The powerful and repeating swing of Golf's Ironman, Bob Kurtz

                                                                                                                    Photo courtesy of Marl Almond - Birmingham News
 

 405 !!

Bob Kurtz is Golf's Iron Man.

On June 4, 2008, he made golf history by playing 405 consecutive holes in a highly publicized golf marathon. Playing at Chesley Oaks Golf Course in Fairview, Alabama before enthusiastic golf supporters, he began play at 5:07 a.m. on Wednesday, played all day and throughout the night ("glow ball") and continued into Thursday June 5, concluding at 11:40 a.m. that day.*

Combining the ball-striking strength of Vijay Singh, the fitness of Gary Player, and the intensity of Corey Pavin, he has utilized his golfing ability in a remarkable way.

He is golf's iron man.

Marathons with a mission to benefit children is his calling.

Imagine playing over 400 holes of golf in a row? Bob has also played 168 consecutive golf holes in one day and followed that remarkable feat by completing 220 holes in a day the following year.  All to benefit charities for children.

The former sportscaster with CNN and ESPN is a highly competitive golfer having qualified for the Champions Tour and other significant events. In 2007 he competed in the final qualifying for the Senior British Open in Muirfield, Scotland.  In 2008 hge picked up a fourth-place check in his only competition on the Sunbelt Senior Professional Golf Tour. Also,  he is a former section winner of the National Long Driving Contest and is a member of the Long Drivers of America.

However, he mostly uses his golfing ability to raise funds for forgotten children (Ministry to Children) and other worthy causes.

* For full details of the Ironman Marathon at Chesley Oaks, click here.

To view more pictures of the event as covered by the Birmingham News, go to http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/sportsphotos/ and click on Marathon Golfer.