St Andrews 10 Course Challenge

On Thursday 28th June, Ally Love, Graeme Dawson, Scott Finlayson and Gary Davidson will attempt to play all 10 St Andrews Golf Courses in the SAME day, all in aid of charity.

This is a gruelling schedule which will include, golfing and walking a distance of 35+ miles, playing to a par of 669, and involve an estimated total playing time of 20.5 hours!If successful, we will set a new World Record for the Most Consecutive Different Holes of Golf Played in a day (171) and hopefully raise a fair bit for our chosen charities.

We are not permitted to use Buggies, must walk the entire distance and hole out on every hole. Easy!

The charities we have chosen are Home Start, Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, Sports Aid, and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Please visit our sponsorship sites on the right and help raise money for one or all our chosen charities

Thank you to the following for making this fundraising day possible - Fairmont St Andrews, Scotland for Golf, The Duke's, Kingsbarns, St Andrews Links Trust, Ladies Golf Union, Footjoy

WINNERS Announced!!

The draw for the luxury 4 night stay at Fairmont Banff Springs was made yesterday by the Director of Sales and Marketing for Fairmont St Andrews, Vicky Jones. The lucky WINNER is Richard Stark. Along with the 4 night stay, Richard will also have the opportunity to play one round of golf over the challenging golf course at the resort and take along a guest of his choice. http://www.fairmont.com/banffsprings

The other prizes were also drawn and the winners were as follows...

4 Ball at Turnberry - The Jeffrey Family
http://www.scotlandforgolf.co.uk/ Golf Lesson - Rob Wilthur
2 Ladies British Open Tickets - Steven Hillson
2 Ladies British Open Tickets - Lucy Wharton

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you again for all your support.

GD, gD, AL and SF

Challenge completed

At 23:05hrs on the 28th June, on the 18th green of the New Course, Alastair Love, Scott Finlayson, Gary Davidson and Graeme Dawson completed what many people thought impossible - to complete all 10 St Andrews Courses in one day! Champagne flowed on the 18th Green as the four hobbled off the green to be met by the sizable gallery which had assembled to see history made!

Pictures and further comment will be posted here later.

The prize draw for the 4 night break at Fairmont Banff Springs in Canada will now be made on Monday at midday. As a result, there is still time to make a donation to one of the 4 charities on the right of this page and therefore have your name entered into the draw.

Thank you to everyone who supported us yesterday and especially to the 10 Courses (Balgove, Jubilee, The Old Course, Eden, Strathtyrum, Dukes, Torrance, Devlin, Kingsbarns and the New for making our speed golf possible!

**UPDATE - 05:20AM**

Good morning from the British Golf Museum car park!!! We have successfully completed the Balgove and Jubilee courses in record time. Balgove in 20 minutes and Jubilee in 1hr and 20 mins.

We asked Ally for a quote on how he is feeling and he said... 'I thought it would be harder than this!!!'

We will ask him again in 78 holes time!!

Off to tee off on the Old 1 hour early.

Stay tuned for further updates...

GD, gD, AL & SF

THE DAY ARRIVES!

In less that 6 hours, Graeme, Gary, Scott and Ally will embark on the St Andrews 10 Course Challenge. The Scotland for Golf Luxury coach is now stocked to the brim with pot noodles, pasta dishes, energy bars, Red Bull, Haribo, Chocolate, Highland Spring Water, and many more goodies! We even have a DVD player to sit back, relax and catch the latest movie on the journey between courses! If you are in St Andrews and able to support the 4, the confirmed schedule is as follows...

03:30 - The Balgove

04:25 - The Jubilee

06:30 - The Old Course

08:32 - The Eden

10:40 - The Strathtyrum

12:50 - The Dukes

15:20 - The Torrance

17:25 - The Devlin

19:45 - Kingsbarns Links

22:00 - The New

23:59 - FINISH - last orders in The Pilmour Hotel (TP's)!!!

