In the third episode of Challenge Accepted, Joel attempts to hole a 100-foot putt with a couple of twists! The first being he only has 25 attempts to do it and the second being the green he's chosen to do it on is far from flat. This is going to be his toughest challenge yet and to make matters worse, there's an embarrassing forfeit should he not manage to complete it, so be sure to watch the video right to the end!
00:03This time, it's the 100 foot crazy putt challenge.
00:06From here, all the way out there,
00:08I've got 25 balls to do it.
00:10Challenge accepted.
00:16Okay, so for episode three of Challenge Accepted,
00:18I really wanted to increase the level of difficulty.
00:20We're actually at my home club here,
00:22Burley Park Golf Club in Stamford, Lincolnshire,
00:24and it's a bitterly cold day in December.
00:27My hands are absolutely freezing.
00:28But, I think it's gonna be a really exciting video.
00:31So as I said, I've got a 100 foot putt here.
00:33I'm just gonna measure that with my Bushnell Rangefinder
00:35just to confirm.
00:37So we are 34 yards away from the flag,
00:41so just over 100 feet.
00:43And looking at some Arcos data that I got,
00:46would suggest that make percentage,
00:49from this sort of distance,
00:50the Tour Pro is around about 4%, so one in 25.
00:53So I'm completely up against it with this challenge.
00:56It's gonna be incredibly difficult.
00:57Not only when you factor in the temperature,
01:00but also the fact,
01:01the 16th green here at Burley Park,
01:03is a little bit quirky.
01:04Let's go and take a look, and explain why.
01:12Right, so before we start this challenge,
01:13I just wanna show you the quirkiness
01:15of this 16th green here at Burley Park.
01:17As you can see, it's a very long green from front to back.
01:19But as we get, kind of two thirds of the way up
01:21towards the hole, you see you've got this big slope,
01:23goes up the hill.
01:24And it's not a traditional two-tier green,
01:25and that would continue all the way along.
01:27It then drops down.
01:28So you've got this kind of big,
01:29sleeping policeman-style hump.
01:31Goes up, all the way down,
01:32and it's judging the pace.
01:34Incredibly difficult, but also the line of the putt,
01:36after it comes down the hill,
01:38can get a bit wobbly, and it's quite difficult to read.
01:40So I'm definitely up against it with this challenge,
01:42not only with the distance,
01:43but the quirkiness of the green,
01:45the temperature of the wind.
01:46Everything's working against me,
01:47and I've only got 25 balls to do it.
01:48So it's going to be really difficult,
01:50but let's get it under way and see how we do.
02:03I'll tell you what, it's not...
02:07Not the worst opener.
02:10Got to hit it very hard.
02:12Looked like it moved a little bit right to left.
02:15So, a bit harder, a little bit more than that.
02:17Right, come on.
02:25Oh, it's a bit jumpy.
02:29Right next to the first one, consistent.
02:35That's got a chance.
02:36It's got a chance.
02:40Oh!
02:41Oh!
02:44Oh, it's happening.
02:46It's happening.
02:4725, that's too many.
02:48I don't need that many.
02:49Probably in an actual round,
02:52I'll probably chip this with a seven then.
02:57Oh, it's looking tasty.
02:58That's a bit left.
03:01Oh!
03:03I can't feel my fingers,
03:04which I don't think is helping.
03:11Do it.
03:12Do it.
03:12Do it.
03:13Oh!
03:15No!
03:19No!
03:19That was so close.
03:25That's unbelievably close.
03:26Right.
03:29Go.
03:30Go.
03:32Go.
03:34Go.
03:36Oh!
03:38Give it a nudge out of the way.
03:42Oh!
03:43It's gonna happen.
03:44It's gonna happen.
03:48Pulled it.
03:50No.
03:53What I haven't explained yet
03:54is that there is a forfeit
03:57if I don't do this challenge,
03:58which is embarrassing.
04:00Watch to the end,
04:01because it could get quite entertaining.
04:08No.
04:11It's getting worse.
04:12No, no, no.
04:13It's getting worse.
04:14No, no, no.
