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The ultimate marathon round

August
24

There are tired swings and sore feet, but most of the field is going strong at the WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund Golf Marathon today at Trump National.

Of the 27 intrepid golfers that started, 22 are still on the course.

“Wanna come see this drive?’ asked Michael Peterson, a sophomore at Manhattan College who is a scholarship recipient, in response to a question about how it was going 51 holes into the day.

He was beginning to run down.

It probably helps to at least be young at heart to stay among the hole leaders.

“You just have to be focused,” said former Winged Foot caddie and scholarship recipient Steven Wesely, who was getting moral support from his father, Al. “I’m having a great time. I’m doing pretty good. I’ve got two birdies, a whole bunch of pars and a whole bunch of triples.”

The day began at 8 a.m., and several of the golfers intent on leaving with bragging rights have split from their original twosomes and are making time. Quite a few of them are well into their fifth round of the day.

“I’m trying to get to 125 holes,” said Jonathan Margolies, the head pro at Sedgewood. “My feet really hurt. Everything else is OK, it’s just my feet, standing for seven or eight hours so far, walking back and forth, all that rubbing, rubbing, rubbing.”

There aren’t many players taking practice swings. And with Titleist providing free Pro V1s, nobody was looking for balls that strayed off line.

Donald Trump donated the course and carts, and the WGA is hoping to raise nearly $60,000 for it’s caddie scholarship fund.

(Photos: Top, Michael Peterson, a Stony Point resident. Bottom, Steven Wesley, a Mamaroneck resident.)

(Update 10 p.m.): They blew the horn at 7:30 p.m. and brought everyone in. Jonathan Margolies got in 139 holes. He played solo a majority of the day. Phil Auerbach and Graham Klehr-Keyes stuck together and played 129 holes.

The event raised $80,000.

Frank Contey, the caddie master at Tuxedo, came in with more than $18,000 in pledges to finish as the leading fundraiser.

This entry was posted on Monday, August 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pm by Mike Dougherty. Print | Email

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Kevin DevaneyKevin Devaney
Kevin Devaney Jr. came to The Journal News in 1998 and worked on the sports staff through college. A Fordham University graduate, Kevin primarily reports on high school football and basketball but has experience covering college and professional events. He is married, and enjoys playing golf, video games and fantasy sports.
Mike DoughertyMike Dougherty
is the lead golf writer for The Journal News and LoHud.com and has been covering the sport locally for nearly 20 years. HeÕs chased Tiger Woods aro und Congressional C.C. followed Annika Sorenstam at DuPont C.C., and stalked the dedicated golfers that sleep in their cars at Mohansic every spring in hopes of landing a weekend tee time. Dougherty also spent a decade on the Knicks beat, which left plenty of time for golf every April.
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