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One hundred holes of golf in one day is the target for Aaron Stewart and Scott Lorimer in a charity challenge for the NHS


By Craig Christie

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TWO golfers are aiming to play 100 holes at Moray Golf Club in one day to raise funds for the NHS.

Aaron Stewart (left) and Scott Lorimer will play 100 holes in a day for the NHS.
Aaron Stewart (left) and Scott Lorimer will play 100 holes in a day for the NHS.

Aaron Stewart and Scott Lorimer, both 25, will put their challenge in full swing on Monday after a plan to do it on the longest day in June was shelved due to the coronavirus pandemic.

All proceeds from their marathon golfing journey will go to NHS Charities Together, a consortium of charities where the cash goes directly into supporting the National Health Service as well as its staff, volunteers and patients in the UK.

To donate to the challenge, visit here.

"We have got friends that are in the NHS but it was really about the key workers in this period," said Aaron. "They have been in the spotlight and we wanted to do whatever we could to give them something back."

Five-handicapper Aaron will be on home soil as a Lossiemouth boy and a member at Moray since he was a youngster. Last year he won his section of the Moray five-day open.

He is teaming up with Montrose pal Scott, who he first met when the pair stayed together while studying in Glasgow.

They will start at first light and play five complete rounds of golf plus an extra ten holes to squeeze in before darkness falls.

"We’d like to thank Moray Golf Club for allowing us the full use of the courses that day,"said Aaron.

NHS fundraiser
NHS fundraiser

"We were looking for something that would catch attention but we could try and achieve it.

"I’ve previously done a 72 hole challenge for Macmillan (cancer charity) so we kind of had an idea of what is involved.

"We had planned to do it on the solstice day to get as much light in as possible but restrictions stopped that.

"We reckon we can do it but it’s going to be a challenge."

The pair have set up their own media channel ASSL which they will use to create a vlog of their challenge to publish on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

"All support on the day would be very much welcomed and appreciated, within the restrictions of course," said Aaron.

The pair have set a target of £1000 and had raised almost half that amount, a week before the challenge.

"The generosity has been impressive already and we are moving in the right direction.

"We will be out there rain wind or shine. I am a wee bit nervous about the weather but we’ll see what we get.

"We will play as long as we need to, even if it’s getting dark."


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