PLAYING a round of golf with just a seven iron might sound daunting enough but for a former Evesham United player this is just part of a “crazy” world record attempt.

With one club in hand, Lee Ross, who had spells at the Robins in 2001 and 2004, aims to beat the current record of 221 holes in 12 hours.

The ambitious attempt begins when Ross tees off at Fulford Heath, Wythall, on July 18.

And the 37-year-old is upbeat about his chances as he looks to raise £2,000 for former teammate Tom Stevenson, who suffers from motor neurone disease.

“I am a keen runner and play golf as well, so I thought how do we combine the two?” Ross said.

“I had a look through some of the Guinness records and this seemed the obvious one to try to challenge.

“It has been held for a number of years and I would have to cover 47-plus miles and make 2,000 strokes to beat it.

“It is not one of the easier world records to break, so it is going to be pretty challenging.

“But you need to do some pretty crazy things to raise funds nowadays, so hopefully people will see it as crazy enough to support and we generate much-needed funds.”

Stevenson was diagnosed with MND, which affects the nervous system, aged just 30 and Ross said he was determined to help with his fundraising drive.

“He got married a year before being diagnosed and they were expecting their first child as well,” he said.

“It was a really important part of his life, so to be hit with something like this was horrendous.

“But he is an amazing fundraiser himself and that is one of the reasons why I decided to do this – to give something back to him.”

Having played for clubs including Redditch, Feckenham and Stourport Swifts, avid runner Ross believes he is fit enough to finish the challenge.

But he added: “When you look at the numbers, it is pretty daunting.

“There are so many golfers out there but very few of them would be able to cover the sort of distance I will be doing, so it could be a record that could stand for a while.”

Visit gofundme.com/wrforthebattlefund to sponsor Ross.