COURSES PLAYED IN ONE YEAR. 65 DAYS. YOU PLAYED AT 580 COURSES ACROSS 3 COUNTRIES THAT RICK JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING, PATRICK. >> GOOD MORNING. IT’S FUN TO
WATCH THAT VIDEO AGAIN. YEAH. DID YOU HAVE THIS WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE FOLLOWING YOU ALL YEAR LONG? NO, NO. THOSE ARE MY FRIENDS. AND THEY WOULD JUST KIND OF JOINT ALONG THE WAY. >> WHICH WAS GREAT. SO I’D
PLAY MYSELF AND THAT UP WITH A LOT OF STRANGERS THAT SUPPORTED MY MY JOURNEY. THAT ONE WAS A SPECIAL ONE. THAT WAS THE FINAL ROUND PEOPLE FLEW IN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY MAKE GOLF EVERY DAY. I TAKE IT. YOU’RE NOT GOT A
GIRLFRIEND. SHE’S A SPECIAL LADY THE GREAT THING ABOUT RACHEL, SHE WOULD BRING ME WHEN SHE WOULD COME OUT AND TO PUT CANDLES ON THEIR WHATEVER COURSE NUMBER I WAS ON. SO IF I WAS AT LIKE 3.20, THAT I COME BACK FROM GOLF AND
THERE’D BE CAKE. THAT SAID 3.24. WHAT A SWEETHEART. >> PATRICK, KNOW MORE ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF I MEAN, WE GET 2 WEEKS VACATION AT THIS RISTIC GOLF. TELL ME HOW THIS ALL WORK. >> YEAH. I MEAN, 2 WEEKS IS
GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GET 580 GOLF COURSES IN WITH THAT THAT TIME. ALSO, THIS WAS FULL TIME 365 24 7 JOB. JUST PLANNING THE GOLF COURSES WAS WAS VERY TRICKY. YEAH, EVERY MOMENT TIMES. WELL ON THE GOLF COURSE, I’M I’M TRAVELING AND
THEN RESPONDING TO EMAILS FOR THE NEXT DAY AND AND IT WAS YOU KNOW, I’M I’M THAT PORTION OF THE TRIP. I’M GLAD THAT IT’S DONE WITH BECAUSE IT WAS IT WAS NON-STOP PLANNING. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT’S WORTH IT NEXT
MORNING WAKE UP AND YOU PUT A NEW GOLF COURSE MEET NEW SMILING FACES AND LIVE. THE MAGIC OF IT WAS MAGIC YOUR JOB OR DID YOU OR DO WORK FROM HOME? >> THAT SO I’M A GOLF COURSE. PHOTOGRAPHER BY TRADE MY. WAS
MY JOB LAST YEAR. SO >> VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS BE BE SOMETHING I GET A CALL A JOB. >> THERE ANY MOMENTS READING IT WAS HERE THAT YOU HAD GET 50 ISSUES WITH THE RV. I’M SURE THAT’S JUST ONE OF MANY
ISSUES YOU HAD WITH THAT. WERE THERE ANY MOMENTS DURING THE YEAR? WE THOUGHT, OH, MAN, I MIGHT I MIGHT NOT GET OVER THIS HUMP. THIS MIGHT BE WHAT DERAILS THIS QUEST. >> YOU KNOW, THIS WAS THERE WAS THERE’S MANY MOMENTS THE
RV WAS WAS A CHALLENGING. IT BROKE I’D SAY PROBABLY ABOUT 50, 50 DIFFERENT TIMES. BUT THERE WAS EVER A MOMENT THAT I DIDN’T LOVE DOING THIS, THAT I WOKE UP AND SAID THIS IS OFF. I NEVER GOT I NEVER LOST MY
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE DAY. AND THAT WAS IT WAS MOSTLY BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WERE WELCOMING AND GENEROUS. WE RAISED OVER $40,000 FOR LOCAL YOUTH BASED CHARITY IS ALONG THE WAY. AND THAT’S JUST PEOPLE GETTING LIKE 5, 10, 20 BUCKS AT A
TIME. SO IT WAS THAT IT WAS VERY COOL. AND I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. PATRICK, WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE GOLF COURSE TO ME THE MOST PICTURESQUE OR WHAT? WHATEVER METRIC TO USE >> MAN, I HAD MY FAVORITE WAS A SAND HILLS IN NEBRASKA AND
IT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES FOR ME. IT’S IT’S IT’S BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE IN THAT REMOTE AREAS OF OF NEBRASKA ITS IT IS JUST A VERY FUN GOLF COURSE TO PLAY. I GOT A SPECIAL SPECIAL INVITE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OUT THERE. SOME OF THESE
COURSES YOU’RE S LOOKING AT BAI AND THERE ARE NOT VERY EASY TO TO GET ONTO THAT WAS SWEDEN ACTUALLY WENT OUT THE GOLF GAME. BUT FOLKS WERE MY MY MAIN PARTNER INVITED ME OUT TO SWEDEN FINLAND. SO IT IT 3 TO COVER 3 COUNTRIES. UNITED
FINLAND AND SWEDEN. >> BUT TO MAKE SO DO YOU HAVE THE OFFICIAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORD YET? >> SO ALL GOT TO APPLY FOR IT. BUT WHAT WE’VE EVERYTHING IN THE IN THE GOLF GAME BOOK APP AND THERE’S HIS DATA FOR EVERY
STEP THAT I TOOK IT WAS FUN OF IT, A LOG EVERYTHING AND HAVE SUCH A VAST AMOUNT OF DATA IN THE APP THERE AND I THINK I AVERAGED I PLAYED PRETTY WELL. I NEVER LOST MY GAME. I CAME OUT WITH A 77 AVERAGE OVER THE
COURSE OF BUT 180 DIFFERENT COURSES. AND I PLAYED SANDHILLS TWICE IN A COUPLE PLACES. TWICE OF BROWN COW WAS PROBABLY EVEN MORE THAN THAT. >> WELL, SAINT, YOU GUYS COULD HAVE A GOOD AVERAGE, TOO. FEW GET OUT THERE. GO FROM SAYING
HAD A MEAN INCLUDED YOU KNOW, THAT’S HERE NOR THERE. PATRICK, GOOD FOR HIT THESE YOU MISSED OUT PJ KEATING DOT FOR MORE INFORMATION. YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AGAIN. SOCIAL MEDIA. WELL, IT’S A CUTE PICTURE. >> WELL, YEAH, THAT’S ME WITH
MY USUALLY WEAR A VISOR. VERY LE
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Should have started 2024