Golfer completes 24-hour charity marathon

Andy Plester played through the night to complete his challenge

A golf coach has completed a 24-hour golfing marathon to raise money for a hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support.

Andy Plester from Nuneaton in Warwickshire said when he first had the idea to golf round the clock he "just thought it would make a good Youtube video", but things snowballed from there.

He said he decided "if I'm doing it, I need to do it for a really good cause" and armed with glow-in-the-dark balls to play through the night, he completed more than 100 holes at Ansty Golf Club, Coventry.

Speaking towards the end of his effort, he said it had been "far, far more than what I thought it would be" and added: "Its been really tough."

He was supported by family, including his wife Jenny and his mother-in-law Carol, who said: "When he said he was going to do it, I thought 'that's a long time to play'."

The money will be split between Myton Hospices and the MacMillan charity.