Who says record making has something to do with age? Richard Lewis, 64, jumped into Guinness World Book of Records after walking the 600th round of golf of 2010 at HP Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday.
The 64-year-old amateur from Dallas started the season with a weird agenda. He said that he would walk in each tournament of the season and will not take ride in golf cart during the session. After 12 months of the bid, Lewis walked the 600th
round at TPC Four Seasons in Las Colinas and made a new record. Never before in the history of golf had a golfer walked in an entire season, as that required lots of stamina and caused fatigue.
Lewis has received the confirmation of documentation from the Guinness World Record Book officials in Europe and according to them, his name will be included in the 2011 edition. This is not the first time that Lewis has attempted for a record like this.
Earlier in 1998, Lewis made a record of 586 rounds in Ohio. However, after the second record, Lewis has few more record on mind. He aims to play 11,000 holes in one season and walk 611 rounds.
Lewis could not help smiling at his accomplishment. While speaking to the press, he said that he had confidence over his strength, although he knew that achieving such a record was not easy. He added, "Did you ever think I would get to 600 rounds? I thought
400 was tough and 500 was a stretch, but 600 was what I had in mind all the time. It's a huge relief and sense of accomplishment."
A huge crowd awaited Lewis to set the new record. Members of Four Seasons spent $5,000 to play alongside the record holder. An even fascinating scenario was witnessed when the members paid $75 to get a hand-signed copy of his 600th round scorecard.
One of such members was Four Seasons Men's Golf Association President, Frank Broyles. The 64-year-old spoke to the press and said, "It was awesome today, because Richard is just so passionate about the game. To think this could have happened at any course
in America and it happened here is just incredible. Byron (Nelson) always said 'be good to the game and give back' and that's what we've done here today."
It snowed throughout the day on 25 December, but Lewis saw no stop to his mission and made a record of 600
rounds by walking.
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