Bermuda would be heading for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

An attempt at breaking the mark for the fastest round of golf faltered on Saturday. But Dill, who organised the event as part of the PRIDE Tournament at Ocean View Golf Club, is already talking about trying again this spring.

The much ballyhooed shot at beating the standard of nine minutes, 39 seconds -- set more than four years ago by a group of 35 California golfers -- came up nearly seven minutes short at 16:31.

Dill had to make do with just 42 golfers -- less than half the number he was counting on -- and many of them casual weekenders. And he had to make do without a practice round to "work out any kinks,'' he said.

There were, however, plenty of curious onlookers.

"If every one of the spectators came out with a set of clubs, we'd be talking about a world record right now,'' said Dill.

Early Saturday afternoons are peak times for Island golfers and combined with a medal play tournament between Ocean View and Belmont, a large number of potential golfers were knocked out of commission.

Dill acknowledged several organisational glitches hindered the attempt.

More course monitors were needed at the transition areas between holes. Also, a brief explanation of the rules wasn't enough because "a lot of people didn't clearly understand what was expected of them.'' Golfers were situated throughout the challenging nine-hole course, striking the ball the moment it stopped and teeing off at the next hole the moment it fell in the cup. There were eight golfers on the par-five first hole and six on the par-five fifth and an average of four for each of the par fours.

Despite what Dill called "complete breakdowns'' on the third and fifth holes, the golfers were clocked in 9:27 for the first nine holes and 7:04 for the second.

"Things went wrong that only practice would've worked out,'' he said.

"It's very encouraging -- and that's not just lip service.'' One tip was passed on to Dill: Put one team, with a captain, per hole -- perhaps drawn from each of the Island's eight golf clubs.