Me Knows Better Than to Say This... but I will. Jimmy has been incommunicado for a while to train for a golf triathlon. I know... I know... Jimmy and any type of triathlon are unheard of, but this was a special case and something which needed to be done - perhaps bucket list worthy. Unfortunately the rigors of this training prevented me from attending to serious blog writing over the last several months since the feat required immense fortitude - both mental and physical to accomplish. Besides having luck, the forces of nature had to be calmed and a solid logistical network built which would support this endeavor.
The idea sprouted about a year ago, during a serious brainstorming session (ie beer drinking), when Timmy and Jimmy concocted a golf challenge that we believe to this day no one else has either attempted or accomplished... since it might be that difficult or perhaps that stupid. We are not sure which but in any case... we brought this challenge to its knees!
The Challenge: Can three people (Jimmy, Timmy, and Joey) play 3 rounds of golf, on 3 different courses, in 3 different states - all on the same day?
After much planning, we determined that if we scheduled this correctly, we would be able to play Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa all in the same day - 54 holes in all. We undertook this challenge seriously and knew we needed to be in prime golfing fitness to accomplish this goal. Therefore, we trained for 2 hour drives in one sitting and making sure we barley loaded for 3 months leading up to the big day (we knew we could not run out of energy or the challenge was dead). Additionally, for the last several weeks, Jimmy has been swinging a driver in warmups and making sure to clip 2 to 3 extra dandelions and at least hitting an old cigarette butt a couple more times on the practice tee to make sure he could endure the strain of all those extra swings.
We could have increased the challenge by walking all 54 holes... but that would've been stupid.
Please see the documented video footage of our day:
Three courses, three states all in one day - June 21, 2012
Troy Burne in Hudson, WI
Legends in Prior Lake, MN
Mason City Country Club in Mason City, IA
The idea sprouted about a year ago, during a serious brainstorming session (ie beer drinking), when Timmy and Jimmy concocted a golf challenge that we believe to this day no one else has either attempted or accomplished... since it might be that difficult or perhaps that stupid. We are not sure which but in any case... we brought this challenge to its knees!
The Challenge: Can three people (Jimmy, Timmy, and Joey) play 3 rounds of golf, on 3 different courses, in 3 different states - all on the same day?
After much planning, we determined that if we scheduled this correctly, we would be able to play Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa all in the same day - 54 holes in all. We undertook this challenge seriously and knew we needed to be in prime golfing fitness to accomplish this goal. Therefore, we trained for 2 hour drives in one sitting and making sure we barley loaded for 3 months leading up to the big day (we knew we could not run out of energy or the challenge was dead). Additionally, for the last several weeks, Jimmy has been swinging a driver in warmups and making sure to clip 2 to 3 extra dandelions and at least hitting an old cigarette butt a couple more times on the practice tee to make sure he could endure the strain of all those extra swings.
We could have increased the challenge by walking all 54 holes... but that would've been stupid.
Please see the documented video footage of our day:
Hope you enjoyed it.
Next year - the quadratic power of 4. Anyone stupid enough to join Jimmy, Timmy, and Joey for 4 states?
Three courses, three states all in one day - June 21, 2012
Troy Burne in Hudson, WI
Legends in Prior Lake, MN
Mason City Country Club in Mason City, IA
