100 Foot Golf Putt Challenge

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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.

04:34No!

04:45So I'm over halfway through.

04:51Definitely hard enough.

04:54Come on.

04:57Go.

04:58Go.

04:59Most of them are on the left as well, so you need to aim more right, hit it harder.

05:17Got it there, got it there, a bit left.

05:27Go, go, go, go, go.

05:34What?

05:37No, no, no.

05:42I can't believe that.

05:48How's that missed?

05:51Oh, my days.

05:53I must have lipped out or nearly.

06:00Well, that was it.

06:06Oh, dear.

06:08Okay, eight balls left.

06:10Obviously, the likelihood of me making this is going down all the time, but I'm getting

06:15that feedback loop.

06:17I 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.

06:22I know what line I need to hit it on.

06:24But from 100 feet, there's a lot of stuff that can go wrong.

06:28Well, that's awful.

06:29I can see that back.

06:35That's it.

06:37It's starting to rain as well.

06:43Back and through.

06:44Barely.

06:45What are you doing?

06:46That is absolutely a toilet.

06:50Oh, God.

06:51Oh, God.

06:52Oh, God.

06:53God.

06:54Ah, no.

06:57That was it.

07:02Oh.

07:07Oh, God.

07:09Oh, God.

07:10Oh.

07:11Oh, God.

07:12Toilet.

07:14It's, it's hard.

07:15Yeah, it's hard.

07:17That was it. Three balls left. Oh, that's it. That's it. No, it's not. Oh, did it hit

07:31the balls?

07:32Okay, this is it. One ball left. Moment of truth. Imagine the scenes if this goes in. Oh, so cold.

07:56All right, come on. Come on.

08:03Oh. That's it. Challenge failed. First time I've failed a challenge. Gave it a good go.

08:32How this ball didn't go in, I'll never know, but didn't really hit it. There's only like

08:40two or three that really scared the hole. Absolutely gutted to have failed my first ever challenge

08:45accepted, but gave it a good go. Obviously now, as I said, there is an embarrassing forfeit,

08:51so I 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. Well, hopefully you enjoyed

09:02it, and let's go and see what I've got to do. Right, so I finished the challenge. I was hoping

09:08I could go into the clubhouse, have a nice warm cup of tea and warm myself up a bit, but

09:12I've just got a text to say that my forfeit for not completing this challenge is to clean

09:16people's clubs as they come in and finish their rounds. So I'm going to have to stick around

09:20for a little bit, wait for people to come in, give their clubs a polish before I can get

09:24nice and warmed up. So that's my punishment. Morning. How are you? Good. I'm good. Can

09:31I clean your clubs for you? I'm ready. These are quite new, aren't they? G430s, yeah.

09:41Give them a good scrub. Oh, these wedges need some attention. Can

09:53I give your clubs a quick clean? Sorry? Can I give your clubs a clean? Yeah? Let

09:59me give them a go. Pingzing too, you don't see those every day. Bit of a scrub. Oh, look

10:08at that. Pingzing. Three iron. Beautiful. Beautiful. No worries. So that's it. We're all finished

10:21here. Clubs cleaned. I hope you enjoyed this challenge. Unfortunately, didn't complete it

10:24this time, but I will do my best on the next one. If you haven't seen our previous challenges,

10:28do go on the Golf Monthly YouTube channel to have a look at those and all our other content

10:32on the channel, whether it's rules, equipment, instruction, it's all there for you to enjoy.

10:36That's it from me, from Burleigh Park Golf Club. I'll see you next time.

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