But for Chris van der Starre, Monday was a golfing marathon the like of which he has not been through before.

Mr van der Starre played an amazing 72 holes as part of the Longest Day Challenge.

The challenge is to raise money for the Cancer Council Victoria.

“The aim was to make $3000 and we are pretty close to that,” Mr van der Starre said.

“It’s pretty taxing, but it’s a good way to raise some money to help the cancer council.”

Mr van der Starre has a personal connection to the cause with his father Arie this year diagnosed with melanoma and now receiving immunotherapy treatment.

The Warrnambool Golf Club is familiar territory for Mr van der Starre who plays the course weekly.

He has a good grip on the game of golf, playing with the single-figure handicap of four. This ability helped him reduce the workload across his the 72 holes on Monday.

Mr van der Starre finished the day with 18-hole rounds of 73, 73, 76 and 71 for a total score of 293

This included numerous birdies and even an eagle.

It was an early start to the day with Mr van der Starre teeing off on the first hole at 5.30am.

The barrier of darkness did not curtail his enthusiasm for the cause, with an orange ball used to help him keep track of where the ball had landed.

He had some company along the way with his brother Steve and nephew Will caddying during his early rounds and a support team of friends cheering him on late in the day.

Funds raised across Australia from the challenge will be used by the Cancer Council Victoria for skin cancer research.

More than 750,000 Australians are treated each year for skin cancer.

*Anyone wishing to donate to Mr van der Starre can go to https://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/longestday2017 and type his name into the search bar.