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THE WORLD RECORD

On Monday, 21st September, 88 Marks will play 18 holes to raise a minimum of £88,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. This will set a world record for the most players with the same name playing in a golf competition and will take place at Royal Blackheath Golf Club . The oldest golf club in England. It’s where Open Golf and the Golf Medal were invented. Mark Foster, a 5-time Olympian, 6-time World Champion and 8-time World Record holder, is one of those trying to set another World record by playing.

If you are a Mark and want to be among the first to put your Mark(s) on the tee sheet and be part of the World Record, click below.

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The Auction

Celebrity Marks, Sports Marks, Business Marks & Friends of Marks Donate to a Special Online Auction Everyone Can Bid On. Check out our first On Your Marks auction items here.

Some of Our Golf Supporters

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“This is a great idea for a very worthy cause. It’s remarkable how many people I know who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. My oldest friend has just had months of hormone treatment and radiotherapy for the last four weeks. He told me to get tested (negative fortunately) recently, so after his experience of having had no symptoms, like Chris Hoy, I made the effort. I would be delighted to support ‘On Your Marks’ in any way I can.”

Mark James - Former European Ryder Cup Captain & Ambassador, On Your Marks

Mark James is the most famous UK professional golfer called Mark. As well as captaining the Ryder Cup Team, he represented Europe seven times as a player. He is a 32-time professional winner across various tours, including 18 European Tour victories. He recorded seven top-10 Order of Merit finishes.

Funding Prostate Cancer Research

On Your Marks is conceived to grab attention and shift the needle on the conversation to resolve Prostate Cancer - the most common cancer in UK men. Roughly 48,000-55,000 new cases are diagnosed yearly. There are 11,000-12,000 deaths annually. It affects about 1 in 8, with rates increasing with age (especially over 50). It's predominantly a disease of older men, with most diagnoses in those aged 65-69.

Funds raised will go expressly towards genome sequencing and immunotherapy research project at Oxford University, led by Dr Hazimi. This increases the specificity of what can be achieved and the linked media interest.

Why Marks?

Some Marks who began working in advertising and media in the 80s noticed their common name. They set up the Marks Lunch. They’ve met up and shared nonsense with a smile ever since.

One Mark, Mark Taylor, was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer a few years ago. Last year, Mark Taylor helped galvanise 30 people into playing 100 Holes in one day for PROSTATE CANCER UK & Breast Cancer Now. They raised £360,000. Then one Mark spoke to other Marks, Mark Palmer and Mark Wood. A new nonsensical idea with a smile was born. We’d create a golf day where everyone who played was called Mark. It would be a world record. We’d add an auction and get all sorts of Marks to donate special items.

Mark was a dominant name for newborn boys from the early 1960s through the late 1970s. It’s therefore a name more common for those who could be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. They wondered what if they could engage the 550,000 to 650,000 Marks in the UK and beyond to get involved? Imagine if they involved others – how much conversation and funding support for Prostate Cancer could we create? If you are a Mark, or not a Mark, and want to show your support by donating immediately you can also do so via our Just Giving page.

On Your Marks is a fun idea for an important cause. We hope you’ll get involved if you are a Mark or a Non-Mark.

On 21st September 88 Marks will try to raise a minimum of £88,000 for Prostate Cancer UK by setting a world record for the most people with the same name playing in a golf competition. That’s 88 Marks raising £88,000 to fund research that looks to change the outcome of the 1 in 8 men who are diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.

If a Golfing Mark, do try to join us and play.
If a Celebrity Mark, Sporting Mark or Business Mark do play, but also think what you could donate to the auction. Also, send us a message or post or video with your support, tagging #onyourmarksgolf
If you are not a Mark, tell Marks you know and encourage them to get involved and support On Your Marks. There are over 500,000 Marks in the UK. If each one raised just £10, that would be £5m. Please also just spread the word, support us, bid in the auction and just donate if you can.

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Contacts

To get in touch for publicity, sponsorship, or to donate items, holidays, wine, golf bags, football tickets, or yourself to something special to make this a world record attempt, contact

MarkTaylor@onyourmarksgolf.com

To get in touch with Prostate Cancer UK, please contact

Jack.Bacon@prostatecanceruk.org