Man Carries Golf Bag Around Jersey

A Jersey man has walked around the island carrying a disabled teenager's golf bag to help him buy an adapted car.

Scott Mills set off in the early hours of Saturday morning and completed the 48-mile challenge at around 7pm.

He first met Adam at Longueville Golf Range earlier this year and came up with the challenge to help get Adam closer to his £60,000 total.

The 17-year-old was born with a condition called congenital limb deficiency, which means his arms and one of his legs never fully formed.

Scott, who has now finished the Island Walk seven times, says it was the hardest thing he's ever had to do.

"Just physically, especially on the north paths when it went really thin, I had to crab walk. His clubs are about 5ft long, he uses his armpit to grip where I'd use my hands.

I never want to see those north paths again! They are beautiful, but I've seen them seven times now and I think that's enough!

I've got quite strong willpower myself, but that was the only walk or endurance thing I've done where I actually felt my mind was very close to going 'you can't go anymore', but as soon as that thought entered my head, I was just thinking about Adam going 'does he moan?'

As quickly as that thought came in, it was pushed aside just going 'just think of Adam' all the way through.

We had his advert on his bag and I kept on looking at his photo going 'stop moaning Scott, it's only aches and pains, you can get through this' compared to what he's had to endure through his life, so that spurred me on."

The walk started at Longueville Golf Range and the plan was to get to St Catherine's at around 4pm, but he forgot his bank card to get a full English breakfast!

His girlfriend rescued him with some energy tablets, a packet of crisps and two chocolate bars and he finished around 7pm after being caught up with another charity event at the Watersplash.

Scott, who is still recovering physically from the challenge, says getting Adam his modified car will totally transform his life.

"He's 17 going on 18 and I know what the age is like, when you get your first car or moped, it just transforms your life because you've just got that freedom.

I know how much that would allow him to have that independence that he's searching for.

I don't see the disability, I just see a normal young lad who just wants to get on with his life and I know how much he loves to play golf and practices a lot.

It will transform their whole family's life immensely."

A closest-to-the-hole competition was held without Scott as he was still completing his walk.

The Bouley Bay Dive Centre donated a snorkeling session as a raffle prize.

More than £9,500 has been raised online so far. You can donate here.