GOLF enthusiast Luke Smith was left feeling a little below par – after completing the biggest round of his life.

Luke, 31, from Muncastergate, played five rounds in a row yesterday at Fulford Golf Club to raise money for charity – walking about 30 miles in the process.

He got off to a dream start, with a birdie on the first hole at 4am, but he still had a fair way to go – with a further 89 holes. He finally sank his final putt at about 6.30pm, and admitted that by that time he was feeling rough.

Speaking to The Press on his 73rd hole of the day, he said: “It’s going great, but has been absolutely exhausting.

“My muscles feel run down, but it has gone well and people have kindly been letting us play through. We scored well at the start but it has tailed off.” Luke was joined for the day by Rich Wilson from the charity Fusion, which works with Christian students starting university.

Luke said they had raised about £3,000. He estimated he would have to walk or run about 30 miles to complete the challenge. Luke can be sponsored at uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Luke20Smith