Golf-mad Northampton teen hopes for tee-riffic results when he takes on 72 holes for charity
A golf-loving teenager is swinging into action to raise money for a cause close to his heart.
Abbeyfield School student Joshua Fairfax has signed up to Macmillan Cancer Research’s Longest Golf Day Challenge, which will see him take on 72 holes.
The 15-year-old will tee off at Collingtree Park Golf Club at 6am on Tuesday August 11, and the challenge is expected to take a minimum of 12 hours.
But he will not be braving the course alone, as he has convinced his dad Lee to also take part.
Joshua’s mum, Sarah, said: “Joshua is very passionate about golf and is hoping to get a golf scholarship to the USA in the future, so spends as much time as he can on the golf course.
“He has organised everything himself, from applying for the pack from Macmillan to arranging the event with the golf club. The first I heard of it was when he asked me to sponsor him!”
Joshua, who is also lance corporal at Leicestershire Northamptonshire and Rutland Army Cadets, has already beat his £250 target, but is hoping to raise as much as possible for the charity.
Sarah added: “He wants to do the challenge to raise money in memory of his grandfather, who died from cancer a few years back. Because of this, Macmillan is a cause close to our hearts’.”