What are the most holes you’ve ever played in one day? 36? 54? For many of us septuagenarians (although things used to be different), completing 18 seems challenge enough.
But when you pose the question to third-year member Andrew Hooyman, you get an answer nothing short of startling: 100! That’s right, 100 holes of golf in a single day.
How does he do it? And why?
The answer: it’s for charity— play 100 holes and help raise funds to support brain injury survivors and their families. The event is sponsored by Birdies4Brains, a group founded in 2011 by a golfer whose sister developed an aneurism in her brain; since then, Birdies4Brains has leveraged this unique annual golf outing into a vehicle for providing financial assistance to people like the founder’s sister and their families. Spoiler alert: to maintain pace of play, all golfers ride and no more than two putts are allowed per hole. Most years, golfers complete their 100 holes, the equivalent of 5 ½ rounds, by late afternoon.
Join Andrew on June 22 at Keller for a memorable day of golf and an opportunity to make a real difference to those who could use the help. It’s a full day of golf, laughs and a little swag. The field is limited to 39 golfers, so register today!
Just go to www.b4bmn.org or email Andrew at hooyman84@gmail.com.
Dick Helde
Editor, The Virtual 19th Hole
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