JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Before the sun was out, Jeremy Beachner was hitting golf ball, after golf ball, after golf ball.
"Three years ago now, I came up with a crazy idea to try to do 100 holes of golf in one day, it was a long shot, and here we are today trying to go for 225 holes," he told WCYB.A crazy idea for a good cause.
Beachner said his motivation for playing: "We have a VA in our back yard and there are so many horror stories of veterans not being able to seek help or being able to get help, or not being able to find a safe space to be around other veterans. PGA Hope is that outlet for our veterans."Through his marathon play of golf on Friday, he raised money for Folds of Honor and PGA Hope. PGA Hope is a free program that helps military Veterans enhance their physical and mental well-being through golf. It has helped local veterans like Bronson Shelton.
Shelton served in the Army and says, "Just makes me feel appreciative of having somebody that does that for the veterans and gives you hope that this is going to continue and is not going to falter and fail, but be a program that goes on for many more decades."Beachner added, "It’s just cool to see people's faces light up when they say you’re doing what for what, and you get to explain it to them and they’re so thrilled you’re doing something for the local community."Hour after hour, Beachner pushes to finish all 225 holes.
"He really does it out of his own heart and free will, he has the veterans' best interest at heart and that’s what he does," says Shelton.Making a day full of scrambling a little sweeter, when the final putt drops.
"You think of all the veterans that you’re helping, you think of all the veterans who obviously have sacrificed so much and you just power through, say okay, 200, 225, 250, whatever you’re trying to go for you say I'm going to get there no matter what, I’m going to get there, and you do it," says Beachner.Click here to donate to Beachner's fundraiser.
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