The History of the Most Golf Balls Hit over 300 yards in one hour.
In 2011 I was asked to hit balls for a Grand Opening at an indoor driving range in San Diego.
They wanted me to hit balls all day and to see how many I could hit over 300 yards.
That was the start of the World Record events.
Torrey Pines January 28th 2012
During the Farmers Insurance open I was attempting for the first time to set 2 World Record.
The Most Golf Balls hit over 300 Yards in one hour.
The Most Golf Balls hit over 300 Yards in twelve hours.
I started to hit about 3:30 in the afternoon and hit until 3:30 AM.
The conditions were not good. At the start of the event, we had about a 15 MPH headwind.
During the first hour I hit over 400 balls but just under 200 balls were over 300 yards.
The headwinds were consistence during the entire event, with the temperature dropping to 40*.
I hit 3871 balls in the 12 hours, with just over 1700 going over 300 yards.
I had a great time we raised thousands for the San Diego Junior Golf Association.
Prescott August 19, 20 2012
At the 1st Annual Pleased Golf Charity Tournament. Again the conditions were not favorable.
There was a 5 - 10 MPH headwinds with rain in the area, 95* with 90% humidity.
I hit about 320 balls with 272 going over 300 yards, setting the World Record.
The next day I started hitting at 7am. After 12pm just over 5 hours of hitting it started
raining hard with lightning. It didn't stop raining for 2 days. I hit just under 1400 balls before it was rained out.
Was hitting for the Prescott junior Golf.
The day I left Prescott, I was heading to Denver for the Mile High Shootout. I stopped at a gas station.
As I was getting out of the van when a truck crashed into the van ejecting me out. I was knocked unconscious.
Ended up with a severe concoction and major back problems. I had major back surgery in January 2014.
August 2013
Andrew Frakes a fellow Long Drive competitor and good friend broke my World Record with 448 Balls over 300 yards.
Well at the age of 52 I'm ready to go for it again.
I have teamed up with Golf Fest, and will be making 3 attempts to re-claim the World Record. And 2 others.
Golf Fest Phoenix February 12, 13 2016 at Longbow Golf Club
Jonathan Ray Memorial World Record event
Junior Golf Association of Arizona - JGAA
First Tee of Phoenix
Golf Fest San Diego March 4, 5 2016 at Riverwalk Golf Club
Golf Fest Las Vegas May 6, 7 2016 at The TaylorMade Golf Experience
They wanted me to hit balls all day and to see how many I could hit over 300 yards.
That was the start of the World Record events.
Torrey Pines January 28th 2012
During the Farmers Insurance open I was attempting for the first time to set 2 World Record.
The Most Golf Balls hit over 300 Yards in one hour.
The Most Golf Balls hit over 300 Yards in twelve hours.
I started to hit about 3:30 in the afternoon and hit until 3:30 AM.
The conditions were not good. At the start of the event, we had about a 15 MPH headwind.
During the first hour I hit over 400 balls but just under 200 balls were over 300 yards.
The headwinds were consistence during the entire event, with the temperature dropping to 40*.
I hit 3871 balls in the 12 hours, with just over 1700 going over 300 yards.
I had a great time we raised thousands for the San Diego Junior Golf Association.
Prescott August 19, 20 2012
At the 1st Annual Pleased Golf Charity Tournament. Again the conditions were not favorable.
There was a 5 - 10 MPH headwinds with rain in the area, 95* with 90% humidity.
I hit about 320 balls with 272 going over 300 yards, setting the World Record.
The next day I started hitting at 7am. After 12pm just over 5 hours of hitting it started
raining hard with lightning. It didn't stop raining for 2 days. I hit just under 1400 balls before it was rained out.
Was hitting for the Prescott junior Golf.
The day I left Prescott, I was heading to Denver for the Mile High Shootout. I stopped at a gas station.
As I was getting out of the van when a truck crashed into the van ejecting me out. I was knocked unconscious.
Ended up with a severe concoction and major back problems. I had major back surgery in January 2014.
August 2013
Andrew Frakes a fellow Long Drive competitor and good friend broke my World Record with 448 Balls over 300 yards.
Well at the age of 52 I'm ready to go for it again.
I have teamed up with Golf Fest, and will be making 3 attempts to re-claim the World Record. And 2 others.
Golf Fest Phoenix February 12, 13 2016 at Longbow Golf Club
Jonathan Ray Memorial World Record event
Junior Golf Association of Arizona - JGAA
First Tee of Phoenix
Golf Fest San Diego March 4, 5 2016 at Riverwalk Golf Club
Golf Fest Las Vegas May 6, 7 2016 at The TaylorMade Golf Experience