Kate, 13, stages £1000 charity golf marathon

Thirteen year old Leicestershire golfer Kate Frankham (pictured) staged a 12-hour golf marathon in aid of Comic Relief – and has raised in excess of a staggering £1000.

Kate played 54 holes at her home club, Lutterworth, starting at 6.30am and finishing at 6.30pm.

She walked every step of the way and was joined in the morning by fellow members and in the afternoon by the club professionals and her friend Alice Smith, also 13, from Cosby Golf Club. Kate’s parents, Mark and Jill, manned the red nose rescue buggy which ferried food and drink around the course!

Kate, who plays off 17, received a great welcome as she finished in the dusk. Her mum remarked: “She got a tremendous reception, there must have been about 70 people around the green. She had great support at Lutterworth and all the people who joined her for a few ho les helped to keep her going.

“She was very determined – and absolutely delighted by the amount she raised.”

Kate is a member of the Leicestershire and Rutland county girls' squad.