Racing the Sun stops at Ballyneal, raises $160,000 for nonprofit

Ballyneal was stop number three of four on a unique Summer Solstice challenge completed last week. Four golfers set out to play four rounds of golf at four different top-100 courses in a single day. The catch? Each course was in a different time zone.

Despite June 21 being the longest day of the year, it was still a race against the clock as the team traveled west attempting to finish their last hole before sundown.

Racing the Sun was created to generate exposure and support for Youth on Course, a nonprofit that gives youth ages 6-18 access to golf opportunities, including subsidized rounds of golf, paid internships, a caddie academy and scholarships. Based in California and currently active in 14 states, the organization’s goal is to provide access to provide affordable golf to youth in all 50 states by 2020. Since 2006, over half a million Youth on Course rounds have been played for $5 or less.

The first stop on the Wednesday challenge was Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, where golfers teed off at 5:50 a.m EST. Next, they headed to the Central time zone for a round at Prairie Dunes County Club in Hutchinson, Kansas.
 

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