23-year-old Freddie Carradus, from Kendal, came up with the idea in May with his friend Jake Quarry, 18, and two cousins Billy Braithwaite, 20, and Toby Braithwaite, 18.

It comes after they saw an advertisement for Prostate Cancer UK who were inviting golfers to complete 56, 72 or 100-hole challenges as part of The Big Golf Race.

They called around clubs in South Cumbria and eventually received a response from Bentham Golf Club.

A date was eventually then set for July 24.

“We weren’t members and only one of us had played the course once before,” Freddie said.

“Bentham were amazing and seemed really enthusiastic to help us.

“We started at 3:15 am and played until around 7:00 pm. We had Lucozades, Red Bulls and electrolyte tablets to help us get through the day.”

(Image: Freddie Carradus on Bentham golf course at 3:15 am. Credit: Freddie Carradus) They played the first two rounds of 18 holes in a scramble and soon realised they wouldn’t be able to finish before midnight if they didn’t speed up play.

“We played a couple of par 3s more than once,” Freddie explained.

(Image: Jake Quarry in a golf buggy. Credit: Freddie Carradus) “If we were ever stuck behind someone, we always repeated the hole. We found every way to play quicker.

(Image: Freddie Carradus, Jake Querry, Billy Braithwaite and Toby Braithwaite play. Credit: Freddie Carradus) “Around 4pm the course was a bit quieter so we played the same three holes over and over again for around an hour.

“If we were playing our own ball the whole time, we’d have never got round. We don’t hit the fairway every time and we had to search for our balls quite a bit.

(Image: Jake Querry (left), Billy Braithwait (middle) and Freddie Carradus (right). Credit: Freddie Carradus) “The lowest we went round in a scramble was four or five under.”

The group then celebrated afterwards with a well-deserved pint of beer.

(Image: Freddie Carradus (left), Toby Braithwait (middle), Jake Quarry (middle) & Billy Braithwait (right)) To date, they have raised £1,110 for Prostate Cancer UK o help provide lifesaving research and better tests to diagnose men sooner.

“We’ve never had anyone affected my it,” Freddie said.

“It was just the first challenge we saw so we signed up for it.”

To donate, click here: https://biggolfrace.prostatecanceruk.org/fundraising/the-forefathers

“I love playing golf,” Freddie concluded. “If it’s a nice weekend, it’s one of the first things I try and arrange.

“My girlfriend isn’t too happy about it but it’s always a good time filler and you know you’re going to have a good time.

“There’s no better feeling than turning up with your mates on a weekend and having them shank a shot into the woods. It’s a lot more social now.”