Every golfer’s dream was carried out by three pros at the Okanagan Golf Club on June 24 for charity.
Lee Ranger, Steve Coulthard, and Josh Horsthius took to the links from sunrise to sunset to raise money for ALS research, on behalf of the annual PGA of BC Golfathon.
From 4:55a.m. to 9:15p.m., the three pros were able to play a round of 468 holes.
“(We are) golfing in memory of my dad, Dave Ranger, who passed away in January,” said Ranger, who is the club’s director of golf.
“I had a fifteenth club in the bag for Dad, and one of our duck decoys that we shared back when we would go duck hunting together. We also had Aries, our PADS Service Dog in training, who was along for 36 holes.”
Ranger called Aries “a scratch golfer.”
Proceeds from the Golfathon for ALS provide crucial support services to ALS patients and their families, friends, and caregivers provided by the ALS Society of BC.
Throughout the monster round, the trio was able to manage to score 69 birdies, three eagles, and even a double eagle from Horsthuis who managed a two on a par five.
The Okanagan Golf Club is one of 28 golf courses taking part in this year’s Golfathon, with the club having raised $1,000 to date.
