Players tee-off on marathon 117 golf round to rebuild fire hit Kenmare clubhouse

Tomas MacGearailt, Sean Murphy, Berttie McSwiney and Padraig O'Shea heading for the first tee in the Kenmare Golf Club fundraising Golf Marathon at Kenmare Golf Club on Friday. Picture: Michelle Cooper Galvin

A marathon 117 holes - one for every year of its history - kicked off at dawn on Friday in an all-out push to rebuild the unique Kenmare Golf clubhouse which was gutted by fire just 12 days ago.