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.
03:12Do 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.
04:45So we're over halfway through.
04:51Definitely hard enough.
04:54Come on.
04:57Go.
04:58Go.
04:58Go.
05:04Most of them are on the left as well,
05:05so you need to aim more right, hit it harder.
05:17Got it there, got it there.
05:21Bit left.
05:28Go, go, go, hit it, hit it.
05:37What?
05:41No, no, no.
05:47I can't believe that.
05:49How's that missed?
05:52Oh my days, that must've...
05:54Ooh, that must've like, lipped out, or nearly.
06:03Oh, that was it.
06:06Oh dear.
06:08Okay, eight 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 gonna do.
06:20So I know how hard I hit it, how hard it is to hit it.
06:23I know what line I need to hit it on,
06:25but from 100 feet, there's a lot of stuff that can go wrong.
06:33Well, that's awful.
06:35I'm gonna see that back.
06:41That's it.
06:43It's starting to rain as well.
06:45Oh!
06:47Back and through.
06:48Bosh.
06:50Barely.
06:53What are you doing?
06:54What are you doing?
07:01That is absolutely a toilet.
07:08Oh, God.
07:10Go on.
07:14No!
07:19Well, that was it.
07:20Ah!
07:21Two 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.
07:48The moment of truth.
07:52Imagine the scenes if this goes in.
07:55Oh, so cold.
07:56All right, come on.
07:58Come on.
07:59Come on.
08:18Oh.
08:18Oh.
08:26That's it.
08:28Challenge failed.
08:30First time I've failed a challenge.
08:32Gave it a good go.
08:33How this ball didn't go in,
08:36I'll never know,
08:37but
08:39didn't really hit it.
08:40There's only like two or three that really scared the hole.
08:42Um, absolutely gutted to have failed my first ever challenge accepted, but, um, gave it a good go.
08:49Well, see now, as I've said, there is an embarrassing forfeit, so I need to find out what that is.
08:54Um, but right now, I just need to go and take a moment and reflect on the miserable failure that has been this challenge.
09:01Well, hopefully you enjoyed it, and, uh, let's go and see what I've got to do.
09:05Right, so I've 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,
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 rounds.
09:19So, 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.
09:26So, that's my punishment.
09:28Morning.
09:29Hi.
09:29How are you?
09:30Good.
09:30Good.
09:30I'm good.
09:31Can I, uh, can I clean your clubs for you?
09:33Yeah.
09:35I'm, I'm, I'm ready.
09:37Yeah.
09:37Oh, you've got, these are, these are quite new, aren't they?
09:39Yeah, they're new.
09:40G430s, yeah.
09:45Give them a good scrub.
09:50Oh, these wedges need some attention.
09:53Can I give your clubs a quick clean?
09:56Sorry?
09:56Can I give your clubs a clean?
09:57Yeah, they're a mess.
09:59Yeah?
10:00Let me have a, let me give them a go.
10:02Ping zing twos, you don't see those every day.
10:05Bit of a scrub.
10:09Oh, look at that.
10:09Ping zing.
10:11Three iron.
10:13Beautiful.
10:14Beautiful.
10:16No worries.
10:20So that's it.
10:20We're all finished here.
10:21Clubs cleaned.
10:22I hope you enjoyed this challenge.
10:23Unfortunately, didn't complete it this time, but 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 to have a look at those.
10:31And all our other content on the channel, whether it's rules, equipment, instruction, it's all there for you to enjoy.
10:37But that's it from me, from Burleigh Park Golf Club.
10:39I'll see you next time.
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