Ryan, Dan, and Sponsor Smith Currie Sign

We did it! The 10th annual Hope Hospice 100 Holes Golf Marathon was a smashing success. Almost $119k was gathered in this single-day outing for this most worthy cause! Thank you for being a part of this event!

Special thanks to all the on-course support by the Castlewood and Hope Hospice folks. Our every need was handled seamlessly, including switching our stuff from one cart to another, at least two times during the day (I used 4 carts since my second-to-last one got tired too quickly).

Ryan Murray and I completed 102 holes (it was hard to stop!).

Golf started at about 7:15 a.m. after group pix and everyone was in the clubhouse by about 5:15, after 10 hours of intense, nonstop golf (barely enough time for bathroom breaks, and phone calls and emails were out of the question). The weather was perfect, though the 48º start was chilly, especially when zipping around in a cart. By the end temp was perfect at about 75 º.

My goal was to sink 8 birdies. Six was all I could muster, but with handicap strokes applied I finished 8 under par, unfortunately not even close to the top three.

Ryan was a different story—when he was on, he could hit the drive a mile and hit approach irons close to the pin—resulting in 8 natural birdies and one eagle (he hit the par 4 18th in two and sank the 4-foot put!). With handicap strokes applied, Ryan finished 16 under par, to take the 1st place trophy for net score.

Physically, we both held up well all day, with no injuries or limitations, though about hole #80 I was sorely tempted to take a nap!

Tuesday was hard. No pain, just stiff and tired. It did not help that Monday night’s sleep was full of dreams of golf swings and rushing to/from the cart.

Buoyed by your support, I can’t wait to play #11!