3rd Hole-Crown Course

54 years; 54 holes.

Today I completed 54 holes of golf in 8 hours and 10 minutes from start to finish. It was a fund-raiser for 'Little Scribblers Nursery School' in Larkhall. Little Scribblers is a nursery school started by a member of our church, Emma Whipp. I raised money to help re-turf the play area and the remainder of any money raised will be used to supplement the pay of some of her support staff.

I started at 7.00 am and finished at 3.10 pm. I was ably assisted by two members of our church, Ron Turner and Colin Bowden who took care of the caddy duties. My scores weren't all that good because I was focussing on finishing the 54 holes and was concerned about getting behind slow foursomes. Fortunately, every time we came up on a group they understood what we were doing and immediately signalled us through. Thus, the much quicker than expected finishing time.

As near as I can figure I will have raised a bit more than £700 GBP ($1400 USD) when all of the money has been collected. I actually felt pretty good after the 13 miles of walking and numerous swings (too many) of the clubs. But now, sitting at the computer my feet are screaming and my lower back occasionally goes into a nice sharp spasm.