04:22Go.
04:2411 balls in.
04:26Not really.
04:28Only got three past the hole.
04:30So.
04:33Not hard enough.
04:45So I'm over halfway through.
04:51Definitely hard enough.
04:52Got it.
04:54Come on.
04:57Go.
04:58Go.
04:59Go.
04:59Go.
05:04Most of them are on the left as well,
05:05so you need to aim more right,
05:07hit it harder.
05:08Go.
05:17Got it there.
05:18Got it there.
05:21Bit there.
05:30Go.
05:31Go.
05:32Go.
05:33Go.
05:34Go.
05:37What?
05:41No.
05:42No.
05:47I can't believe that.
05:49How's that missed?
05:51Oh, my God.
05:53That must have.
05:56Ooh, that must have, like,
05:57lipped out, or nearly.
05:59Oh, that must have been a good one for me.
06:04What, that was it?
06:06Oh, dear.
06:08Okay.
06:09Eight balls left.
06:10Obviously, the likelihood of me making this
06:13is going down all the time,
06:15but I'm getting that feedback loop.
06:18I know exactly what the putt's going to do.
06:20So I know how hard I hit it,
06:22how hard I need to hit it,
06:23I know what line I need to hit it on,
06:25but from 100 feet, yes,
06:27there's a lot of stuff that can go wrong.
06:33Well, that's awful.
06:35I can't see that back.
06:41That's it.
06:42It's starting to rain as well.
06:45Oh!
06:47Back and through.
06:48Bosh.
06:50Barely.
06:50What are you doing?
06:54What are you doing?
07:01That is absolutely a toilet.
07:08Oh, God.
07:10God.
07:11Oh!
07:14No!
07:19Well, that was it.
07:20Ah!
07:21Three balls left.
07:25Oh, that's it.
07:26That's it.
07:27No, it's not.
07:31Oh, did I hit the balls?
07:43Okay, this is it.
07:47One ball left.
07:48One ball right.
07:50The moment of truth.
07:52Imagine the scenes if this goes in.
07:55Oh, so cold.
07:56All right, come on.
07:59Come on.
08:18That's it challenge failed first time I've failed the challenge gave it a good go how this ball didn't go in
08:36I'll never know but
08:38Didn't really hit it down and there's only like two or three that really scared the hole
08:42I'm absolutely gutted to have failed my first ever challenge accepted, but gave it a good go
08:49We'll see now as I said there is an embarrassing forfeit, so I need to find out what that is
08:55But right now I just need to go and take a moment and reflect on
08:59the miserable failure that has been this challenge, but hopefully you enjoyed it and
09:04Let's go and see what I've got to do
09:07Right so I finished the challenge was hoping I could go into the clubhouse have a nice warm cup of tea and warm myself up a bit
09:12But I've just got a text to say that my forfeit for not completing this challenge is to clean people's clubs as they come in and finish their round
09:19So I'm after they stick around for a little bit wait for people to come in give their clubs a polish before I can get nice and warmed up
09:25So that's my punishment
09:28Morning, how are you?
09:30Good, can I can I clean your clothes for you?
09:36I'm ready
09:38These are quite new aren't they?
09:40G430s, yeah
09:45Give them a good scrub
09:50These wedges need some attention
09:53Can I give your clubs a quick clean?
09:55Sorry?
09:56Can I give your clubs a clean?
09:58Yeah, let me have let me give them a go
10:02Ping zing 2s, you don't see those every day
10:06Bit of a scrub
10:07Oh look at that, ping zing
10:11Three iron
10:13Beautiful
10:14Beautiful
10:17No worries
10:17So that's it, we're all finished here, clubs cleaned
10:22I hope you enjoyed this challenge, unfortunately didn't complete it this time
10:25But I will do my best on the next one
10:27If you haven't seen our previous challenges do go on the Golf Monthly YouTube channel
10:30To have a look at those and all our other content on the channel
10:33Whether it's rules, equipment, instruction
10:35It's all there for you to enjoy
10:36But that's it from me, from Burleigh Park Golf Club
