{"id":665013,"date":"2026-06-29T21:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665013\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:59:10","slug":"golfer-sets-new-world-record-by-playing-252-holes-in-37-hours-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665013\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfer sets new world record by playing 252 holes in 37 hours for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\tWhile most of Cornwall was asleep on Saturday morning, Nicolas Brewaeys stepped onto the first tee ahead of what proved to be a world record-setting weekend at West Cornwall Golf Club<\/a> in St Ives.<\/p>\n

\tThirty-seven hours and two minutes later, PGA professional Nicolas walked off the 18th green having completed a remarkable 252 holes of golf – exceeding his target by over an hour – raising almost \u00a36,000 for Prostate Cancer UK and writing his name into the history books.<\/p>\n

\tNicolas conquered swirling wind and downpours, failing Globalls and having to take on the challenge solo after his playing partner was ruled out through injury to set a new record for the longest consecutive time playing golf, beating the previous unofficial record of 36 hours by an hour and two minutes.<\/p>\n

\t\"Golf<\/p>\n

\tBut for Nicholas, who also took on Prostate Cancer UK\u2019s Big Golf Race<\/a> last year, with a twist -completing 184 holes in 21 hours and 45 minutes – the weekend\u2019s challenge was just a normal weekend at the golf course.<\/p>\n

\t“Just another day at the office!” Nicolas said. “I\u2019m really grateful to everyone who has donated; it\u2019s amazing to have raised so much for Prostate Cancer UK and I can\u2019t thank everyone who supported me enough.<\/p>\n

\t“My legs feel surprisingly good today, but it was tough out there at times, especially during the night with the wind and rain. 14 out of the 18 Globalls I had failed, so there were times when I wondered if I had enough to get me through to daylight.”<\/p>\n

\tNick\u2019s challenge began at sunrise on Saturday and concluded on Sunday after 14 consecutive rounds of golf, assisted by injured playing partner, Ross Lawrence.<\/p>\n

\t“Ross was brilliant; he told me what to eat and drink and when and was there for me throughout the night when things were getting difficult. I couldn\u2019t have done it without him,” he said.<\/p>\n

\t\"World<\/p>\n

\tAnd Nick\u2019s record-setting efforts were made even sweeter when he discovered his son, Cameron, had won the under-12s County Championship at the club on the same day.<\/p>\n

\t“I didn\u2019t know he\u2019d won until the final hole, so to come off the green and see him holding his trophy was quite emotional,” he said. “It was an amazing weekend.”<\/p>\n

\tFor Nick and Ross, their challenge was not just about testing endurance. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, and golf clubs are full of men in the age groups most affected by the disease, and the pair hope the attempt will raise money while also encouraging more conversations around men\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

\tTo support Nick and Ross\u2019s challenge and help raise more money for Prostate Cancer UK, you can donate here: https:\/\/biggolfrace.prostatecanceruk.org\/fundraising\/200-holes-in-24-hours-for-ross-and-nick<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While most of Cornwall was asleep on Saturday morning, Nicolas Brewaeys stepped onto the first tee ahead of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-665013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}