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WATCH: PGA Tour winner makes 432 foot putt for potential document

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June 22, 2024

Wesley Bryan in April on the Corales Puntacana Championship.

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It wasn’t completed with synthetic intelligence, one among his social media accounts stated. Although somebody had requested the query. 

“Actual humorous,” the account replied. 

It additionally wasn’t made on a primary try, it stated. It took some time.

However then Wesley Bryan dropped the putt. From 144 yards out. Or 432 ft. Just lately shared on the social-media accounts shared by Bryan and his brother, George, the putt by the one-time PGA Tour winner could possibly be the longest-ever made.

The video of it lasted nearly 20 seconds, and the putt itself took 14 seconds to go from the green to the opening. Bryan took practically a full swing along with his putter, the ball rolled about 25 ft left to proper, it dipped simply earlier than the inexperienced, it tracked towards the opening — then it fell and the occasion began. Shouts. A chest-bump. 

In fact, there are some questions, with one being: Is it a document?

Perhaps. 

Within the replies to the put up on the Bryan brothers’ Twitter account, the account stated they hadn’t contacted the Guinness of us. (The method to confirm a document could be discovered here.) However the putt would surpass the present document holder at Guinness — on its site, it lists a 401 foot, 2 inch putt because the longest to drop. (Notably, the Guinness web site additionally lists a 111 foot, 5 inch putt, by Craig Barlow in 2008, because the longest putt made in a PGA Tour occasion, and it says a 110-footer, by Nick Value on the 1992 PGA Championship, is the longest putt to fall in a serious.) 

Was Bryan’s actual, although? 

One no less than has to ask. In a reply to the put up on the Bryan brothers’ Instagram account, the account provided the “actual humorous” reply when a commenter wrote: “AI is getting actually good huh.” It stated there have been quite a few makes an attempt, too. The Bryan brothers additionally virtually invented YouTube golf, and so they’ve been hitting varied pictures and enjoying varied matches for years. 

Under is the video to Bryan’s putt. Under which can be hyperlinks to the Guinness information. 

Please click here to learn concerning the Guinness world document for “longest golf putt (non-tournament).” The putt was 401 ft. 2 inches, and it was made by Jay Stocki on Sept. 26, 2003, on the Baths of Blackwolf Run course.

Under is the video of it. 

Please click here to learn concerning the Guinness world document for “longest golf putt in a serious event.” The putt was 110 ft. 2 inches, and it was made by Nick Value on the 1992 PGA Championship. (The web site additionally lists a putt made by Jack Nicklaus on the 1964 Event of Champions right here.) 

— Please click here to learn concerning the Guinness world document for “longest profitable putt on the PGA Tour.” The putt was 111 ft. 5 inches, and it was made by Craig Barlow on Jan. 27, 2008, on the Buick Open.

Nick Piastowski

Nick Piastowski

Golf.com Editor

Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.com and Golf Journal. In his position, he’s answerable for modifying, writing and creating tales throughout the golf area. And when he’s not writing about methods to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native might be enjoying the sport, hitting the ball left, proper and quick, and ingesting a chilly beer to clean away his rating. You possibly can attain out to him about any of those matters — his tales, his recreation or his beers — at [email protected].

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