100 Foot Golf Putt Challenge

Golf Monthly

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!

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00:00Right, for my next challenge,

00:01I'm really ramping things up.

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.

03:13Oh!

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.

04:36Go.

04:37Go.

04:38Go.

04:39Go.

04:39Most of them are on the left as well,

04:40so you need to aim more right,

04:41hit it harder.

04:42Hard enough.

04:43Yeah.

04:45So I'm over halfway through.

04:51Definitely hard enough.

04:54Right.

04:57Go.

04:58Go.

04:59Go.

05:00Go.

05:02Oh.

05:04Most of them are on the left as well,

05:05so you need to aim more right,

05:07hit it harder.

05:07Got it there, got it there.

05:19A bit there.

05:21Go, go.

05:27Go.

05:31Go.

05:33Go.

05:35I can't believe that.

05:47How's that missed?

05:49Oh, my days.

05:53That must have lipped out nearly.

05:59Well, that was it.

06:05Oh, dear.

06:07Okay, eight balls left.

06:09Obviously, the likelihood of me making this is going down all the time, but I'm getting

06:15that feedback loop.

06:16I know exactly what the putt's going to do.

06:19So I know how hard I hit it, how hard I need to hit it, I know what line I need to hit

06:23it on, but from 100 feet, there's a lot of stuff that can go wrong.

06:29Well, that's awful.

06:33I'm going to see that back.

06:39That's it.

06:41It's starting to rain as well.

06:43Oh!

06:45Back and through.

06:47Bosh.

06:49Barely.

06:51What are you doing?

06:53That is absolutely a toilet.

07:03Oh, God.

07:07Oh, God.

07:09Oh, God.

07:11No!

07:13Well, that was it.

07:15Oh, three balls left.

07:20Oh, that's it.

07:25That's it.

07:26No, it's not.

07:27Oh, did I hit the balls?

07:43Okay, this is it.

07:44One ball left, moment of truth, imagine the scenes if this goes in, oh so cold, alright

07:57come on.

08:14That's it, challenge failed, first time I failed a challenge, gave it a good go, how this

08:34ball didn't go in, I'll never know, but didn't really hit it, there's only like two or three

08:41that really scared the hole, absolutely gutted to have failed my first ever challenge accepted

08:47but gave it a good go, obviously now, as I said, there is an embarrassing forfeit, so

08:53I need to find out what that is, but right now I just need to go and take a moment and

08:57reflect on the miserable failure that has been this challenge, but hopefully you enjoyed

09:02it and let's go and see what I've got to do.

09:06Right, so I finished the challenge, I was hoping I could go into the clubhouse, have a nice

09:10warm cup of tea and warm myself up a bit, but I've just got a text to say that my forfeit

09:15for not completing this challenge is to clean people's clubs as they come in and finish their

09:19round, so I'm going to have to stick around for a little bit, wait for people to come in,

09:23give their clubs a polish before I can get nice and warmed up, so that's my punishment.

09:27Morning, how are you?

09:29Good, yeah.

09:30I'm good, can I clean your clubs for you?

09:34I'm ready, these are quite new aren't they, G430s, give them a good scrub, these wedges

09:51need some attention, can I give your clubs a quick clean, can I give your clubs a clean,

09:58yeah, let me give them a go, Pingsing 2s, you don't see those every day, a bit of a scrub,

10:05oh look at that, Pingsing, three iron, beautiful, beautiful, no worries.

10:19So that's it, we're all finished here, clubs cleaned, I hope you enjoyed this challenge,

10:23unfortunately didn't complete it this time, but I will do my best on the next one, if you

10:27haven't seen our previous challenges, do go on the Golf Monthly YouTube channel, so

10:31have a look at those and all our other content on the channel, whether it's rules, equipment,

10:35instruction, it's all there for you to enjoy, but that's it from me, from Burleigh Park Golf

10:39Club, I'll see you next time.

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