3,314 Holes of Golf

Between 2001 and 2008 my great friend and former business partner and I participated in an annual fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Our objective was to drive donations (total donations exceeded $175,000) by leveraging business/personal relationships and playing as many holes of golf as possible in one day.

Through the years, we attempted to surpass the previous year’s donations and total holes played via enhanced equipment and more efficient utilization of our dedicated *support team.

Year / Total Holes Played	Number of Rounds Played	Average Time Per Round
2001 / 306	8 rounds each**	1:30
2002 / 360	10 rounds each	1:25
2003 / 380	10 plus rounds each	1:20
2004 / 432	12 rounds each	1:10
2005 / 450	12 plus rounds each	1:13
2006 / 468	13 rounds each	1:06
2007 / 468	13 rounds each	1:09
2008 / 450	12 plus rounds each	1:10

**As we were the only two players each year for the event, things kept moving!

As you evaluate our performance, you will notice a significant increase in holes played between 2001/2002 (frost delay in 2001) and between 2003/2004. This increase was a direct result of changing from electric powered carts to gas powered carts, without governors. How great is that?!

STATISTICAL REVIEW (COMBINED PERFORMANCE)

Category	Best	Worst
Average Score	83.04 (2008)	89.41 (2001)
Eagles	1 (2007)	Zero
Birdies	20 (2007)	5 (2001)
Pars	170 (2008)	73 (2001)
Time Per Round	1:06 (2006)	1:30 (2001)
Fairways Hit	37.14% (2005)	21% (2001)
Greens in Regulation	52.67% (2008)	15.03% (2001)
Putts Per Hole	1.73 (2007)	1.94 (2001)
Total Sand Traps	23 (2008)	65 (2005)
Lost Balls	3 (2006)	27 (2003)

FACTS:

• One eagle in 3,314 holes of golf
• Dave (friend/business partner) had the one eagle and the lion’s share of the birdies and pars.

We had a good run over the eight years. A ton of laughs, a ton of stories and eight challenging “mornings after”!

*Our support team consisted of personalized cart drivers who were responsible for transportation and recording statistics, food station pit crew, tee-setters, pin pullers, forecaddies and my own personal divot replacement sherpa (see “A Small Dog“).

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