Barry Bakal’s drive for the green raises $20,000 for The Foundation
In mixing his love of golf with his loyal support in the battle against pediatric brain cancer, Barry Bakal posted a championship score this past summer. In a one-day, one-player event Barry raised the phenomenal sum of $20,000 for The Rory David Deutsch Foundation.
“It was certainly a unique idea,” Barry admitted. On June 26, 2006 at Hillcrest Country Club, this tireless Rory supporter played 100 holes of golf to help generate funding for The Foundation, increase awareness of the disease and its affects, and galvanize continued interest in finding a cure. “It also just happened to be 100 degrees that day,” he said with a laugh. “But it never really got to me. Ross was by my side, giving me small goals that kept me going all day.”
Backed by sponsors who donated dollars, by hole, or by score, Barry put his own money behind his game. He donated twenty dollars for each double bogey or worse score on a hole, and thirty dollars for every birdie he sunk. The largest donor to this clever and inherently grueling event received a free foursome at Hillcrest Country Club.
Despite the temperatures, Barry rose to the challenge and, one hole at a time, shot for the green that helped keep Rory’s memory and mission alive. “It was a lot of fun, and gave me a great sense of accomplishment to help The Foundation this way,” he said. “I’ll be back out there next year for sure.”
Barry’s unique scorecard, below, offers a glimpse of his winning round for Rory.
The 100-hole statistical breakdown:
| Best 9-hole score 37 (4th round front 9) |
Worst score single hole tie (7 on the par 5 15th, 4th and 5th rounds, and the par 5, 6th and 5th round) |
| Worst 9-hole score tie 42 (1st round back 9 and 2nd round back 9) |
Best hole cumulative score tie (1, at 1 under par on the 2nd and 8th holes played 6 times each!) |
| Best 18-hole combo score 75 (3rd back 9 with 4th round front 9) |
Worst hole cumulative score tie (+6 on the 1st and 7th, played 6 times each and the 16th, played 5 times) |
| Worst 18-hole combo score tie 84 (1st round back 9 with 2nd round back 9 or 5th round back 9) |
Most consistent scoring hole tie (5th, 6 pars and the 14th, 5 pars) |
| Best score single hole 3 (on the par 5 15th of the 3rd round) |
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