Granite Pointe Golf Course pro Jamie Stevens takes a practice swing on hole No. 76 during his 24 hour golf marathon last Saturday. Nearly 40 golf courses are staging golf-a-thons this year, with money supporting the ALS Society of B.C. This is the third year Stevens has headed out onto the course to raise money for patient services for B.C. residents living with the neurodegenerative disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.