Achievement
The Hundred Hole Hike undoubtedly exceeded expectations as one of my most rewarding athletic pursuits. 109 holes. 527 strokes. 33 miles. But the intent is clearly greater.
Most importantly: My efforts helped raise more than $4,500 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Many thanks to all my supporters in making it a success. I'm looking forward to raise the bar in 2013.
A few numbers from my Hundred Hole Hike …
TIMES
4:45 a.m. ― First shot
1:40 ― 1st round
1:55 ― 2nd round
2:00 ― 3rdt round
2:01 ― 4th round
2:10 ― 5th round
2:10 ― 6th round
0:08 ― 109th hole
6:47 p.m. ― Final putt
SCORING
109 ― Holes played/walked
527 ― Total strokes (86, 90, 85, 90, 85, 86, 5)
70 ― Best ball
99 ― Worst ball
209 ― Putts (1.92 per hole; 2.07 per GIR)
50 ― Fairways (out of 85; 58.8%)
29 ― Greens in regulation (out of 109; 26.6%)
9 ― Bunker shots
2 ― Birdies
2 ― Balls donated to lake fronting the #8 green
Zero ― Number of pars or better on #17, regarded as the toughest par 4 in the Chicago area
MISC.
33+ ― Miles walked
30+ mph ― Wind gusts from SSW direction
12 ― Green speed on stimpmeter
91 ― Holes played with caddie
18 ― Holes played with push cart not intended for a Sunday bag (see above photo of my last shot)
9 ― Hole started and finished
5 ― Foot blisters
4 ― Pairs of socks
3 ― Pairs of golf shoes
2 ― Size of gallery following along last 9 holes
NOURISHMENT/HYDRATION
20+ ― Bottles of water and Gatorade
1.5 ― Jimmy John subs
2 ― GU Energy Gel tubes (not fond of “Espresso Love”)
2 ― Bags of almonds
1 ― Clif Bar
1 ― Starbucks doubleshot
FUNDRAISING
33 ― Donors
$4,557 ― Total pledge amount
$5,000 ― Goal
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FLOSSMOOR EVENT
12 ― Participants
12 ― Participants to walk at least 100 holes
1,352 ― Cumulative holes walked
400 ― Cumulative miles walked
7 ― Benefiting causes/charities
$30,000 ― Cumulative funds raised
SCORECARD
| HOLE | YARD | PAR | RD1 | RD2 | RD3 | RD4 | RD5 | RD6 | RD7 |
| 1 | 499 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 213 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 434 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 4 | 331 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 445 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 434 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| 7 | 173 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 461 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | 626 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| OUT | 3616 | 36 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 5 |
| 10 | 553 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 11 | 187 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 12 | 417 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| 13 | 135 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 14 | 366 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| 15 | 431 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 16 | 425 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| 17 | 473 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 18 | 499 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| IN | 3486 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 7102 | 72 | 86 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 86 | 5 |
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Van Nguyen
Van Nguyen lives in Oakland, California, a city which is among one of the best places in the entire world to be an avid walking golfer, the San Francisco Bay Area. Van started playing golf when he was 11 years-old by pure accident. Considering his family makeup - parents were refugees from Vietnam, working class household, not a single golfer in his family - no one would have predicted that he'd turn into the world’s biggest golf addict.
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Well done sir!!
Well done sir!!
I don't believe.... there is
I don't believe.... there is no way you only had one Starbucks ;)