WILL Wright is coming home – to play a gruelling 100 holes at the clifftop Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club tomorrow.
Wright’s homecoming is not a leisurely affair, though, as he hopes to raise money for two charities supporting people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).
Management consultant Wright, son of Helen and Nick who live in Loders, will turn up at dawn at the course and hopes to finish his marathon, 30-mile challenge well before sunset.
Wright, who plays off a handicap of five, now lives in Manchester with his partner Mica.
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He won the Director’s Cup at the Bridport and West Dorset Club in 2012, and is also where he learned to play a particular type of shot.
“I developed the ability to hit the ball low to counteract windy links-style conditions. This really helped me to develop as a golfer,” he said.
Wright is supporting the South Coast-based ME/CFS Alliance think tank and the national ME Association because a friend of his from ten years ago, Sam Boreham, went on to develop the devastating energy-sapping disease ME after failing to recover from a virus in November 21.
Other friends he met at the same time will also play a few holes with him and then start caddying when the going gets really rough.
Wright said: “I chose an endurance event as this is something that most people with ME can’t do.
“Sam has been very ill and I want to raise awareness for the debilitating nature of the disease.”
At the time of writing, Wright has raised 80 per cent of his £2,000 target.
To donate, visit: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/will-wright-100-holes
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