Golfer Brian Cha's chances of Guinness record come down to a tee

Critics of golf say that it's a good walk spoiled. For Brian Cha, walking will be the least of his worries.

Next month Cha will attempt to break a Guinness World Record by hitting 8,000 balls in 12 hours into a target area 100 yards away.

The "8K12" challenge will tee off on February 18 at the Whitehead Club Golf Driving Range at Ma On Shan. An adjudicator from the Guinness World Records headquarters will be on hand to witness the attempt.

Cha, 39, has been playing golf for 18 years and plays off a 15 handicap. He estimates he will need to hit a ball every four seconds and each one must land in the target area to count.

"I'm a fitness trainer and enjoy playing golf, so I thought about how I could combine the two. I found out about this and decided to go for it," he says.

Cha, who also works as a nutritionist, has been training three times a week for five to seven hours at a time since September.