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, the 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.
01:24There'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 sleeping policeman style hump.
01:31Goes up, all the way down,
01:32makes judging the pace incredibly difficult.
01:35But also the line of the putt,
01:36after it comes down the hill,
01:38can get a bit wobbly, 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 to drive, 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, so.
04:33Hard enough.
04:34Go.
04:35Go.
04:35Go.
04:36Go.
04:37Go.
04:37Go.
04:38Go.
04:39Go.
04:39Most of them are on the left as well, so you need to aim more right, hit it harder.
04:45So, I'm over half way through.
04:46So, I'm over half way through.
04:51Definitely hard enough.
04:57Go.
04:57Go.
04:58Go.
04:59Go.
05:04Most of them are on the left as well, so you need to aim more right, hit it harder.
05:07Got it there, got it there, got it there, hit it there.
05:30Go.
05:31Go.
05:32Go.
05:33Go.
05:34Go.
05:35Go.
05:37Whoa.
05:41No.
05:42No.
05:47I can't believe that.
05:49How's that missed?
05:58Look, it, he must have, like, lipped out, nearly.
06:04Well, that was it.
06:06oh dear okay eight balls left obviously the likelihood of me making this is going
06:14down all the time but I'm getting that feedback loop I know exactly what the
06:19putt's gonna do so I know how I hit it how hard it is to hit it I know what
06:23line I need to hit it on but from 100 feet yes there's a lot of stuff that can
06:28go wrong well that's awful and I'll see that back
06:40yeah it's starting to rain as well oh back and through it's wash barely
06:54what are you doing
06:58that is absolutely a toilet
07:03oh that was it ah three balls left
07:21oh that's it that's it no it's not
07:28oh I didn't hit the balls
07:32okay this is it
07:44one ball left moment of truth imagine the scenes if this goes in oh so cold all right come on
07:57oh
08:01oh
08:06that's it
08:10challenge failed first time I've failed the challenge gave it a good go how this ball didn't go in
08:35I'll never know but didn't really hit
08:40there's only like two or three that really scared the hole absolutely gutted to have failed my first ever challenge accepted but gave it a good go
08:49obviously now as I said there is an embarrassing forfeit so I need to find out what that is
08:53but right now I just need to go and take a moment and reflect on the miserable failure that has been this challenge but hopefully you enjoyed it and let's go and see what I've got to do
09:05right so I finished the challenge I was hoping I could go into the clubhouse have a nice warm cup of tea and warm myself up a bit but 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 so I'm going to have to 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 so that's my punishment
09:12morning how are you I'm good can I clean your clothes for you I'm ready
09:19these are quite new aren't they yeah
09:21these are quite new aren't they yeah
09:23the G430's yeah
09:25yeah
09:26yeah
09:27yeah
09:28yeah
09:29yeah
09:30yeah
09:31yeah
09:32yeah
09:33yeah
09:34yeah
09:35yeah
09:36yeah
09:37yeah
09:38yeah
09:39give them a good scrub
09:46oh these wedges need some attention
09:52can I give your clubs a quick clean?
09:55sorry?
09:56can I give your clubs a clean?
09:57yeah
09:58yeah
09:59yeah
10:00let me give them a go
10:01ping zing tuge
10:03you don't see those everyday
10:04bit of a scrub
10:07oh look at that ping zing
10:10three iron
10:12beautiful
10:13beautiful
10:14no worries
10:17so that's it we're all finished here clubs cleaned I hope you enjoyed this challenge unfortunately didn't complete it this time but I will do my best on the next one if you haven't seen our previous challenges do go on the golf monthly YouTube channel to have a look at those and all our other content on the channel whether it's rules, equipment, instruction, it's all there for you to enjoy
