Countless drawing pins are stuck on a giant map of New Zealand.
Each of them represents one of Aotearoa's 450-odd golf courses - the blue pins, 27 in total, the ones Jacob Troake has played; the red pins the ones he hasn't.
Mr Troake, a builder from Auckland, plans to eventually turn all those red pins blue - even the ones positioned in more remote destinations, such as Stewart Island and the Chathams.
It's a colossal task - especially considering New Zealand has the second-highest number of golf courses in the world per capita - but it was one bestowed on him by his younger brother Peter shortly before his death exactly a year ago.
Playing every golf course in the country for charity was Peter's dream. But while he's no longer around to complete it himself, older brother Jacob is - and the 24-year-old is taking it on under the moniker 'Putting With Purpose'.
His sibling Peter, a promising golfer who was destined to go professional, suffered from a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer. While he courageously survived the disease once, it returned with renewed hostility shortly after he'd gone into remission - eventually claiming his life shortly after his 18th birthday on June 11, 2017.
Peter had come up with the idea to play every course in the country while travelling to a camp in the coastal Northland region of Taupo Bay, his mother Victoria explained.
"For four hours, we talked about golf, and every time we went past a golf course Peter kept saying, 'There's another one - I want to play that one!'" she recounted.
"We hit Waipu and Peter said: 'You know what? I'm going to play every golf course in New Zealand.'"
Ms Troake says her son always spoke of how much he looked forward to one day becoming a father - which was part of the rationale behind the family's decision to team up with Cure Kids, a children's charity, for the challenge.
Cure Kids focuses on research into improving and extending the lives of suffering Kiwis, and chief executive Frances Benge says the organisation hopes that one day it will be able to cure diseases like the cancer that claimed Peter's life.
The charity aims to send at least one of its ambassadors to each golf course with Mr Troake as he undertakes Peter's mammoth goal, and Ms Benge said she hopes it will make those kids feel "more united" as they tackle their respective illnesses.
The family launched Putting with Purpose at Wainui Golf Course, Peter's favourite course, on Monday - the first anniversary of his death.
Despite the big occasion, his mother says the emotions were no more pronounced than any other day.
"To be honest, we're no different than we were yesterday. We miss him just as much as today as we did yesterday, and we're not going to be any better tomorrow," Ms Troake explained.
"For us this isn't an extra worse day. It's just society's put it all in a bundle and encapsulated it up into time and called it a year. It's supposed to be worse, but it's not.
"In the same breath, it's also another excuse to celebrate Peter," she added.
Mr Troake is unsure how long it will take to complete his brother's goal of playing each of New Zealand's courses.
He's aware the cost of playing some of the country's best golf courses - not to mention getting to them - is significant, and is hopeful some of the courses hear about Putting With Purpose and are willing to subsidise their visits.
If you would like to donate to the campaign, you can find further information here. You can also follow the Putting With Purpose journey on Facebook and Instagram.
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