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.
00:15Okay, so for episode three of Challenge Accepted,
00:18I really wanted to increase the level of difficulty.
00:20We actually have 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 going to be a really exciting video.
00:31So as I said, I've got a 100 foot putt here.
00:33I'm just going to 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,
00:48from this sort of distance,
00:50the Tour Pro is around about 4%.
00:52So one in 25.
00:53So I'm completely up against it with this challenge.
00:56It's going to be incredibly difficult.
00:57Not only when you factor in the temperature,
00:59but 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 want to show you the quirkiness of this 16th green
01:16here at Burley Park.
01:16As 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.
01:23It goes 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 sleeping policeman style hump.
01:31Goes up, all the way down.
01:32And it's judging the pace.
01:34Incredibly difficult.
01:35But also the line of the putt,
01:36after it comes down the hill,
01:37can get a bit wobbly.
01:39It'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,
01:44the 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 underway and see how we do.
02:03I'll tell you what, it's not the worst opener,
02:10but I hit it very hard.
02:12It looked like it moved a little bit right to left,
02:15so a bit harder, a little bit more.
02:17Right, come on.
02:24Oh, it's a bit jumpy.
02:29Right next to the first one.
02:31Consistent.
02:34That's got a chance.
02:36It's got a chance.
02:40Oh!
02:41Oh, it's happening.
02:45It's happening.
02:4625.
02:47That'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 in there.
02:56Oh, it's looking tasty.
02:58That's a bit left.
03:01Oh!
03:02Can't feel my fingers,
03:04which I don't think is helping.
03:11Do it!
03:12Do it!
03:12Oh!
03:13Do it!
03:14Oh!
03:16No!
03:19That was so close!
03:24That's unbelievably close.
03:26Right.
03:29Go.
03:30Go!
03:31Go!
03:33Go!
03:36Oh!
03:38Give it a nudge out of the way.
03:41Oh!
03:43It's gonna happen.
03:44It's gonna happen.
03:48Pulled it.
03:49No.
03:52What I haven't explained yet is that there is a forfeit
03:56if I don't do this challenge,
03:58which is embarrassing.
04:00Watch to the end,
04:01because it could get quite entertaining.
04:08No.
04:12Getting worse.
04:14No, no, no.
04:21Go!
04:2411 balls in.
04:26Not really.
04:27Not really.
04:28Only got three parts of the hole, so.
04:33Hard enough.
04:45So I'm over halfway through.
04:50Definitely hard enough.
04:53All right.
04:57Go.
04:57Go.
04:58Go.
04:59Go.
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.
05:18Got it there.
05:19Yeah.
05:19Bit left.
05:29Go.
05:31Go.
05:32Go.
05:33Go.
05:36What?
05:40No.
05:42No.
05:46I can't believe that. How's that missed? Oh my deez. That must have like lipped out or
06:02nearly. Where is it? Oh dear. Okay, eight balls left. Obviously the likelihood of me making
06:13this is going down all the time, but I'm getting that feedback loop. I know exactly what the
06:19putt's going to do. So I know how hard I hit it, how hard I need to hit it, I
06:23know what
06:23I need to hit it on. But from 100 feet, there's a lot of stuff that can go wrong.
06:32Well that's awful. You can see that back. That's it. It's starting to rain as well.
06:46Back and through. Barely. What are you doing? That is absolutely a toilet.
07:18That was it. Three balls left. That's it. That's it. No, it's not. Did it hit the balls?
07:42Okay, this is it. One ball left. Moment of truth. Imagine the scenes if this goes in.
07:55Oh, it's so cold. Alright, come on. Come on.
08:16Come on.
08:26That's it. Challenge failed. First time I failed a challenge. Gave it a good go. How
08:34this ball didn't go in, I'll never know, but didn't really hit it. There's only like two
08:41or three that really scared the hole. Absolutely gutted to have failed my first ever challenge
08:46accepted, but gave it a good go. Obviously now, as I said, there is an embarrassing forfeit,
08:52so I need to find out what that is. But right now, I just need to go and take a
08:57moment 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've finished the challenge.
09:08I was hoping I could go into the clubhouse, have a nice warm cup of tea and warm myself
09:12up a bit, but I've just got a text to say that my forfeit for not completing this challenge
09:16is to clean people's clubs as they come in and finish their rounds. So I'm going to have
09:20to stick around for a little bit, wait for people to come in, give their clubs a polish
09:24before I can get nice and warmed up. So that's my punishment. Morning. How are you? Good.
09:30I'm good. Can I clean your clubs for you? I'm ready. These are quite new, aren't they?
09:40Yeah. G430s, yeah. Give them a good scrub. These wedges need some attention. Can I give you
09:54clubs a quick clean? Sorry? Can I give your clubs a clean? Yeah? Let me give them a go.
10:02Pingzing too. You don't see those every day. Bit of a scrub. Oh, look at that. Pingzing.
10:11Three iron. Beautiful. Beautiful. No worries. So that's it. We're all finished here.
10:21Clubs cleaned. I hope you enjoyed this challenge. Unfortunately, didn't complete it this time,
10:25but I will do my best on the next one. If you haven't seen our previous challenges,
10:29do 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.
10:37But that's it from me, from Burleigh Park Golf Club. I'll see you next time.
10:48We'll see you next time.
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