Like many mining workers in the northwest of Western Australia, Castano loves hitting some golf balls in his days off.
But the scoring summer temperatures in Karratha make the outdoor game an uncomfortable perspective, with Castane now opting for the comfort of a local interior golf center.
“It’s like drugs, it’s really addictive,” Castano said.
“[It has] Air Con, do not lose golf balls, excellent people and excellent courses.
“These golf clubs have not seen the outdoors in months.“
Now he has managed to turn his hobby into a world record: the largest number of virtual golf holes played in a 24 -hour period.
“I made 720 holes in 22 hours,” said Castano.
“Balance a golf club more than 3,000 times has broken me a little.
“I lost two kilos … just to sweat so much.”
Castano said he spilled two kilograms in the course of the attempt. (ABC News: Charlie McLean)
Nervous wait to confirm record
The family and friends gathered on March 8 to see Mr. Castano have a crack over the record of 702 holes simulated in the 24 hours set in Illinois last year.
Despite completing the task almost a month ago, it was only confirmed by Guiness World Records this week.
Without judges present in the day, the locals offered themselves as volunteers to help produce the evidence of support that Mr. Castano needed.
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“People were working in shifts … counting every hole that I completed, and registered it,” Castano said.
The attempt was also transmitted online that, together with security images of the Interior Golf Center, it was included in a test package sent to the judges.
Castano said that an additional benefit for the live transmission of the event was to draw attention to the work of the Royal Flying Doctor (RFDS) for which he was raising funds during attempts.
“The sixty -six percent of the spectators were from the United States and seeing some of the comments that did not know what the organization did,” Castano said.
“And he created a lot of traffic to realize what they really do.”
The event raised more than $ 7000 for the Royal Flying Doctors Service. (ABC News: Charlie McLean)
The event finally raised more than $ 7,000 for the RFDS.
Despite the physical cost in Castano’s body, he has not ruled out an inclination by breaking his own record next year.
“It was a bit more open for me in this case, as if I didn’t expect my body to be as sore during it as it was.”
Castane said.
“But there is the possibility of trying 750 holes next year. I mean, I made 720 in 22 hours. So there are another two hours there.”
