32 brave golfers from Dunfanaghy Golf Club took to the course to attempt their very own 24 for 24 challenge on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June.
Through the day and into the night they all played and by 10am on Saturday morning 31 of them successfully completed five 18-hole rounds of golf with a short break between each round.
Those who participated in the challenge were; June T Nelson, Gillian Robinson, Deborah Moore, Theresa Farrell, Heather Mairs, Andrew Kelly, Carlos O’Reilly, Finn Dalton, Malcolm Allan, Tommy Reidy, John McGarvey, Jim McLaughlin, Rory McLaughlin, John McLaughlin, John Ryan, Conan Brennan, Eoghan Kelly, Oisin Langan, Brendan McGrath, Chris Monroe, Jamie Gillespie, Christy Galligan, Fergal Callan, Brendan Kelly, Michael Kelly, Gerald Dalton, Tony McGilloway, Michael McColgan, Daniel McColgan, Noel McGinley, Sam Sterritt and Karl Kelly.
The aim of the event was to raise money for the Creeslough Disaster Fund, the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland and the Irish Society for Autism.
So far the club has raised raised almost €21,000 on their GoFundMe page and over €9,000 from other sponsorship, raffles & the Classic on 24th June.
The club would like to thank the following people for their support; President Tony McGilloway, the Management Committee, Captain Raymond Shields and Lady Captain Siobhan Bogues, Mary Lafferty and the caterers and bar staff.
They also thanked the sponsors Mc Ginley Motors, The Kilmac Group, Smiley Munroe and Paddy Farry plus all those who sponsored Tee Boxes for the Classic, everyone who donated money and the 32 who were brave enough to give it a try.
If you’d still like to donate please go to gofund.me/f2debdb1.
