A lot of golf for a great cause
Tomorrow, at 4:50 am I will be teeing it up in my third golfathon for ALS. We are raising money to help support a local family man who has the terrible disease.
Last year we played 262 holes and the year before we played 270. It was a lot of golf and to be honest it's kind of a dream come true. Growing up I loved golf, hated school. I would often dream of just playing golf all day, and tomorrow I get to live out that daydream again.
We play a par 62, 8 par 4's and 10 par 3's, all full length. The longest par 3 is 240 and the longest par 4 is 460. We alternate tee boxes to keep it fresh(ish), we putt with the flag in and practice swings are a no-no.
If you ever get the chance to do something similar I would highly recommend. But don't push past your limits. I've heard of these types of events ruining peoples games and/or bodies for months.
Posted Jun 20, 2017, 3:40 AM UTC
Damn... 260 holes! I played 54 for first time yesterday (play 36 most times im out) and i was mentally checked out around hole 40
just finished, we played 263 holes. started at 4:54 am and finished at 10:45. we have 2 courses on site and we played the one that is less busy. I loved it. The guys i played with are 41, 50, and 58 and they are done, they'll probably take the next couple days off.