stouflville suntribune thursday may 26 2005 25 duo hopes to put 600 golfers through course in 1 diay event could break record while raising money for charity by mike hayakawa staff writer bryan dearsley and jim darlington want to set the record straight and they want to see it go into the guinness book of world records the two barrie residents will set out to make history july 11 when they launch what they hope is a world record golf event at angus glen golf club in unionville the pair will attempt to have the most number of golfers play on a single 18hole course in one day the existing record for the greatest number of golfers com pleting a round on the same course on the same day on foot is 491 set in st andrews scotland june 8 2003 mr dearsley and mr darlington are aiming for 600 besides the notoriety they are doing it to help mercy ships canada a global charity operat ing hospital ships serving the worlds neediest countries in particular they want to raise funds and awareness for the africa mercy the largest nongov ernmental hospital ship in the world its being renovated in newcastle england the africa mercy ship has pro vided aid to honduras jamaica madagascar gambia south africa and many more nations offering free medical care staff assist locals with cataract orthopedic and cleftlip and palate operations as well as other facial disfigurations this ship is the largest of its kind with a length of 501 feet and a weight of 16000 tonnes a crew of 474 volunteers lives on board with a 78bed hospital featuring an intensive care unit and six operating rooms their goal is to help one mil lion people a year a fellow wants to fly in from california to play so he can win our prize for the farthest distance travelled this unique event will do just that and will provide golfers with a great tale to tell for years to come mercy ships canada spokesperson lorraine mc donald said the event was originally slated for rolling hills golf club in gormley but was switched to angus glen which played host to the 2001 canadian womens open and 2002 canadian open due to the amount of positive feedback from markham individ uals and corporate sponsors bringing the event to markham was in the end an easy decision to make we sought advice from corporate sponsors on board from markham as well as the markham board of trade and everything just seemed to fall into place mr dearsley said enthusiast generated by angus glen vicepresident kevin thistle was another factor in the decision as recently as last week it was suggested to us that kevin want ed to talk about the possibility of holding any future attempts at his facility mr dearsley recalled i spoke to him and we arranged to meet bolstered by kevins enthusiasm and the excel lent reputation of angus glen we made the decision to make the change the scottish record holders are attempting to rewrite their record in midjune because of this mr dearsley and mr darlington elected to wait until july to see what they had to beat potential participants must raise at least 500 to take part but its a tremendous cause as funds will help ready the africa mercy provide hope and healing to an additional 450000 of the worlds neediest populations each year ms mcdonald said to date mr dearsley said the response has been tremendous a fellow wants to fly in from california to play so he can win our prize for the farthest distance travelled he noted for further information log on to wwwmercygolfcom with files from elizabeth koning cbmfisthe world leader in rescuing and restoring families trapped in poverty by disability a gift in your will can rescue these forgotten people cbw5i christian 18005672264 wwwcbmicanadaorg this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntnbune mortgages as low as 350 fast turnaround time on mortgage approvals low everyday posted rates outstanding personal serviceavailable evenings weekends i work live in our community greg field phone 41 6843 citizens bank f of canada 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