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Fearless golfer plays 283 holes in single 107-degree day for College Golf Fellowship
Photo from Michael S. Kim
Whoever came up with 18 holes for golf did a good job. That's a solid amount. They nailed it. Sometimes you finish a round and feel like you can keep going, other days it’s a miracle that you completed the back nine. With that said, one intrepid golfer played 18 holes and then 18 holes and then 18 holes thirteen more times and then a few extra holes for good measure. It’s tiring just writing that out.
Pace Johnson, whose name couldn’t be more appropriate, ended up playing 283 holes in a single day at Sunnyside Country Club in Fresno, California, in order to raise money for College Golf Fellowship. He started just before 6 a.m. and by 1 p.m. he was already 100 holes deep. Johnson’s friend and PGA Tour winner Michael S. Kim broke it all down.
“My good friend Pace Johnson is doing the Geno, as many holes as he can play in a day challenge!” Kim posted. “Many are doing $1/hole. I’ll keep this thread updated. He’s got caddies and spotters and members are aware of the challenge and moving out of the way for him.
“The final tally! 283 holes 🤯😂, total score to par -14, 62 birdies, 3 eagles, lowest round 65 (14th rd lol) highest round 76 (1st rd). He’s doing this for College golf fellowship … It was 107 degrees in Fresno today 🥵. Awesome job Pace!”
Shooting your lowest round on your 14th round of the day is almost mythical stuff. 62 birdies, three eagles and a 14-under score over 283 holes, all in ridiculous heat, is as gritty as it gets. We have nothing but respect for Pace Johnson—the strongest of kudos from all of us.
The College Golf Fellowship is a “Christian ministry with the specific purpose of building into the lives of college golfers.” Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns have been a part of CGF over the years as well.
It also sounds like Johnson played from the farthest possible tees, because why not? Fellow golfer Nicholas Schultz provided Kim and co. with updates throughout the day, including the following photos from a round of 67. He also made sure to note, "Pace hits it a mile, so it was only fair for him to play it all the way back."
Not totally sure how Johnson shot a 67, looked good doing it and then proceeded to play another dozen or so rounds, but that’s why he attempted the Geno and the rest of us just followed along.
Hope that Pace Johnson gets to lie down sometime soon, eat a massive sandwich and turn the snooze button off. No one deserves a bit of shuteye more than this golf legend.