Four Wanaka golfers plan to play four rounds of golf in one day, to raise money for Wanaka St John.

Nora Hastings, Nikki Shaw, Wendy Borrius Broek, and Suzie Baillie recently played 54 holes (three rounds), taking 10 hours, just for fun.

“For our next challenge we decided to raise money for the community and Wanaka St John's seemed the perfect fit,” Suzie said. 

The women will tee off at 6:00am at the Wanaka Golf Club, light permitting, on February 28. 

“Each round will take anywhere from three to four hours which means it's going to be a very long day,” Suzie said.

She said the women were excited and a little apprehensive, but raising money for St John will motivate them to keep going.

“It will be a physical challenge, especially when it comes to maintaining a good level of golf. This will be even more difficult in rain or windy conditions. We may find the mental aspect to be even more taxing, especially if we have too many unexpected and undesirable shots,” she said.

Suzie said the four women had been “overwhelmed” by the positive response they have received so far from the golfing community, friends and family. 

“People have been very generous offering refreshments, their golf equipment, and even volunteering to push our trollies for a round or two,” she said.

“We want the focus of the day to be fun. Good, steady golf will be a bonus. It would be awesome if people got inspired by our little adventure and any donations would be much appreciated.” 

If people wish to contribute to Wanaka St John there are donation boxes at the Golf Club, or they can make a payment directly online (02 0673 0003935 00 - reference 72 holes challenge).

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