CALDWELL, IDAHO — It took 59 failed attempts before David Rush and three teammates finally strung together the four throws they needed. On the 60th try, at Mallard Park's PDGA-certified course, everything clicked, and a Guinness World Records adjudicator confirmed the fastest hole of disc golf ever completed by a team of four: 44.31 seconds, tee to basket.
Rush, a serial record-breaker who already holds more than 200 titles from Guinness World Records, teamed up with his friend Travis Davidson and Davidson's two sons, Anders and Oliver, for the September 9 attempt. Guinness rules required a hole at least 200 meters long, so the group selected a suitably long fairway and spent the day grinding through misfires — bad releases, discs skidding wide, throws that rolled just short of the target.
A Sprint at the End
The winning sequence demanded both accuracy and speed: after Rush, Davidson and Oliver moved the disc steadily down the fairway, Anders had to sink the final throw, and Rush then had to sprint roughly 41 seconds uphill to retrieve the disc and confirm the finish before the clock could be stopped.
On our 60th attempt, everything finally aligned. I sent a solid drive down the fairway, Travis followed up with a great shot, and Oliver kept the momentum moving. Anders then stepped up and chucked it right down by the target.
David Rush
The record is one of several disc golf feats Guinness World Records has certified this year as the sport's popularity keeps climbing among casual and competitive players alike. Rush, an Idaho-based science communicator, has built much of his public profile on this kind of quick, camera-ready record attempt, typically filming them for his own channels before submitting footage for certification.
Neither Guinness nor Rush's team has indicated any rival attempt has yet challenged the mark, though speed records for team disc golf tend to invite copycats once video of the attempt starts circulating online.