There is still time to sponsor the 4. Not only is there the star prize of a 4 night stay at Fairmont Banff Springs to be won but now also 4 tickets to the Ladies British Open, a 4 Ball at Turnberry and a playing lesson for two people from Scotland for Golf. To have a chance of winning one of these prizes, simply make a donation (big or small) to one of the charities on the right of this page and your name will be entered into the Friday draw.

Thank you again to everyone who has supported and sponsored us and hopefully we'll be able to update you on our progress throughout the day tomorrow

GD, SF, gD and AL

One day to go!!

With nearly £2000.00 already pledged for charity, Scott, Ally, Graeme and Gary are making their final preparations for the 10 course challenge which tee's off at 3:30am on Thursday morning. Geraldine Chandler from Scotland for Golf is kindly slaving over hot stove to ensure the 4 are supplied with soup throughout the day (not mushroom please!) and Gary's girlfriend Helena has baked a chocolate cake so the 4 certainly aren't going to starve!

There is still time to make a donation to one of the four charities being supported. Simply click on one of the links to the right to make a donation and you will also be automatically included in the prize draw to win a 4 night stay at Fairmont Banff Springs.

Thank you to everyone who has provided their support and we will try and keep you updated on the challenge as it progresses on Thursday.

Fairmont St Andrews donates 25% of greenfees

Fairmont St Andrews continued their fantastic support for the St Andrews 10 Course Challenge by confirming today that anyone that books a 4 ball on the special £160.00 twilight rate between now and the 28th June will have 25% of this donated to their choice of one of the 4 charities. Tee times are available after 2pm only and you must quote '10 Course Challenge Special' on booking. To make a reservation please call 01334 837023. www.fairmont.com/standrews

Fairmont Banff Springs - 4 Night Stay For One Lucky Sponsor!!

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts are delighted to announce that one lucky sponsor will win a complimentary 4 night luxury break for 2 people at Fairmont Banff Springs (pictured left) inclusive of breakfast, valet parking and 18 Holes of Golf. Anyone who has donated already along with all new sponsors will have their names placed in the hat with the lucky person being drawn on Friday 29th June.

To check out all Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, please visit the following link http://www.fairmont.com/ The prize unfortunately, will not include flights! To make a donation, please visit one of the 4 sponsorship sites on the right of this page. GOOD LUCK and thank you to Fairmont for this very generous offer. Graeme, Gary, Scott and Ally

Home Start Charity

On the 28th June, Graeme Dawson will be raising money for Home Start UK during the St Andrews 10 Course Challenge. Home-Start's informal and friendly support for families with young children provides a lifeline to thousands of parents and children in over 337 communities across the UK and with forces families in Germany and Cyprus.

Their support is free, confidential and non-judgemental. In fact, almost 25% of families refer themselves to Home-Start - which speaks for itself. They help to increase the confidence and independence of families by:

Visiting families in their own homes to offer support, friendship and practical assistance, Reassuring parents that their childcare problems are not unusual or unique, Encouraging parents' strengths and emotional well-being for the ultimate benefit of their children trying to get the fun back into family life

To sponsor Graeme and help raise money for Home Start UK please click on the link to the right or visit www.justgiving.com/standrews10coursechallengegd

For more information about the charity, please visit http://www.home-start.org.uk/

Time fast running out...!

With only 12 days to go until the big tee off at 3:30am time is fast running out for Gary, Graeme, Scott and Ally to get into shape. The Fairmont gym is being used, almost on a daily basis, and Mr Davidson has resorted to running an additional 4 miles a day along west sands beach to ensure he is fit enough to make it round the 171 holes! The Scotland for Golf Luxury coach will be stocked with the following from 2am on the 28th to make sure the 4 are prepared for the expected 40,000 calories they will burn over the course of the day...!

Cereal with skimmed or semi-skimmed milk
Toast and jam
Bananas (sorry Gary - you have to eat them!!)
Pancakes
Bagels

Tuna

Chocolate

Subway sandwiches for Scott and Ally!!