Interesting Golf Challenges

[bobmac]

I'm afraid I don't get this playing golf for charity.
I always thought you did unusual stuff like dyeing your hair/head blue or waxing your chest (men obviously) 24 hours in a bath of beans etc etc, but to play golf all day isn't exaxtly putting yourself out and being worthy of sponsorship.

A bit like saying I'm going to sit in the pub for 24 hours solid and will probably drink alot during that time.

If you want to attract sponsorship, do something wacky/crazy/unnusual, not just play golf all day.
Mini rant over

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Homer playing 18 holes without losing a ball?

OK then six?

Managed it a number of times this season matey and aim to do so cruising to victory with Hawkeye in the Volvo tomorrow

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Me and Homer once did every London Underground station in one day. We did talk about golf a little if that counts.

There must be a golf related escapade involving the tube network in there somewhere. Play every course within a 1 mile radius of a tube station is a given period etc

 

[Yerman]

Usually the charity angle is just to justify some self indulgent waste of time challenge. You never get anything useful like the good old-fashioned bob-a-job.

 

[Oddsocks]

Usually the charity angle is just to justify some self indulgent waste of time challenge.

Pretty much on the money!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Usually the charity angle is just to justify some self indulgent waste of time challenge.

Pretty much on the money!

Not sure I'd totally agree with that or Bob's comment. I've done the Macmillan Longest Day in the last two years and got about £400 myself and much more as a team. Admittedly it wasn't that taxing and was playing golf but to my mind the charity was the end goal. Same with the H4H day. Plenty of cash raised (great job by everyone involved) and just a day out at Luton Hoo.

I've supported a load of "self indulgent" challenges in my time from 24 hour dartathons, to marathons, charity beard shaves and many more. I've even tried to do the London Tube Marathon (on more than one occasion) and had Capital Radio following our every move. As long as the charity is something you support then I don't really have an issue with how they get their money. In these times of austerity and less funding charities big and especially small are even more reliant on donations. If someone wants to be the "Big I Am" for a bit in raising some cash then so be it.

 

[viscount17]

I'm far more likely to dip into my pocket for a charitable event I can get involved in, as long as it's a charity for something I recognise as being worthy, but that doesn't include shaving a beard, baths of baked beans (what a waste), undergoing the torture of a body wax etc, and doing something a bit more than strolling round the block.

my current favourite participation event was clocking Paddy Ashdown with a wet sponge

 

[Tiger]

Forget the charity for a moment but this would be interesting. Anyone read Round Ireland with a Fridge? Well TonyHawks did a follow up Playing the Moldovans at tennis. Not as good but pretty funny. If I was single and had a bit of spare cash I'd write something like the Golfing Nomad. Aim to play a round of golf, every day, at a different course, for a year, without paying a green fee. The result would be a beg, steal, borrow meets would consistent playing make you better than practice meets golfing travel guide to unearth some gems. Anyone want to sponsor me?

 

[EZprophet]

Usually the charity angle is just to justify some self indulgent waste of time challenge. You never get anything useful like the good old-fashioned bob-a-job.

Does it matter if the challenge is self indulgent or a waste of time though?? The only thing that actually matters is how much money they raise for charity, it doesn't matter how they do it.

 

[JustOne]

I'm having a lie in tomorrow morning if any one fancies sponsoring me??

 

[BogeyHole]

Only if you go to bed now.



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