so with 2013 drawing its final few breaths, our eyes move forward to 2014 and our minds fill of our hopes and dreams for the year ahead.
Personally, I could not have had a better 2013. My year started well with a trip to the PGA show in florida, where i was able to make some great contacts that really did help me to have such a successful season.
I was able to take forward my wintyer training form into my playing season and with 2 wins, one tie for 1st and a 3rd in my OOM events, A team Matchplay and singles win for me against France. Another Half a dozen good performances saw me feeling hppy with my results. Yes, things could have been better, but if there was no room for improvement thenm things would be boring wouldnt they :)
For all those that are regular readers of my blog, you will know that i also did the London Marathon in my day wheelchair in a time of 4hr 12m 55s, a great event that I will be doing again in 2014.
I am of course looking towards the EDGA Tour OOM Title and I will be looking at trying to retain my 2012/13 13/14 Title, This i can assure you will not be an easy task. The standard of disabled golfers accross the world hs risen so dramatically over the last 18 months that now there is always a good 8/12 players that could easily win each event. This should make for some great battles next year ;)
As well as my Golf in 2014, as i said earlier, i will be doing the london marathon, in an everyday wheelchair. I am hoping to beat my PB, which i set this year but finioshing in one piece is more important than beating a time.
After i finished the Marathon this year, i said that i was looking for a new and different challenge...........
What i wasnt counting on was undertaking a challenge i have always dreamed of.........
Let me explain,
Last year i met a great guy ( Craig Collins) who works tirelessly for a great charity called childrens christmas wishlist, I was lucky enough to accompany Craig to Coventry Hospital last year and be part of the handover of gifts, that will be given to and used by Terminally Ill Children, who have to spend their Christmases, in hospital. This moved me, not only because of what the charity does, ( which is amazing ) but because of the passion and selfless drive and desire of the charities founder to raise more and more money and give the children more and more, even paying for holidays and dream experiences. I knew, there and then, that i needed to support them and help them in any way i could.
Then me and craig had a conversation.
i told craig i was looking for a challenge,
he asked me what kind of challenge,
i said about the marathon and that i was looking fo something a bit mental and something that i could raise lots and lots of money with but also something that will stretch me and push me to my limits.
About 5 minutes later, my challenge was set. I knew what i was doing and I had a new goal.
i was going to do something that everyone dreams of but very very few will ever do.
Ladies and Gentlemen.
In November 2014. I will be setting out on an 18 Day Trek of Hardcore proportions. A true test of endurance and will power witrh what can only be described as the ultimate prize at the end........
I am going to Mt Everest !!!!
i am going to walk the 18 day trek and push myself to breaking point in aid of Childrens christmas wishlist.
How awesome is that !!!
I will of course be looking for sposors and any donations, wether it be pennies or pounds !!
The more money I can raise, the more smiles you can help me make on Christmas Day for children that deserve nothing less than miracles !!!
so as you can see, 2014 is looking like being a big big year. Throw in a dozen or so pro events and i am looking to be non stop from jan, all the way to december but just the thought of being able to say that i have been to Mt Everest is driving mr forward !!
so to all my golfing friends worldwide, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that 2014 will be all you ever dreamed it would be. I look forward to seeing you all and our battles to come.
thanks to everyone that has looked after me and supported me so far in my golfing journey and heres to a great 2014 for all of my amazing TeamMonk Sponsors.
Monk Out
xx
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