Man becomes par golfer in one year
Would-be golfer John Richardson went from hacking the ball in an amateurish fashion, to breaking par within one year.John set himself the challenge of knocking 33 shots off his handicap and becoming a scratch golfer - something most golfers never achieve, let alone in just one year.
To do it the 42-year-old from Bangor, Northern Ireland, read more then 60 golf books, hit over 70,000 balls on the driving range and walked more than 500 miles on countless rounds.
He even wore his way through seven golf gloves and two pairs of golf shoes completing the task with just four days to spare.
John spent every free moment on the golf course but faintly remembers having a wife and job too.
He has now written a book 'Dream On: The Challenge to Break Par in a Year' detailing his progression and hopes it will encourage more players to set their sighting on playing a par.
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Dream On: The Challenge to Break Par in a Year
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Dream On: The Challenge to Break Par in a Year
