Man in 100-hole golf bid after wife's diagnosis

A man whose wife is living with stage four cancer hopes to raise thousands of pounds by completing 100 holes of golf in a day.

Henry Jordan's wife Laura was diagnosed with small bowel cancer 18 months ago. She had surgery but in March she was told the cancer had spread and was incurable.

Mr Jordan began his challenge at 04:30 BST at Brickhampton Court Golf Complex in Churchdown. He said he was hoping to raise £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support as the charity had supported his family.

"Watching someone you love face that kind of fight changes everything," he said. "If she can endure six rounds of chemotherapy, we can push ourselves to complete 100 holes of golf in a single day."

Mr Jordan said his wife, with whom he has a daughter, had just finished her seventh round of chemotherapy but there is no operation that can fully remove the cancer.

"I'm in the stage of, there's nothing I can do to help her in that sense, so this is me doing something for her and to thank Macmillan for everything they have done for us as well," he said.

He said the charity had helped Mrs Jordan to get a blue badge and with "all the different things that come with incurable cancer".

Mr Jordan, who was joined by members of his family for the golf challenge, has previously taken on other charity challenges following his wife's diagnosis, including running the Lions at Large Trail in 2025.

Mr Jordan said his wife thought he was "insane", with the challenge set to wrap up at about 20:00 BST and an estimated 30 miles expected to be racked up on foot.

"If she can go through what she goes through every two weeks and she can keep going and keep fighting, this is nothing," he said.

A silent auction also took place at the golf club to raise money for Macmillan.

Mr Jordan's father Phil also got involved with the golf challenge and said he was "very proud" of his son.

"It's such a sad situation that we find ourselves [in]," he said. "But we're very proud of him and he's doing his wife very proud."

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