On April 9, Ashrita Furman beat the Guinness World Record by demonstrating his golf club, made with graphite and carbon fiber tubing with a Callaway Big Bertha ERC II head, in Jamaica, N.Y.

Golfer Michael Furrh reclaimed the longest usable golf club record when he shot 63 yards with a 20-foot, six-inch steel-shafted driver. In South Carolina, the Plum Quick Racing team modified a golf cart to reach a sped of 118.76 mph, also setting a record.