Laura plays 24 hours of non-stop golf for Dove House Hospice!
On Friday 11th June at 5pm Burstwick’s very own Laura Key hit her first tee shot in her charity golf challenge for Dove House Hospice. Despite looking all chipper and fresh, Laura knew that the day ahead would be a very, very tough one indeed. She had set herself a target of playing 24 hours of continuous golf in order to raise money for this fantastic local cause.
Previous to this event, Laura had done another golf challenge in 2016 where she played 100 holes of golf in a day which was a great effort, but to her it wasn’t difficult enough! “I have a lot more in the tank” were the words that came out of her mouth after completing her century. Most people would not even make it to their 100th hole in a single day, but Laura wanted more!
So here was the plan: start at 5pm Friday, play golf all through the night (with light-up golf balls and glow sticks on flags and doglegs) and following day to 5pm Saturday. Each round would be completed with a different partner playing alongside her. No buggies. No caddies. She allowed herself a small comfort break of around 10 minutes between a few of the rounds to fuel herself up and continue ploughing on. She even had a few outfit changes!
Fast forward 24 hours later, and Laura was walking (not crawling!) up hole 18, completing her 148th hole, and watching the clock pass 5pm as she got onto the green to putt out. A gathering of family and friends were at the 18th green to greet her as she struggled to hold the tears back after a grueling day of hard, hard graft.
Laura walked around 40 miles in total, hit over 700 shots, and her smart watch recorded over 70,000 steps! That is some going!
So far she has raised over £1,700 for Captain’s Charity, Dove House Hospice, and is hoping that with one last push we can get to the £2,000 mark, so if you are able to donate and haven’t done so already, she would be extremely grateful because every little helps.
Well done Laura, you made the family and golf club very proud!
