**Due to adverse weather reports for Saturday, my challenge will now take place on Sunday, August 23.**

I am Luke Willett, a London-based PGA professional known as ‘The Iron Golfer’ and I am always looking for the next adventure challenge.

I am starting my next massive test this Saturday (August 22) as I support national charity the Golf Foundation in my unique ‘PEAK Potential Challenge’ – the three highest Cumbrian peaks & 54 holes in one day to get young people talking about health and fitness through golf.

After training with 11 marathons in 11 weeks, I am ready to tackle the Lake District’s famed mountains Scafell Pike, Helvellyn and Skiddaw, and also taking on three great golfing challenges of Windermere, Keswick and Cockermouth Golf Clubs, all in 24 hours. I start in darkness in the middle of night on Scafell before holing the last putt at Cockermouth GC the next evening!

This will involve thousands of metres of climbing in possibly difficult conditions before racing around 3 golf courses – it will be my 12th marathon in 12 weeks!

I am keen to promote the health benefits of golf as well as doing as fundraising to support the fantastic activities of The Golf Foundation.  

I kindly ask any golfers who have links with each venue might support me with a donation as I play; I hope that all golf-lovers who have a connection with the wider game, and who understand the need to encourage the next generation of young players, can support me through this page.

I am a great believer that golf is more than just walking around a course and playing 18 holes, Adventure is waiting to be added to the whole experience either before, during or afterwards. I believe that this challenge will help make the sport more appealing to young prospective players and will ignite their imaginations. I’m delighted that I will be able to raise valuable funds for the Golf Foundation; all funds raised will go directly to helping more young people from all backgrounds to Start, Learn and Stay in the sport.

Background

I am a successful PGA coach, based for the last three years at Hampstead Golf Club in north London. Meanwhile, I have carved out a reputation for taking on remarkable ironman-style golfing tests and my latest goal is to play 252 Open Championship holes during an 804-mile bike journey around Britain. The odyssey will start at Carnoustie in Scotland on 18 October and end a week later at Royal St Georges Golf Club in Kent. Supported by the Golf Foundation’s team, I hope to play each 18 holes with a mix of junior players, top amateurs, professionals and club members. 

My golfing career is full of adventurous accomplishments. I have long-been a speed golfer and have even made an attempt at the Speedgolf world record – my personal best is 121 (time in minutes plus score) – and some of my adventurous golfing exploits have become the stuff of legend. In 2018 I putted and chipped through famous London streets such as Oxford Circus and then completed The Three Peaks Golfing Challenge – climbing Scotlands, Englands, and Wales highest peaks and playing a round of golf at the base of each mountain, all continuous without sleep.

In addition, I achieved my own version of the ‘Golfing Coast to Coast’, a cycling and golfing marathon that covered 130 miles from Silloth on Solway Golf Club in Cumbria to Goswick Golf Club by the North Sea, and many more.

2019 Challenge

My challenge in 2019 was through three countries and travelling on two ferries across the Irish Sea: 18 October, Carnoustie and the home of Golf St Andrews; 19 October, Musselburgh and Muirfield; 20 October, Royal Troon and Prestwick; 21 October, Turnberry; 22 October, Royal Portrush; 23 October, Royal Lytham St Annes; 24 October, Royal Birkdale and Royal Liverpool; 26 October, Royal Cinque Ports; 27 October, Princes and Royal St Georges.