SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Playing 100 holes of golf in a day seems like a dream for many golfers.
But on Monday, 20 golfers did just that at Bellevue Country Club as part of 100 Holes for Kids, a charity golf outing organized by the McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center.
“We’ve got it down to a science now,” said Thom McMahon, a member of the McMahon Ryan Board who also played in the outing. “We go in twosomes in our own carts and we play 18 holes in two hours and five minutes.”
Golfers hit their first tee shots at around 7 a.m. before spending the next 12 hours racking up their round count. It took six and a half rounds to reach the 100-hole goal, but the players were able to complete the challenge with about an hour of daylight still remaining.
Each golfer who played in the tournament helped raise money to donate back to the McMahon Ryan Center, which helps fight child abuse in Onondaga County. This year, the outing raised just over $110,000 after raising $150,000 in its 20th anniversary event in 2023.
“This fundraiser really helps with a lot of the advocacy work that we do,” said Laura Serway, the president of the board of directors of McMahon Ryan. “The human trafficking work that we do, the abuse work that we do. You name it. It’s that money that is not budgeted for.”
While the day of golf provided most players an escape from work, it was not what the event was about.
“The golf is the fun part,” McMahon said. “The tough part is raising the money and all the work that went into it over the last few months.”
According to McMahon, the aches and pains that come from playing all that golf in one day are a small price to pay for raising money for a good cause.
