Aaron Rai Wins in Hong Kong (but made 207 10 foot putts in a row when he was 15)

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Aaron Rai won the Honma Hong Kong Open by a shot over Matthew Fitzpatrick, but it was something said during the broadcast that really got my attention.

After Rai made about a 8 footer for par on one hole the commentator said something about how the putt would be no big deal for him because when Rai was 15 he set a world record in a putting challenge by making over 200 consecutive putts of 10 feet.

I had to go look this up, and sure enough I found it (World Puttmaster Record Smashed). Rai made 207 putts in a row, beating the old record of 136.

In case you’re really interested, this is the Lee Westwood Putt MasterĀ but it doesn’t appear to be for sale any longer:

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